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Austria is on course to expand its 5G network, using Chinese supplier Huawei despite other countries refusing to partner with them and some going as far as banning the company due to supposed security risks. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Gradually decriminalizing personal drug use in Europe has had numerous health benefits and helped tackle the taboo of drug addiction, writes Denis Huber.

Deforestation in countries like Brazil is driven by demand for agricultural products in the Global North. That colonialist system has to change, argues Mitzi Jonelle Tan.

Relying solely on raw materials sourced within Europe could incentivise the use of cheaper, non-recyclable batteries, increasing the need to mine virgin materials to power electric vehicles, industry has said.

European Union election observers began their mission in Venezuela on Thursday (28 October), as campaigning kicked off for regional elections next month which are set to include opposition candidates.

COP 26 tests politicians’ metal, DG Trade comms is in fine fettle and plagiarism accusations leveled at Xavier Bettel. 

In today's edition of the Captials, find out more about Russia seeking closer security cooperation with Norway, the Commission, which has agreed to investigate the strict sentencing laws in Slovakia for Marijuana use, and so much more.

“BiH’s path from Dayton to Brussels leads to reforms including step-by-step, electoral legislation and economic reforms that will benefit all citizens,” said US Western Balkan Special Envoy Gabriel Escoba at the Subcommittee: Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber in the...

As world leaders flock to Rome for the G20 summit, President Joe Biden kicks off a trip aimed at reasserting US international credentials, starting at a meeting Friday (29 October) with Catholic ally Pope Francis.

Angela Merkel is paying her last visit to Greece as Germany’s Chancellor after years of tense relations mainly due to a bailout that almost led to a Grexit. Speaking to EURACTIV.com on condition of anonymity, a Greek former minister explained...

Ever since the resignation of Sebastian Kurz as Chancellor of Austria, and his replacement with Alexander Schallenberg, the opposition has claimed that Kurz will continue to act as a ‘shadow chancellor’ and will pull the strings behind the scenes. However,...

Post-communist democracies like Hungary and Poland are more politically vulnerable and exploitable,Czech law expert and Cardiff University professor Jiří Přibáň has said. “In Western democracies, the state and democratic institutions have been so far able to absorb the wave of...

The United States has made it clear that its partnership with Montenegro is with the state, not with any political party, US Western Balkans Envoy Gabriel Escobar said. Escobar said that Montenegro saw a significant change in August last year,...

The Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, and the French-British fishing boat spat were some of the topics on the agenda when EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton began a two-day visit to Paris on Thursday (28 October).

Poland must undo its new disciplinary system for judges to unlock access to billions of euros of European Union aid aimed at helping revive economic growth after the coronavirus pandemic, the bloc's chief executive said on Thursday (28 October).

The government’s draft budget revision for 2021 raises the general government budget deficit from the previously estimated 3.8% to 4.5%. It also foresees a 3 billion kuna (€400 million) rise in revenue and a 6 billion kuna (€800 million) rise...

The friendship between China and Serbia is stable and unbreakable, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a joint news conference on Thursday after meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. China “is proud to have such a genuine and good friend” like...

The Slovenian presidency of the EU Council and negotiators of the European Parliament have reached a temporary agreement on an enhanced role of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in preparedness for crises.

EV batteries are critical to achieving the EU´s climate change targets. Europe has therefore set itself the ambitious goal of establishing - within a very short time frame - a complete and competitive electric vehicle battery value chain.

EU finance ministers greenlighted Romania’s recovery and resilience plan, opening the door for the disbursement of about €3.8 billion by the end of the year. “Romania will get a strong inflow of EU funds from this plan, which gives a...