The EU has agreed a €201 billion budget for 2025, prioritising research, health, education and climate action. Key programmes such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ receive increased funding, despite concerns over rising debt repayments. Environmental groups criticised regulatory delays on sustainability reporting, while the Commission pushes €100 billion towards clean industry. Tensions remain over balancing competitiveness with climate goals and managing long-term fiscal pressures across member states.
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The reform concerns a pre-existing law on the Regulation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and has been in place since June 2007.
King Charles’s address to Congress was designed to steady a strained special relationship. Twelve standing ovations later, the Palace had given Downing Street something politics could not: a
As the Iranian conflict continues, maritime trade bodies have warned of the significant loss of human life thus far.
Despite being criticised for its dwindling position on the world stage, Britain is not lacking in power. What it really needs is statesmanship.
As European policymakers push a 'Buy European' line, lobbyists and officials in Washington are keen to maintain dominance over the European arms market
Trade bodies warn that biometric entry requirements will lead to massive delays for travellers
Five years since leaving the European Union, Britain has not yet taken advantage of the levers of free trade, writes Ted Newson
Britain has secured a significant win for Scotland’s iconic whisky industry, with China agreeing to cut tariffs on Scotch whisky from 10 per cent to 5 per cent.
