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Sweden’s ongoing revision of its criminal code, which aims to address rising crime rates and focus more on victims, could lead to more prison space, tripling the number of cells, Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer announced on Wednesday. On Thursday, the...

The Netherlands failed to take a leading role within the EU bloc, said Laurens Dassen, party leader of the Dutch branch of pan-European party Volt (EU Greens) about the fallen cabinet of prime minister Mark Rutte. Dassen made his remarks...

Police searched six locations linked to Socialist MEP Marie Arena and her family on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the Qatargate corruption scandal at the European Parliament. “I was called today to be at my home for a...

French MPs from several parties tabled on Wednesday a bill aimed at guaranteeing the independence of newsrooms as Le Journal du Dimanche’s editorial staff has been on a 28-day strike to protest the appointment of far-right journalist Geoffroy Lejeune as...

Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning (20 July), scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden.

Today more than ever, the European Union needs to be a value-based project, as well as geographical and political player with the ability to ensure the prosperity of its citizens, in an increasingly competitive world, writes José Manuel Albares.

The European Commission has ‘interrupted’ payments to the Albanian authorities under the IPARD II agricultural scheme pending the conclusion of an investigation by the anti-fraud office, OLAF, while the Agriculture Ministry said it is part of an administrative process and...

The European Commission has filed a complaint against Poland over the legitimacy of its constitutional tribunal, which undermines the primacy of EU law, the Commission said on Wednesday. The complaint concerns the Tribunal’s rulings from 14 July and 7 October...

Italy will not be able to reach the defence spending target of 2% of the country’s GDP as required by the NATO alliance unless it is unbundled from budget constraints, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto (Fratelli d’Italia/ECR) told parliament on Wednesday....

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition parties have proposed ending a concession controlling the Black Sea oil port of Burgas, through which Lukoil brings Russian oil via tankers to be processed, hoping this will help Bulgaria secure Schengen membership as early as autumn....

Germany wants to intensify the relationship with India to counter Chinese influence and lessen supply dependencies, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck stressed ahead of his visit to Delhi. Habeck and Hubertus Heil, his fellow minister in charge of labour, are...

Many European nations have failed to deliver justice to survivors of child sexual assault by not abolishing their statute of limitations for prosecuting childhood sexual violence and not delivering justice, according to a report published by The Brave Movement and...

Nicosia is lobbying to appoint a special envoy for Cyprus in the hope of restarting talks with Turkey and moving toward a settlement on the divided island, using the EU accession process as an incentive, EURACTIV has learnt.

The new leader of Moldova's region of Gagauzia expressed gratitude at her inauguration on Wednesday (19 July) to a wealthy magnate convicted in absentia for fraud and stood by her calls for closer ties with Russia.

The European Commission is laying the groundwork for a legislative initiative to regulate the use of algorithms for managing, monitoring and recruiting workers.

Ten Members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission on Wednesday (19 July) for a moratorium on tracking users online, and more details on how it intends to apply the EU's new digital rules in this domain.

In the sweltering, record-breaking temperatures afflicting Southern Europe, the frightening face of climate change is now apparent.

The Romanian government is under increasing pressure to reign in its soaring budget deficit, risking punitive measures by the EU Commission if the budget deficit is not brought back under control before the end of the year.

Work has begun on a €2.8 billion project to build the first power cable linking Britain and Germany, said NeuConnect Interconnector, which is leading the move to connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets for the first time.

The United States needs "Kissinger-style diplomatic wisdom" in its policies towards China, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the former US state secretary in Beijing on Wednesday (19 July), as bilateral ties languished at historic lows.