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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. The tender framework, which was agreed upon by...

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. At a signing ceremony in Helsinki on Tuesday, a...

Das EU-Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung der Natur hat einen weiteren Rückschlag erlitten, da die größte Fraktion im Europäischen Parlament, die Europäische Volkspartei (EVP), am Mittwoch (31. Mai) vor einer entscheidenden Abstimmung im Umweltausschuss aus den Verhandlungen ausgestiegen ist.

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. Nature is in decline across the EU, with 81%...

En France, la progression des déserts médicaux fait partie des grands enjeux de santé publique et épuise aussi bien les patients que les soignants qui se battent au quotidien pour un meilleur accès aux soins.

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. The government’s ticket offering has been off to a good start as it gained five million...

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...

Après l'examen par la commission des Affaires sociales de l'Assemblée nationale, la proposition d'abrogation de la réforme des retraites du groupe LIOT a été vidée de sa substance, provoquant la colère des députés de gauche.

Une déclaration commune de coopération sur la production d’hydrogène vert a été signée par le ministre irlandais du Climat et de l’Environnement, Eamon Ryan, et le secrétaire d’État parlementaire auprès du ministre fédéral de l’Éducation et de la Recherche, Mario Brandenburg.

Kosovo police confirmed on Wednesday that three of their vehicles were attacked in Zvecan, resulting in broken windows and one injured police officer, as well as attacks on journalists and their vehicles, as Prime Minister Albin Kurti leaves the possibility...

To boost the uptake of recycled plastic in packaging material, the European Commission will define a method to measure, allocate and communicate recycled content. It will set a precedent and have further implications also for construction materials, batteries, vehicles and, most likely, textiles.

The temporary trade restrictions on four agricultural products from Ukraine to five European 'frontline' countries need to be prolonged at least to October, according to the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski.