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Work is accelerating in both digital development and sustainable solutions, and the two are increasingly coming together as the EU looks to address the biggest issues of the day.

Yesterday’s European Council, which had been billed as a ‘special’ migration summit, was effectively gatecrashed by the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who completed his tour of European capitals on a mission to secure more military equipment ahead of...

French farmers do not go out into the streets every day. But when they decide to take to the streets of Paris to make their voices heard, it's hard to go unnoticed.

Nuclear-reliant France rejoiced on Thursday (9 February) as lawmakers in the European Parliament’s energy committee defined low-carbon hydrogen, agreeing to put it on the same level playing field as renewable hydrogen in the race for decarbonisation.

The US Inflation Reduction Act takes some steps to push corporations to act more socially responsible, particularly around wages and apprenticeships, but Europe should go far beyond this, building on a stronger welfare state and tradition of solidarity, writes Sebastian Mang.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on managing pests through a combination of techniques applied in order of hierarchy to minimise the use of chemical plant protection products. It is also an important part of the...

A national ‘risk-based tax’ on pesticides to fund more sustainable alternatives has been proposed by the European Parliament lawmaker leading the EU’s plans to slash the use and risk of plant protection products by 2030.

Moldova's pro-Western government resigned on Friday (10 February) after months marked by economic turmoil and the spillover effects of Russia's war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “AI systems intended to be used by children in a way that may seriously affect a child’s personal development.”...

Small and medium enterprises will be central to ensuring the twin green and digital transition succeeds, and that technologies such as AI are integrated into these processes, stakeholders emphasised in Brussels this week.

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure in the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia on Friday morning (10 February) as Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensive was under way in the east.

Belarus on Friday (10 February) slammed a decision by Poland to close a border checkpoint between the two countries as "catastrophic", saying it could lead to a "collapse" on both sides of the border.

In the past weeks, Big Tech companies have slashed their staff in preparation for an economic recession. What do these mass layoffs mean for the tech sector? Are we looking at structural adjustments or temporary fluctuations? And what does this...

EU leaders backed the European Commission's green industrial plan in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act at a summit on Thursday (9 February) but left the details to the EU executive, which is expected to table new proposals next month.

Moldova's intelligence service said Thursday (9 February) that Russia was acting to destabilise the ex-Soviet country, following comments by Ukraine's president that Kyiv had intercepted a plan by Moscow.

Bern said it will not join the European Union’s proposed mass exit from a controversial energy investment protection treaty, sparking fears that fossil fuel companies will use Switzerland as a rear base to keep suing governments over climate action.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday (9 February) several Western countries were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to defeat Russia's invasion.

The rescue of several survivors from the rubble of buildings in Turkey lifted the spirits of weary search crews on Friday (10 February), four days after a major earthquake struck the country and neighbouring Syria, killing at least 20,000 people.

German authorities searched the premises of three companies early Thursday (9 February) as part of an ongoing probe into the possible violation of European Union sanctions against Russia, prosecutors said in a statement.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the number of asylum seekers soaring in Croatia, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticising President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz meeting Zelenskyy without inviting her, and so much more.