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To protect the rights of Nicaraguans, democratic governments, especially in the Americas and the EU, should strengthen and coordinate their actions effectively, write Carlos Fernando Chamorro and Juanita Goebertus.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany's far-left party looking for a new start, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez leaving the EU-CELAC summit to attend an election rally, and so much more.

EURACTIV’s agrifood team brings you the latest from Strasbourg where MEPs voted their position on two important files for the future of the EU’s agriculture: the industrial emissions directive and the nature restoration law. We take a deep dive into...

The European Commission has sent reasoned opinions to Romania, Hungary, and Croatia for not complying with their reporting obligations regarding their respective energy targets. The Commission requested Romania and Hungary to submit comprehensive progress reports on the progress of their...

An inquiry Committee, which will look into the circumstances leading up to the two mass shootings in Serbia that took place in early May, will hold its first session on Tuesday. Serbian Parliament President Vladimir Orlić scheduled the first session...

Ukraine insists on continuing waging war with Russia, Bulgaria’s pro-Russian President, Rumen Radev, said on Friday – a statement that saw a quick response from the Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia, although they did not mention the president directly. Radev, who...

Slovakia’s environment and agriculture ministries have different views on the EU’s nature protection law recently approved by the EU Parliament, with one calling it an opportunity while the other believes parts need changing. The Environment Ministry described the proposal as...

The first four weeks of the right-leaning government have included one ministerial resignation and crisis meetings after the other, but the revelations of old racist writings coming from Finns Party members continue to put the government’s life on the line....

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will force English universities to limit the number of students taking ‘low-value’ degrees, which critics believe is a move to penalise courses with a high proportion of working-class or minority-ethnic students. Courses that do not have...

Leading Dutch MEP Sophie In ‘t Veld (Volt) criticised the EU–Tunisia migration deal that was concluded on Sunday, saying outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD/Renew), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (FdI/ECR), and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have...

Ongoing tensions between the centre-right ÖVP and the chief of the far-right FPÖ, Herbert Kickl, have intensified amid accusations that the far-right leader poses a serious security risk and the accused calling for an early election. In autumn 2024, Austrians...

Spain, one of the EU's most powerful member states may get a new cabinet, as recent polls suggest that the left-of-centre coalition and their regionalist allies may lose seats necessary for the continuation of the incumbent minority government.

It is not just migration and the mammoth task of aligning with the EU legislation that Albania’s agricultural sector has to cope with: According to Agriculture Minister Frida Krifca, climate change is the biggest challenge. Albania opened negotiations with the...

The Czech government opposes the proposed EU directive to harmonise penalties for corruption across the EU, with Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek (ODS, ECR) saying his country doubts some of the measures presented in the proposal. The European Commission proposed...

Prime Minister and Socialist candidate Pedro Sánchez has refocused his messages on the problems of young people and women’s rights, while his rival and leader of the centre-right Partido Popular, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, is trying to woo “disaffected” Socialist voters...

Droughts are emptying groundwater reserves, which are seriously under the usual monthly average, a trend that continues to lead to wildfires and shortages of freshwater for consumption, the French authority monitoring water resources has found. Winter and summer rainfalls in...

The EU-CELAC summit will take place in Brussels this week, after after eight years of hiatus. But disagreements over the condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine have complicated the finalisation of the joint agreement.

Eurosceptic Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who also serves as attorney general, has decided to release a 21-year-old far-right activist and neo-Nazi sentenced to three years in prison for attacking a woman at an LGBT event in 2020. Marika Matuszak and...

Traffic was stopped on the Russian-built Crimean Bridge due to "an emergency" situation, Russia-installed officials said on Monday (17 July), while Ukrainian media reported blasts on the bridge.

The clock is ticking down Monday (17 July) on the deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea, with the agreement set to expire at midnight Istanbul time (2100 GMT).