Korea’s Yoon Reconsiders and Pledges to End Martial Law

European Sustainable Energy Week opens as policymakers face harder questions on grids, affordability and public trust
European Sustainable Energy Week commenced both in Brussels and online on 9 June, delivering a more focused message than previous years. The transition to clean energy in Europe now serves as a test of security, competitiveness, and social fairness, beyond just a climate target.

Brussels (dpa) – European Council President António Costa is set to organize a special summit in response to US President Donald Trump‘s recent tariff threats related to the Greenland issue, with Thursday being a potential date for the meeting, according to an EU official on Sunday.
Although the date is yet to be finalized, it is certain that a summit will occur.
Costa noted that discussions with

Brussels’ target to make Europe ‘smokefree’ by 2040 is faltering. High taxes, messy regulations, and a booming market for illegal cigarettes are undermining Europe’s anti-smoking efforts. Lately, though, the European Parliament has begun claiming smokefree successes and falling smoking rates. Has Brussels finally found a route to making its smokefree dream a reality?
For a population to be consi

Et si le futur chef de l’État échouait à obtenir une majorité à l’Assemblée ? La division tripartite de la scène politique va-t-elle perdurer ? Pourquoi les élections législatives préoccupent-elles déjà tous les états-majors politiques ? Anthony Lattier échange avec Elisa Bertholomey et Jason Wiels dans Playbook Paris, le podcast de POLITICO.

Countries within the European Union are rapidly seeking a unified approach in response to US President Donald Trump‘s threat to implement an additional 10-percent tariff on goods from several European nations starting February 1.
EU leaders are scheduled to gather in Brussels on Thursday following Trump’s warning that eight European nations would encounter increased tariffs until the U

New import quotas and higher duties to replace EU’s expiring steel safeguards on 1 July
The European Union has finalized new steel market protection rules, enhancing its trade defence system just weeks before current safeguards expire. The measures include tighter tariff-free import quotas, increased duties on excess imports, and stricter origin-tracing requirements, aiming to protect the steel

BERLIN, Germany, June 9 – Eurotoday Newspaper — Global pharmaceutical market developments are drawing attention after Roche reaffirmed its commitment to investment projects in Germany despite spending adjustments announced elsewhere in the healthcare sector. The decision has been viewed by industry observers as a sign of confidence in Europe’s largest pharmaceutical economy and in the long-term o

Strasbourg, France – On Tuesday, thousands of European farmers gathered in Strasbourg to protest the European Union’s free trade agreement with the Latin American Mercosur bloc.
Local officials reported approximately 5,000 protesters and several hundred tractors participated in the demonstration, coinciding with a plenary session of the European Parliament taking place that week.
EU lawmake

“This ‘35% by 2035’ target will be a key focus of our COP31 presidency,” he stated. “We aim to form a robust global coalition committed to achieving this goal.”
The plans are included in the summit’s action agenda, intended to coordinate voluntary climate efforts, not the formal negotiations needing the consensus of almost 200 attending governments.
Some action agenda eleme

Spain’s Constitutional Court has dismissed an appeal by the Spanish Society of Psychiatry challenging a Supreme Court decision that supported the Citizens Commission on Human Rights and its Spanish branch. This decision upholds a significant judgment favoring freedom of expression and public oversight in psychiatry.
According to CONFILEGAL, the Constitutional Court declined an “amparo