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Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog based at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine have yet to observe any indications of explosives, but they need more access to be sure, the agency said on Wednesday (5 July).

Travel to and from Sweden’s airports increased in June by 11% for international flights, which is about 82% of pre-pandemic levels, while domestic travel increased by 10% over the same period, according to Swedavia chief Jonas Abrahamsson- news that won’t...

The 2030 Strategic Partnership – aimed at strengthening their foreign policy, security, and defence cooperation – was signed by the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace alongside Poland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Zbigniew Rau and National Defence...

The Commission’s proposal to loosen rules on certain new genetic techniques (NGTs) on Wednesday was strongly condemned by Austrian governing parties, opposition, and environmental organisations who fear it could threaten the country’s large organics sector. Austria could be among the...

Germany is undergoing a cultural shift from restrictive immigration regulation towards actively recruiting skilled labour abroad but is struggling to make the country welcoming for foreign workers, German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil said on Wednesday. Last year, Germany was missing...

The German government has adopted a first draft for the 2024 budget following days of public clashes, leaving parliament members to continue fighting over budgetary lines for political projects like parental leave and the green transition. Not everyone in government...

The Belgian State and the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) were condemned by the Brussels French-speaking Court of First Instance for their ordinary misconduct in the management of the asylum crisis, Belga reported on Wednesday. The State...

The European Union is nearing an agreement on upgrading the leakiest, most inefficient buildings. This is an apolitical issue that must be kept out of the damaging clutches of politicisation, writes Adrian Joyce.

During a trip to the convention of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) in Warsaw, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni bonded with her Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki over the fact that as two leaders from countries on the bloc’s external...

The times when the Visegrad Group united on EU migration policy are now long gone as only Poland and Hungary continue to voice their opposition to the Council’s recently proposed relocation scheme while Czechia and Slovakia back it. While the...

Bulgaria’s largest GERB party leader Boyko Borissov, the parliamentary backbone of the country’s new pro-EU government, is waiving his parliamentary immunity to continue the money laundering investigation against him – known as ‘Barcelonagate’ –, he announced on Wednesday. The investigation...

The Dutch cabinet must provide greater clarity on the future perspectives for Ukrainian refugees currently staying in the country, notably regarding their residency status and return home, the Advisory Council on Migration (ARM) wrote in a report published on Wednesday....

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE party could govern alongside the new progressive platform Sumar even though the centre-right party, Partido Popular (PP/EPP), is primed to win the upcoming general elections and gain a significant number of seats in parliament, a...

The lack of coordination with member states and the Libyan coastguard's presence in international waters create a ‘hostile’ environment for search and rescue (SAR) activities in the area, EURACTIV has learned from the Ocean Viking crew during a mission in the Mediterranean Sea. 

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Meta’s answer to Twitter, a new platform called Threads set to launch this week, will not be available in the EU for the time being, regulators have said, citing the need for more legal clarity. 

The European Commission has proposed legally binding targets to reduce food waste by 2030, including a 30% reduction for households, restaurants, and retail, but organisations and lawmakers warn it does not match international ambition to halve food waste.

Poland has made little progress on the rule of law, while Hungary made only marginal improvements, says a new European Commission report.

The Commission’s new proposal for a soil monitoring law falls behind the initial ambition of giving soil a protected status similar to that of air or water, according to Green lawmakers and campaigners.

The European Commission has officially proposed to loosen rules on certain new genetic techniques (NGTs), paving the way for gene-edited crops to be found on EU citizens' plates in the near future.