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Malta’s recent reform of the total ban on abortion in all circumstances to now allowing it in cases where the mother’s life is at risk is viewed by critics – including those in the EU Parliament – as a small...

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa on Thursday called for a permanent crisis stabilisation mechanism to respond to future situations in the EU, calling the proposals to review the seven-year EU budget and budget rules “insufficient”. Costa responded to questions about...

Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) President Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Moscow to meet Russian government and Orthodox Church officials on Wednesday and Thursday to find an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, and while no agreement has been reached, the...

Farmers’ protests that disputed the failed Agricultural Accord on Thursday were overshadowed by the leaking of phone numbers of lawmakers from the coalition party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA/EPP). The Agricultural Accord, which was supposed to offer Dutch farmers a perspective...

Austrian authorities recently raided 13 homes in Upper and Lower Austria linked to the far-right biker scene, arresting six people and seizing many weapons and drugs, as well as equipment to make more in the future – equipment which, according...

France deployed 40,000 police and gendarmes across the country on Thursday in an attempt to contain riots that followed the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by a police officer on Tuesday, with tensions expected to continue rising, a territorial intelligence...

Belgian lawmakers voted in support of the mandate of Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib on Thursday evening, bringing to an end a two-week debate that questioned her granting of visas to an Iranian delegation for a mayors’ summit that put the...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday (29 June) that Azerbaijan and Armenia made progress during three days of negotiations and voiced hope for an accord despite a flare-up in violence.

Belgium has agreed with operator Engie (ENGIE.PA) to extend the use of the country’s nuclear reactors by 10 years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Belgium’s governing coalition to rethink plans to rely more on natural gas. According to the...

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen will only be discussed in the Council when it is sure that the outcome will be successful, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday. Following the “unfortunate” vote of Austria last year, Romania...

Spain’s digital lobby wants a ‘State Pact’ between major political forces to cement favourable digital economy policies in the future government’s agenda amid uncertainty ahead of the parties’ electoral programme presentation. The upcoming general elections on 23 July are generating...

The German Court of Auditors has criticised the European Commission’s proposal to make EU debt rules more flexible, echoing similar concerns voiced by German Finance Minister Christian Lindner amid ongoing EU negotiations on national debt and deficit rules. In April,...

EU leaders broke off migration talks early Friday (30 June) as Poland and Hungary blocked progress after they were outvoted earlier this month on a plan to overhaul its rules on migration and asylum.

The EU institutions closed critical points on the legislative proposal for a European Digital Identity framework in a negotiating session on Wednesday evening (28 June), but more political discussions will be needed to finalise the file.

To close the skills gap, businesses and policymakers have recently backed a 'skills-first' hiring approach, which evaluates job applicants based on their abilities instead of traditional education or certification.

One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.

Ongoing negotiations on the EU's plan to boost the bloc's ammunition production show a push towards a European defence industrial policy, that focuses on regulatory waivers.

As the Media Freedom Act moves on in the European Parliament, the real elephant in the room has become a provision introduced in the EU Council's version that would allow authorities to spy on journalists for national security reasons.

Political consensus has emerged in the European Parliament around a draft telecom law and debates are now confined mainly to technical points about state sovereignty in issuing permits. 

A group of nine Mediterranean EU countries have urged the bloc to create a formal ‘southern partnership’ with African countries based on cooperation on energy and migration, according to a document seen by EURACTIV.