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Presented by EFPIA By CLAUDIA CHIAPPA with DOMINIC GIANNINI Want to receive this newsletter straight to your inbox? Sign up here to receive the reporting and intel from the Gastein Health Forum. — Don’t shy away from regulating food, alcohol and tobacco to tackle Europe’s biggest threat to society — chronic diseases — says the head of Austria’s food and drugs agency. — An expert panel in Germany hands down a proposal to reward pharmaceutical companies that invest in Germany through clinical trials or manufacturing. — One MEP remains unconvinced on a critical patent proposal on the table for the…

Defence in focus in downtown Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Bulgarian Prime Minister Ruman Radev and European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius are among the headline guests at Euronews’ Defence and Space Summit, taking place today at Brussels’ Albert Hall. Europe on alert: The summit comes as Ukraine heads into its fifth wartime winter and European officials warn of escalating Russian hybrid warfare, including sabotage, arson, and frequent drone incursions. Just yesterday, Estonia accused Russia of carrying out an arson attack in August against a major drone manufacturer, prompting the NATO alliance to vow not to let the…

Published on 30/09/2026 – 10:16 GMT+2 A commercial plane traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom. The FlyDubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after take-off, according to publicly available flight tracking information. A regional official briefed on…

Some of Deutsche Börse’s trading venues would remain under regional supervision following Germany’s lobbying efforts in Brussels to retain those supervisory powers, two people familiar with the negotiations told Euronews. The Irish government, currently chairing the discussions among the member states, has inserted the carve-out within the latest compromise text, the sources said. The move could weaken the proposed reform or delay an agreement in Brussels on capital markets integration, a flagship legislative package that the bloc has placed at the centre of its mandate to enhance Europe’s global economic competitiveness. Overcoming fragmentation is one of the goals of the…

If you are a science nerd and a Marvel fan, you might have noticed that gene therapy, a promising medical approach to treat diseases by targeting their genetic causes, made an appearance in the latest iteration of the arachnid superhero franchise, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. In this film, Peter Parker or Spider-Man feels weird. His DNA mutates, and his spider side starts taking over, providing him with new and sometimes difficult-to-control powers. To manage them, Parker resorts to RNA interference, a real-world gene therapy technique that silences specific gene activity. But how does gene therapy work? And what are its…

A lot has been said about the prime minister’s first speech as leader at the Labour Party conference. But what didn’t Andy Burnham say? Have the public understood the new PM’s big policy offer? And why was there nothing substantial on welfare reform? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine the headline polling on the Burnham speech – whether the public back his triple lock “adjustment” to fix social care and whether the numbers add up. The duo also focus on why the prime minister has turned to Reddit to get his message across – in a bid to beat the…

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya believes change in Russia could begin with change in Belarus, arguing that her country’s opposition movement is “more consolidated” than its Russian counterpart. Tsikhanouskaya said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “testing the borders” of the European Union and “watching the reaction” from Western countries. She urged Europe “not to panic, but to be prepared”, stressing that she is not encouraging Europe to attack, but to be ready to respond to a possible attack.

Published on 30/09/2026 – 6:21 GMT+2•Updated 7:58 Morocco’s King Mohammed VI named Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country’s prime minister on Tuesday, making the 50-year-old attorney the first woman to hold the office in the Muslim kingdom. Mansouri, who until her nomination also was the mayor of Marrakech, was tasked with forming a new government, the Royal Palace said in a statement. The announcement came four days after results of parliamentary elections were announced, with Mansouri’s centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, or PAM, scoring the highest votes. Mansouri, the second woman to serve as prime minister in…

LIVERPOOL, England — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham made clear that an attempt to rejoin the European Union could be among the options his government considers as it eyes a fundamental shift in the country’s relationship with the bloc. Burnham told the governing Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool Tuesday that the Brexit settlement struck by the Conservatives had done “more harm than good” and said he would spell out “what I believe the different options are for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European partners” at a U.K.–EU summit later this year. In a BBC interview, broadcast Wednesday, Burnham said:…

Published on 30/09/2026 – 7:23 GMT+2 The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rejected on Wednesday South Korean findings that the North planted land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week and threatened to retaliate if the South fires on North Korean troops fortifying the border. The incident could further inflame tensions between the two Koreas, which have no working military hotlines or other emergency communications channels as Pyongyang hardens its stance towards Seoul while expanding its military nuclear programme. Three South Korean soldiers were injured in two explosions on 21 September near the military demarcation…