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While some hope to see a slowdown in the West's support for Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin's world continues to unravel one step at a time.

The European Parliament has weighed into the row over the appointment of the American former tech lobbyist, Fiona Scott Morton, as the chief economist of the European Commission’s powerful competition department, demanding that the EU executive re-open the process. 

European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen is returning to Tunis along with the prime ministers of Italy and the Netherlands, Giorgia Meloni and Mark Rutte.

The European Commission wants to make vehicles easier to recycle, proposing new design rules to make it simpler to recover valuable materials, and pushing for a greater use of recycled content in the production of new cars.

Romania's Minister of Family Gabriela Firea became the second cabinet minister to resign this week after a scandal with "horror asylums" for the elderly shook the country and the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD).

Internal documents reveal that commitments to ban the most harmful chemicals from everyday products like toys, cosmetics, and detergents are poised to remain empty promises.

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Some EU governments are still looking to use EU public money to finance new fossil gas projects — despite their climate obligations.

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Although final fiscal rules are uncertain and eventual budget cuts will likely be subject to negotiation between the commission and individual member states, Thursday's announcement points to a general tightening of the purse in Europe.

The European Union is gearing up to revise its chemicals legislation to ban harmful substances and drive sustainability in the industry amid debates over the concept of “essential use”, which should help identify irreplaceable functions for such substances.

India announced a new multi-billion-dollar deal for French fighter jets on Thursday (13 July) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Paris for a two-day trip in a sign of deepening trade and diplomatic ties to counter a rising China.

The European Court of Justice recently ruled on a high-profile case with far-reaching consequences for enforcement in the fields of competition and data protection. We have discussed the verdict’s implications with Cristina Caffarra, renowned competition expert, and Johnny Ryan, senior...

A group of gas grid operators on Wednesday (12J uly) presented their plan for Germany’s main hydrogen transport network that ought to be constructed by 2032, although the government has shown little interest in funding it.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German far-right campaigning to disband the EU, Italy wanting to reopen mines by years’ end, and so much more.

The establishment of the Forum for the Protection of Men, which socialist politician Ana Grozdanović announced on Thursday, caused a lot of controversy in Serbia, as the country faced its 22nd femicide case this year. Grozdanović announced on her Instagram page...

The largest one-time military aid package –  which includes 100 armoured vehicles from the Bulgarian police stockpile, mostly infantry carrier vehicles – was sent to Ukraine in what was Sofia’s first official decision to help Kyiv with heavy equipment, Bulgarian...

Evidence is mounting about what may be a wealth of organic molecules - a potential indicator of life - on Mars, with new findings from NASA's Perseverance rover suggesting the presence of a diversity of them at a locale where a lake existed long ago.

The Nature Restoration Law adopted by European Parliament on Wednesday, faced criticism by ruling camp and opposition Polish politicians, over the potential consequences it could have for agriculture and forestry. Critics argue that it would hit farmers and lead to...

The EU’s enlargement process has finally gained dynamics, and North Macedonia should use this momentum and take a step forward, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates, Greens affiliated) said in Skopje on Thursday. Lipavský visited Skopje with his counterparts from...