Bayer’s crop science ambitions gain momentum as the EU eases regulation of gene edited plants, opening pathways for agricultural innovation

New EU rules aim to speed up and align chemical safety assessments, reducing duplication between agencies while maintaining health and environmental protections

Washington imposes travel bans on Thierry Breton and others, deepening transatlantic tensions over online regulation, free speech and tech rules.

The European Commission launches a public consultation to update EU Arctic policy amid climate pressures and rising geopolitical stakes.

Beijing imposes provisional anti subsidy duties on EU dairy products, deepening trade tensions and hitting exporters across the bloc

Berlin urges a full rethink of EU foreign subsidy controls, warning current rules impose heavy burdens and risk harming investment.

EU governments approve targeted revisions delaying the deforestation regulation, easing compliance demands while keeping core environmental safeguards in place

Brussels plans to widen its carbon border levy, targeting downstream goods and loopholes to prevent carbon leakage and protect EU industry

EU governments back tougher steel import limits, opening talks with Parliament on new rules to counter global overcapacity pressures facing

Brussels pushes back against Washington as Ursula von der Leyen warns the Trump administration to stay out of Europe’s democratic choices.