Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2085 of 18 September 2026 extending a derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from the coast and the minimum sea depth for boat seines fishing for sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus and G. semisquamatus) and gobies (Aphia minuta and Crystallogobius linearis) in certain territorial waters of Spain (Catalonia)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2084 of 18 September 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2083 of 18 September 2026 on MyHealth@EU

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1563 of 3 July 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 as regards the simplification of certain sustainability reporting standards

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1560 of 3 July 2026 supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing sustainability reporting standards for voluntary use by undertakings protected by the value chain cap

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From waste to wealth: Europe’s textile opportunity

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Commission enhances energy efficiency and sustainability of data centres in the EU

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Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production

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Germany cuts fuel tax as Middle East conflicts send prices soaring

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Trump says he’s banning media outlets, including POLITICO, from White House

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Regulation (EU) 2026/2108 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2026 establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 (Text with EEA relevance)

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Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount

The French leader warned there was no quick fix to high energy prices, and wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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EU to ban metal scrap exports to India, Egypt on environmental grounds

The two countries are the second and third biggest importers of EU scrap metal.

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Germany and Spain go head-to-head in EU budget fight

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AI titans invited to Trump-Xi dinner

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Parents, privacy, parliaments: The battle begins for von der Leyen’s social media ban

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Speech by Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera at Fordham's 53rd Annual Conference “Building a democratic, competitive and sustainable future for artificial intelligence”

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 of 13 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of relevant commodities and relevant products

Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Japan, of the other part, on the participation of the Government of Japan in Union programmes

Council Decision (EU) 2026/2065 of 14 July 2026 on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Japan, of the other part, on the participation of the Government of Japan in Union programmes

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms' access to children in the EU

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