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The EU Chemicals Agency was due to table an opinion on the safety of ethanol before Christmas, but lack of consensus within scientific groups saw the decision postponed. Lawmakers are seeking evidence-based conclusions instead of rushed decisions.

European lawmakers voted to boost heavy industry imports monitoring a few days before the European Commission is due to reinforce legislation for the bloc's carbon border tax.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins on Tuesday said the agency expects to release its long-planned innovation exemption for cryptocurrency firms within the next month after delays from the U.S. government shutdown.

The reparations loan for Ukraine will prove to Washington that Europe is taking "very credible" steps to end Russia's war, High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Monday. It comes after the Belgian prime minister warned that the unprecedented proposal risked derailing the diplomatic process.

This week's key events presented by Euronews’ reporters Romane Armangau and Peggy Corlin.

Six EU countries are challenging the upcoming Digital Networks Act, pushing to keep national control over key telecom rules. Meanwhile, European consumers, trade partners, and the EU’s own watchdog cast doubt on the Commission’s plans.

Belgian Prime Minister De Wever lashed out at plans for a reparations loan in a strongly worded letter to Ursula von der Leyen, calling it dangerous and wrong. European officials are seriously considering a bridge loan as clock ticks for the December summit. Belgian resistance is seen as entrenched.

EU plans to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine have prompted warnings that the move could push up government borrowing costs. But experts told Euronews Business that any impact on European debt markets is likely to be limited.

The 27 back the Commission's deal, but the European Parliament is preparing for a fight to change the terms considered unfair after Trump tripled tariffs on the EU while Brussels reduced duties to zero for the US.