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The EU aims to use the European Political Community summit in Moldova on Thursday (1 June) to tackle the rising tensions between Serbia and Kosovo that threaten an EU-brokered deal on the normalisation of relations between the two Balkan countries.

On this week’s episode of the Beyond the Byline podcast, EURACTIV looks at the reasons behind the growing trust in conservative and right-wing parties by citizens across Europe and beyond. According to experts, there has been a notable shift in...

The UN has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe Black Sea grain exports, a source said on 31 May.

The French government is fighting tooth and nail to prove to Credit Rating Agency S&P Global that it should not downgrade the country's rating in spite of high debt and deficit levels, opening up complex questions on financing the green transition.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Ireland working together with Germany on green hydrogen, the EU planning to join the Istanbul Convention despite resistance from some member states, and so much more.

Andreas Babler faces backlash after a 2020 video of him spouting anti-EU comments was released, pressuring his bid for the Socialist Party leadership just ahead of Saturday’s all-decisive SPÖ party conference. The 2020 video, which surfaced just before Babler is set...

The largest pan-European field hospital, which includes seven EU countries and Turkey, was presented on Wednesday in Cascais, Lisbon, and aims to improve the European civil protection mechanism for medical emergencies following natural or man-made disasters. “There is the concern...

Foreign ministers from the BRICS countries are meeting in South Africa from Thursday (1 June) as the five-nation bloc seeks to forge itself into a counterweight to Western geopolitical dominance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The EU Commission plans to organise and finance the purchase of firefighting aircraft, and Croatia has applied to be one of the member states to receive these planes, the head of Croatia’s civil protection directorate, Damir Trut, said in Brussels...

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office requested the removal of the immunity of GERB party leader and former prime minister Boyko Borisov in order to be investigated in a case of money laundering, known in Bulgaria as ‘Barcelonagate’. The investigation began...

The launch and implementation of the National Plan to fight cancer has been postponed, announced Health Minister Alexandru Rafila in a press conference on Wednesday. The ministry of health was expected to release the regulations for implementing the plan by...

The attack by Serb demonstrators on Italian army units was described as ‘unacceptable’ by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who announced that both Italian and NATO troops would remain in Kosovo to facilitate a peace agreement. Some fourteen Italian soldiers were...

Electronic systems and parking services of Slovakia’s capital were down during an international security conference, GLOBSEC, on Wednesday, with an anti-NATO group claiming responsibility for the attack. The massive DDoS cyber-attack disabled city hall’s website in the early morning. Bratislava...

The Danish state will take a 20% stake in planned wind farms that could supply a total of 14 million households, according to a new tender agreement that has left some sceptical.

Russia will be ramping down its consular presence in Finland and Russia, with the closure of consulates taking effect from 1 July, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced, citing Finland’s decision to join NATO. Russia will close its consulate in the...

US company Plug Power announced a billion-euro investment to develop hydrogen production plants in Finland as energy strategy and climate targets were being questioned by the Finns Party in government negotiations.

Environmental groups called on political leaders to support the highly criticised EU Nature Restoration Law and reverse the trend of deteriorating ecosystems during a rally outside the Irish parliament on Wednesday.

The probability of a terrorist attack being carried out on Dutch soil has risen over the past half year, the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism stated in its threat assessment on Tuesday, underlining threats from far-right and Islamist groups....

Over 10 million people have subscribed to the €49 monthly ticket for all regional public transport in Germany, including local buses, trams, and trains.

Spain’s regional and municipal elections on Sunday have confirmed the disappearance of the centre-liberal party Ciudadanos (Renew Europe) from the political landscape, with record-low results followed by the party’s decision not to participate in the snap national elections scheduled for...