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Say 'media freedom in the EU', and chances are you will think of Poland or Hungary and their rows with Brussels. But Greece has recently passed a draconian media law that should put the country on the Commission's radar. Except no one really talks about it.

As the European Commission is due to present a new proposal next month on how to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Beeban Kidron strikes a more cautious tone, warning the terms of the ongoing policy debate in the EU are not the right ones.

European Council President Charles Michel urged the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday (16 November) to call a “full ceasefire” after new border clashes erupted between the old foes. Michel said he had spoken to President Ilham Aliyev of...

Projects meant to give power to EU city dwellers risk being reduced to a 'box-ticking' exercise unless municipal leaders can convince as many of their constituents as possible to participate.

Germany's energy regulator has suspended the approval process for a major new pipeline bringing Russian gas into Europe, throwing up a new roadblock to the contentious project and driving up regional gas prices.

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is still lacking visibility and use, especially within the EU member states, according to Michael O'Flaherty, director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), who addressed EU lawmakers on Monday (15 November).

On Monday (November 15) a group of activists gathered in front of the European Parliament in Brussels to protest against production of bioenergy in Europe by burning wood.

Parliament want to better protect Europeans and businesses against growing cyber threats. Learn more in our interview with MEP Bart Groothuis.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Parliament want to better protect Europeans and businesses against growing cyber threats. Learn more in our interview with MEP Bart Groothuis.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The EU foreign ministers have agreed on new sanctions against Belarus. Airlines and travel agencies will face penalties if they transport migrants who are instrumentalised for political purposes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has also had a phone conversation with Belarus's unrecognised leader Alexander Lukashenka. Can this defuse the dramatic situation at the border?

The anti-graft party We Continue the Change, which was only founded in September, has won Bulgaria's third parliamentary election in 2021 with around 25 percent of the vote. Its leading candidate Kiril Petkov made a name for himself as economy minister in the caretaker government with his crackdown on corruption. Commentators see clear signs of change.