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The Czech interior ministry’s medical facility, which is used to store private data on the security forces, was attacked by hackers this month, findings of weekly Respekt and website Aktuálně.cz show. The attack is part of an operation that has...

The competitiveness of European businesses is at risk if EU introduces unilateral public country-by-country reporting, writes Krister Andersson.

The restrictions currently in force in four of Poland’s 16 regions will apply to the whole country from Saturday, only allowing grocery stores, pharmacies, hairdressers, and other services deemed essential to operate until 9 April. The introduction of the wider...

The EU green digital certificate to facilitate travel will be adopted soon, but it seems it will not be the main factor to determine the progress of the next summer season. An expert in Greece insists that safety protocols should...

Australian-Finnish mining company Latitude 66 Cobalt announced on Wednesday that it has found the fourth-largest cobalt deposit in Europe, with the highest cobalt density in the EU, in the eastern part of Lapland in Finland. The new discovery strengthens the...

A group of MEPs has called on Brussels to take action to tackle the issue of the chemical and conventional weapons laying dormant on the Baltic seabed. “We express our deep concern about the threat that is still posed by...

The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has shown its support for the COVID-19 green travel certificates, calling it a welcome move towards safe travel. It is a “first step towards a common path to a safe and sustained re-opening of...

The NHS has warned of a “significant reduction in the weekly supply” of coronavirus vaccines next month in a letter to local health organisations, a move set to slow down the UK’s vaccination programme. Although the UK has already given...

Germany’s governing coalition has approved the introduction of a transparency register that will require Bundestag members to declare any interests they represent in a public directory and state whether their lobbying work is carried out regularly, is long-term, or is...

Belgium has asked AstraZeneca for the surplus vaccine doses from European countries that have temporarily put the jabs on hold over concerns about possible side effects. “I contacted AstraZeneca and asked if it is possible to use the extras, if...

The European Commission spent more than €462 million between 2016 and 2019 in contracts with the ‘Big Four’ consultancy firms, according to estimates made by EURACTIV based on official documents.

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president announced on Wednesday (16 March) following several weeks of growing speculation and conspiracy theories about his health and whereabouts.

The Spanish government will allocate about €10 billion of the total EU ‘post-COVID-19’ recovery funds approved for the Iberian country, to combat rural depopulation. EURACTIV's partner EuroEFE reports.

More than 90 energy companies, equipment manufacturers and gas network operators have called on the European Commission to consider hydrogen blending into natural gas for parts of Europe that cannot yet afford a dedicated hydrogen network.

The EU will extend for two years its military mission in the Mediterranean policing the UN arms embargo on conflict-wracked Libya, senior EU officials said Wednesday (17 March). The bloc’s member states are set to “adopt a decision next week...

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are promoted by the European Union as a way to  increase road safety and tackle Europe's growing emission and congestion problems. In this event report, EURACTIV looks at where the EU stands with ITS deployment, and identifies the roadblocks still lying ahead.

EU funding is supporting member states to integrate digital technology into European highways, making travelling by road smarter. Intelligent Transport Systems have the potential to increase road safety and efficiency, cutting emissions and potentially saving lives, says Pieropaolo Tona.

Denmark is to limit the number of "non-Western" residents in poor neighbourhoods to 30 percent by 2031 under new legislation by its centre-left government. Concentrations of "non-Westerners" increased "the risk of an emergence of religious and cultural parallel societies", interior minister Kaare Dybvad Bek said. The original bill had used the controversial word "ghetto", but that risked "eclipsing the large amount of [social] work" poor areas needed, he added.

US president Joe Biden said Wednesday Russia will "pay a price" for interfering in America's 2020 election in light of his new intelligence. When asked in a TV interview if Russian president Vladimir Putin was "a killer" who tried to assassinate opponents, Biden also said: "I do". Russia recalled its US ambassador in response, to prevent "irreversible deterioration in relations", which, its foreign ministry said, had reached "a blind alley".

In a ruling on Wednesday (17 March) the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg banned the traditional French bird-hunting practice that consists of using so-called glue traps because it was "likely to cause other than negligible damage to non-target species caught". EURACTIV France reports.