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Italian and French foreign ministers on Thursday attempted a rapprochement between their countries following tensions over migration that almost led to a diplomatic crisis. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia/EPP) received his French counterpart Catherine Colonna in Rome. Italian...

It's difficult to say exactly how many passports Russia has issued in occupied Ukraine, but what is clear is that Moscow’s motivation is not only to justify its occupation and tighten control, but also to undermine Ukrainian identity, experts said.

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy has agreed a deal with the government of Namibia for the next phase of a $10 billion green hydrogen project that will export to Europe once complete, the two parties said on Wednesday (24 May).

Political experts have reacted to the two huge political protests being organised for the weekend, portraying the rally organised by the ruling party and that by the opposition as using the tragic mass shootings for political means. The Serbian capital...

Albania’s birthrate in this year’s first quarter dropped to lows not seen since the 1990s and decreased by 16.9% compared to the same period last year, according to data from INSTAT published this week. In the first quarter of this...

Greece’s political parties are preparing their strategy ahead of the second election round on 25 June with post-election potential collaborations already causing tensions.

New classes could be set up in high schools to help education facilities with a high number of applicants, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) announced on Thursday. Fiala met with representatives of the association of Czechia’s regions and Education...

The European Union´s top diplomat said in Havana on Thursday (25 May) that the 27-member bloc remains Cuba´s top trade partner, and one committed to “mutual respect” despite US sanctions and the communist-run island´s increasing overtures towards Russia. EU foreign...

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appeared before the ‘Uber Files’ investigative committee of the French Parliament on Thursday (25 May), making the case that the American company had radically changed its lobbying ways in the past five years.

Polish General Waldemar Skrzypczak’s statement calling on Poland to support a possible mass rebellion in Belarus interferes with the internal affairs of other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Read more here. Speaking to Polsat News on Tuesday, Skrzypczak, a...

In an interview with EURACTIV, French Industry Minister Roland Lescure underlined the role of big industries in reaching the bloc's climate targets, through the key pieces of legislation moving currently being negotiated at the EU level.

Stories can leave a lasting impression, evoke emotions, and even inspire change. EU policy change. Savion Ray illustrates how stories provide the uncanny ability to break through the noise of the EU policy bubble and deeply resonate with your audiences.

Huge teachers’ strikes must end before the expected change in government leadership as agreed by the coalition in December, can take place, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said, meaning Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca of the Liberal Party PNL will not have...

Russia is expelling five Swedish diplomats and closing the Swedish consulate in St Petersburg, the Russian Foreign Minister announced Thursday in what appears to be retaliatory measures to Sweden expelling the same number of diplomats in April. On Thursday, one...

Finland’s public debt was over 73% of its GDP last year and has continuously exceeded the 60% limit required under EU law since 2013 – making it the only EU country above the threshold where debt has kept growing, according...

Defence Minister James Cartlidge discussed how the UK defence industry could further support the Czech Armed Forces through defence exports and government-to-government support during a Thursday visit to the International Defence and Securities Technologies Fair (IDET) in Brno. Czechia is...

Lawmakers from coalition partners VVD (Renew), CDA (EPP) and D66 (Renew) called on the Defence Ministry to take complete responsibility for the protection and surveillance of critical infrastructure in the North Sea. Responsibility for the protection and surveillance of the...

Pamela Rendi-Wagner, the erstwhile leader of Austria’s centre-left, has announced her full retirement from politics after party members placed her third in a three-way leadership race. Rendi-Wagner has led the Social Democratic Party as an opposition party since 2018, a...

Russia signaled on 25 May that if demands to improve its grain and fertilizer exports are not met then it will not extend a deal allowing the safe wartime export of the same products from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports.

Hungary’s multiple breaches of EU law make it unfit to hold the bloc’s rotating presidency in 2024, MEPs have warned in a resolution that is set to be adopted next week.