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Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed to end the power vacuum in the Central Asian nation gripped by unrest since opposition supporters seized government buildings on Tuesday.

The ​Media Freedom Rapid Response​ partners and media freedom organisations strongly condemn the decision by the High Court of Montenegro to sentence investigative journalist Jovo Martinović​ to one year in prison for participating in drug trafficking. “The court refused to...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has designated Serbia as a high-risk country for the appearance of African swine fever, agency representatives said on Thursday (8 October). The EFSA has said that the virus is not dangerous to humans but...

While natural gas pipelines can be used to carry hydrogen, the cost of retrofitting infrastructure combined with end-user requirements at the local level, will determine whether blended or pure hydrogen is delivered to the final consumer, industry experts say.

The new economic and investment plan of the EU for the Western Balkans would be worth nothing if it is not accompanied by quick reforms. Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said in Belgrade on Thursday (8 October). “All investments are worth...

The Romanian and US governments will sign an agreement for a project of $8 billion on the nuclear power plant in Cernavoda. The project could be financed by an American bank, a US diplomat said on Thursday (8 October). The...

A new opinion poll suggests that Croatia’s governing party enjoys the biggest public support, with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković the most popular politician. A new poll found out that the leading party, HDZ (EPP) has the biggest support, 30.4%. But...

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visited Bratislava on Thursday (8 October) where she met with President Zuzana Čaputová and Prime Minister Igor Matovič. The Belarus leader also took part at the GLOBSEC security conference, a high-level international forum that was allowed...

Dozens of Czech scientists have signed a petition criticising the government’s decision to approve the construction of a canal connecting the Danube-Oder-Elbe rivers. The government approved the first phase of construction on Monday (5 October), arguing that a canal to...

The European Commission's executive vice-president, Valdis Dombrovskis, told the European Parliament on Friday (2 October) that he will put forward a new mechanism to protect the EU from the coercive manoeuvres of trade partners like US and China.

There is no European plan to address in the short-term the regulatory barriers for the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, the Council presidency of the EU and the European Commission have confirmed to EURACTIV.

The European Commission will launch a ‘comprehensive review’ of EU competition rules in early 2021, Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday (2 October).

A ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds was welcomed in the UK yesterday, prompting praise as a win for the environment and a signal that the government means business when it comes to plastic. 

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will speak by videoconference on Saturday (3 October) in an eleventh-hour bid to “intensify” talks on a post-Brexit trade agreement.

The Commissioner-designate for financial services, Ireland's Mairead McGuinness, promised on Friday (2 October) a “full investigation” into the Wirecard fraud that has thoroughly shaken up Germany, to see why supervision failed.

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The European Union’s Green Deal could be a glue that brings us together: it should be used to build peace in neighbouring countries, writes Peter Läderach.

National measures requiring mandatory labelling of origin and provenance for foodstuff are allowed under the EU law but needs to be justified, Europe's highest court has found.

A long-awaited update to the EU’s train passenger rights codex was finally brokered on Thursday (1 October) but the agreement has left consumer groups and rail advocates more than disappointed.