EXCLUSIVE Tech: Paragon Solutions, an Israeli commercial spyware vendor linked to the surveillance of European journalists and civil society members, has set up shop in the EU’s most powerful country: Germany.
Agrifood – Greens and right-wing MEPs joined in calling on the EU to move past the steak v tofu clash.
Health – Euractiv sat down with Stine Bosse, the vice-president of the Parliament's new, full-standing Health Committee, to discuss her priorities. In the interview, she said taking away money from health was 'nonsense' and would focus on the Critical Medicine Act and the pharma package.
Across Europe
Germany – With low productivity growth in Germany dragging down the performance of Europe's largest economy, business leaders have been sounding the alarm over the relatively few weekly hours logged by workers and the climbing number of sick days.
Sweden – The suspect in the mass murder at Risbergska School in Örebro, which sent shockwaves through Sweden, has been identified as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson.
Czechia – Major Czech farming groups, including the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Czech Agricultural Association, have joined a Europe-wide initiative calling for stricter rules on food origin labelling.
France – The 2025 budget adoption is a significant win for Prime Minister François Bayrou, who has outmanoeuvred a deeply divided parliament and opposition from both the left and the far right. | 