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Russian missiles pounded Ukraine's port city Mykolaiv on the Black Sea, as President Vladimir Putin signed a new naval doctrine casting the United States as Russia's main rival and setting global maritime ambitions in the Black Sea and Arctic.

After a slow year, the EU's free trade agenda is picking up speed under the Czech EU Council presidency. Nevertheless, more momentum still seems to be on the unilateral trade measures currently being negotiated in the bloc.

Pilots at German flagship carrier Lufthansa voted on Sunday (31 July) by a margin of 97.6% in favour of industrial action, threatening further disruption during the busy summer travel season.

The leaders of the European Parliament's main parties on Saturday (30 July) condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for "openly racist" comments he made about racial mixing.

Ukraine's president urged civilians on 30 July to evacuate the Donetsk region, scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces.

The Ukrainian military said on 30 July it had killed scores of Russian soldiers and destroyed two ammunition dumps in fighting in the Kherson region, the focus of Kyiv's counter-offensive in the south.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 29 July held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the US proposal to secure the release of two Americans detained in Russia.

High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that could ravage ecosystems and kill off several species in the coming weeks, scientists have warned.

What is the EU's minimum wage directive about? Our economy editor János Allenbach-Ammann explains how the directive aims to increase minimum wages and collective bargaining across the EU.

In most years, once we hit August, government and politics get put on hold for a month. Not so in 2022, as Ukraine remains under concerted Russian attack with no end in sight. In the meantime, a diplomatic battle is actively being waged.  

While co-decision mechanisms in Ukrainian municipalities have been suspended due to the war, participatory tools could still help support and integrate Ukrainian displaced people, according to experts.

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office document showed on Friday (29 July).

German federal and state agriculture ministers have likely cleared the way for the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at country-level, but remain divided on easing environmental requirements.

Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed in a missile strike on Friday (29 July), with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of carrying out the attack.

As the Russian invasion in Ukraine drags on and the economic outlook for Ukraine worsens, the financial needs of the Ukrainian state become more acute.

Left-wing MPs and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire came to heated debate in the French National Assembly over a reduction in nuclear power production during the vote on the rectifying finance bill.

In this week’s edition: Post-NATO landmark summit, Ukraine latest and Moldova focus.

Ukraine leader accuses Russia of 'terror' in missile strike that (1 July) accused Russia of engaging in state "terror" as he blamed Moscow for missile strikes on a southern resort town that left 21 dead and dozens wounded.

Since interest rates increase as a reaction to high inflation figures, corporations might be incentivised to turn towards equity instead of debt to finance their investments. Overall, however, investments could stagnate due to the uncertain economic outlook.

Environmental groups on Friday (1 July) urged world leaders to keep promises they made at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon this week, to do everything in their power to save the world's seas.