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Russia on Wednesday (26 August) voiced fears over EU plans for carbon taxes on imports from countries outside the bloc, a move that would hit hard a country heavily dependent on hydrocarbons trade.

Phil Hogan, the EU trade commissioner who resigned on Wednesday (26 August), was a "big beast" of Irish politics whose bullish demeanour was matched by a nimble talent for backroom manoeuvring.

Phil Hogan quit as the EU's trade commissioner late on Wednesday (26 August) after days of pressure over allegations he breached COVID-19 guidelines during a trip to his native Ireland, saying it had become clear the controversy was a distraction from his work.

The EU has suspended training in Mali after the military coup this month that removed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from power, officials said on Wednesday (26 August), while Germany acknowledged that some perpetrators had been trained in Europe.

Leaders of the four major political groups in the European Parliament warned on Wednesday (26 August) that they would not sign off on the bloc's next long-term budget unless there was a formal deal on linking EU funds to rule of law, in the latest signal that lawmakers would not back down on conditionality.

Thursday (27 August) will mark the 50th day since Bulgarians took to the streets to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev. So far, the EU has been silent about protests in its poorest...

Numerous Chinese and US military exercises, Taiwan missiles tracking Chinese fighters and plummeting China-US ties make for a heady cocktail of tension that is raising fears of conflict touched off by a crisis over Taiwan.

  In the first edition of “Do you speak cohesion?” we are breaking down the elements of the cohesion policy or regional development funds, providing a better understanding over the European Union’s support mechanism. We will be explaining what is...

Kazakhstan has signed a deal to get supplies of Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine once clinical trials are complete, the Central Asian nation’s government said on Wednesday (26 August). The government did not say how many doses of the vaccine...

Although Slovakia has been careful not to over-react over the fatal and controversial 2018 arrest of a Slovak man in Charleroi in February 2018, the issue continues to be an embarrassment for the Belgian authorities.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French students in middle and high schools not getting free face masks, Hungarian students getting free textbooks for the first time in the country's history, and so much more.

The next expert meeting within the political dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo will be held on Thursday (27August), Nabila Massrali, a spokeswoman for the EU for foreign and security policy, was quoted as saying by Radio Free Europe (RFE). “After...

Germany’s Economics and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic agreed on Tuesday on an administrative partnership for the purpose of improving areas of mutual cooperation and forging stronger ties between Serbia and the EU’s internal market, the...

President Zoran Milanović attended on Tuesday a commemoration to mark the murder in August 1995 of six elderly ethnic Serbs in the village of Grubori in the aftermath of military operation Storm that ended Serb rebellion and said it had...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Tuesday as part of his week-long Europe, during which he will also visit France, Germany, Netherlands and Norway. This is Wang Yi’s first foreign...

Finland’s seasonally adjusted GDP saw a 3.2% drop in the second quarter of 2020, according to Statistics Finland, while back in May, the national banks and other economists had predicted the economy to take a 10% hit. This means that...

UK businesses will be required to show that their products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation, under a proposed new law. Meanwhile, the draft due diligence law will force large firms to show where commodities such as cocoa,...

EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell will present a toolbox of “options” for Turkey which will be broader than sanctions, a senior EU official said in Brussels on Tuesday. At an upcoming meeting of EU foreign ministers in Berlin (27-28 August),...

A coalition of businesses including Signify, Glencore and Fairphone have launched a joint initiative to improve the economic, working and social conditions of those working in the cobalt supply chain. EURACTIV's media partner, edie.net, reports.

Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (25 August) it had warned the United States and European Union against imposing sanctions on its ally Belarus and interfering in its internal affairs.