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Foreign ministers of five central European states met in Vienna and urged that lines of communication with Russia be kept open through the OSCE to facilitate a path to peace in Ukraine. The foreign ministers of Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia...

Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves went head-to-head with 32 European governments on Wednesday (27 September), alleging in court that their failure to act fast enough on climate change is a violation of their human rights.

The European Commission, together with other EU institutions, has kicked off a campaign to introduce October as the 'European Cybersecurity Month', aimed at raising cyber-awareness across the bloc amid increasing concern around online safety.

France's 2024 budget treads a fine line, with green transition financing and the battle against inflation taking precedence over reducing public debt - though the high deficit raises fears the Commission may trigger an excessive deficit procedure.

Cities across Europe are increasingly challenging the dominance of automobiles by restricting their access to urban centres. But as a recent campaign decrying automotive bans by the centre-right EPP group shows, the issue risks descending into a left-vs-right culture war...

While heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers will shed thousands of workers in the shift to zero-emission offerings, these job losses will be more than compensated through new positions in the growing energy and infrastructure sectors, a new study has found.

Slovakia's three-time prime minister Robert Fico has a chance to return to power in a closely fought early election on Saturday (30 September), raising the prospect the central European country may drop its staunch support of neighbouring Ukraine.

The EU has set its 2030 ambitions in terms of egovernance, digital businesses and skills, which need to be supported by qualitative telecom infrastructure. This is the goal of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act. The Digital Decade Targets are a set...

Britain has given the go-ahead for one of its biggest new oil and gas projects in years, Equinor's North Sea Rosebank field, saying energy security was the priority despite opposition from environmentalists.

US Senator Bob Menendez is set to appear in court on Wednesday (27 September) to face charges of taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen, as calls for his resignation from his fellow Democrats escalated.

An editorial word: As one health file closes, another opens By Giedrė Peseckytė Let’s start with the good news: this week, a deal was struck between the European Parliament and the Council on updating the European Medicine Agency (EMA)’s fees....

Nuclear power will play a crucial role in Europe's transition to carbon-free, secure energy production, according to Poland's secretary of state for strategic energy infrastructure, speaking at the Polish electricity association PKEE's Energy Day 2023.

Interacting with corrugated cardboard is a near daily occurrence in most people’s lives. It protects essential goods of all types as they travel around the globe and eventually end up in stores nearby or on our front doorsteps. Eleni Despotou...

As EU institutions prepare to negotiate the proposed revision of the 2021-2027 MFF, experts and lawmakers are urging Brussels to rethink the overall EU budget framework to make sure it better responds to spending needs in the longer-term.

With the demand for critical raw materials set to increase in the following years, governments and companies must adopt measures for a fair system that ensures security of supply while preventing the exploitation of vulnerable communities, write Jonathan Pershing and Monica Araya.

Politicians should manage expectations about the hydrogen economy or risk hitting a brick wall when market realities contradict their ever-increasing ambitions, writes Nikolaus J. Kurmayer.

the Australian Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King argued for more European investments into the Australian critical minerals sector, criticising the EU's insistence on banning dual pricing in the free trade negotiations between the EU and Australia.

Central Asian economies from Mongolia to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will see strong growth this year and next thanks to rising trade and remittance flows from Russia, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday (27 September).

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany starting to check at its Polish and Czech borders despite fierce opposition, Bulgaria announcing it will not wage a diplomatic war over Schengen, and so much more.

Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost his appeal on Tuesday (26 September) against a new 19-year prison term that extends his total sentence to more than 30 years.