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This week's EU energy and climate policy developments span renewables, hydrogen, and ETS reform — with new Commission replies on EU-US energy trade, tariff impacts, and the competitiveness of European industry under the Green Deal.

This week’s EU health policy developments span youth mental health, medical device and chemical regulation, and environmental health — with new Commission answers on Lyme diagnostics, ethanol classification, and EU-US tariff exemptions for pharmaceuticals.

This week’s EU digital policy developments highlight the Commission’s firm defence of the Digital Services Act, new rules on political advertising, and the European Media Freedom Act. Key debates focused on platform accountability, AI threats to free speech, surveillance technologies, and consumer protection, revealing a cautious but assertive enforcement approach across the EU’s digital governance framework.

This week’s EU health policy developments range from cancer prevention and tobacco control to medical device reform, pesticide regulation, and healthcare workforce resilience. The Commission confirmed plans to revise the Medical Devices Regulation by end-2025, detailed actions on e-cigarettes and vector-borne diseases, and addressed chemical safety, cross-border health risks, and emergency access in an evolving digital and environmental landscape.

This week’s EU industrial and energy policy developments focus on competitiveness, financing, and energy security. MEPs questioned the distribution of the European Competitiveness Fund, the implementation of the EU Taxonomy, and support for heavy industry under the green transition. The Commission detailed measures on hydrogen, grid resilience, and carbon-leakage protection, while debates on Nord Stream and energy diversification underscored the geopolitical dimension of Europe’s industrial strategy.

This week’s EU health policy developments range from new mental health initiatives and the Pfizergate transparency case to waste disposal risks, Green Deal health impacts, and Mercosur trade concerns — all based on verified institutional sources.

This week’s EU digital policy developments range from DSA enforcement and AI Act implementation to cybersecurity, spyware safeguards, and cloud infrastructure strategy. The Commission highlights its shift from law-making to enforcement, linking digital regulation to competitiveness and technological sovereignty.

This week’s EU energy and climate policy developments range from Brindisi’s coal-plant extension and CBAM delays to RRF implementation, AFIR compliance, and the Critical Raw Materials Act. Key debates include NGO funding transparency, water scarcity, and Europe’s energy security amid Russian gas dependencies.

Overview This report summarises key Parliamentary Questions (PQs) submitted during the June – July 2025 period. The inquiries cover a diverse range of policy areas, with significant focus on public health and security, including women’s health and gain-of-function research; agriculture and environmental policy, with questions on the future of the CAP and water management; foreign […]

This week’s EU energy and climate policy developments range from grid resilience and methane regulation to the €750 billion US-EU energy deal and renewables in Natura 2000 sites. The Commission detailed measures on infrastructure financing, blackout prevention, and pragmatic enforcement of new regulations, underscoring its dual focus on security and decarbonisation.