European Union

The United States supports efforts by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to get Ukrainian grain back into the international marketplace amid the war, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday (16 May).

“If there was such a mess with Russia’s oil, imagine what would happen with a proposal to ban gas”, an EU diplomat told EURACTIV after the end of the EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday. “The 7th package of sanctions...

Albania is confident it can reach the European Green Deal target of 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 without negatively impacting farmers or consumers during the transition, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Frida Krifca said. Krifca represented Albania at...

A Bulgarian court on Monday (16 May) ordered city hall authorities in the capital Sofia to issue a birth certificate to the stateless baby of a same-sex couple from Bulgaria and Gibraltar.

The Western Balkan country was seeing secessionist steps taken by one of its two entities and the status of the EU candidate could be “its last chance,” said Bosnia’s Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovi, painting a gloomy picture of her deeply...

In addition to energy savings, import diversification and renewables, Europe should also look inwards to secure its energy supply.

Dozens of Schools, a public building in downtown Belgrade, and the airport in the southern city of Niš were evacuated following bomb threats on Monday morning. On Monday morning (16 May), over 100 schools in the Serbian capital received notifications...

Slovenia’s incoming leftist government plans a break from the foreign policy pursued by the current conservative government, according to a coalition agreement finalised by the three prospective coalition partners over the weekend. The coalition partners announced that they would repair...

Romania’s government should introduce several fiscal changes by the end of this month so they can be taken into account for next year’s budget, Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the Socialist Party PSD, said on Monday. Ciolacu, the lower parliament...

Gazprom decided not to renew its capacity share via the Yamal gas pipeline that runs through Poland nor the capacity transit via Slovakia for June, Czech press agency ČTK reported based on their findings of the results of an energy...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was reelected by the country’s legislature for a fourth consecutive term on Monday amid social media backlash for EU leaders’ congratulations. “We are plagued by economic woes, war, Europe’s intellectual weakness and Brussels’ political delusion...

The European Commission has confirmed how European Union companies can pay for Russian gas without breaching the bloc's sanctions against Russia, in updated guidance on the issue seen by Reuters.

The Polish government has reached an agreement with the EU over the national Recovery Plan, paving the way for Poland to finally obtain money from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced. During his visit...

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos I expressed his will to return to his homeland by the end of May, sources close to the ex-monarch told Spanish private radio station Onda Cero on Monday. According to the sources, the former monarch,...

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday (16 May) it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment.

The number of cyberattacks in Lithuania increased significantly at the end of February following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the first quarter of 2022, Lithuania recorded 1,020 cyberattacks compared to the 981 the country registered in the previous year. Overall...

It is “unacceptable” that an executive should be prevented from forming in Northern Ireland, said Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Monday, as the leader of Sinn Fein, which won the recent elections, visited Dublin. Michelle O’Neill, leader of Sinn Féin...

The Dutch may have to lockdown again in autumn as the government has not prepared an effective strategy in case another COVID-19 wave hits the country, Dutch media NOS reports. Another lockdown may be in order in autumn as the government...

Entering Austria no longer requires proof of vaccination, recovery passes, or testing after all COVID-19-related entry requirements were dropped from Monday. Provided there is no extension or change, these measures, presented by the health ministry Friday evening (13 May), should...

Germany’s three-party coalition struggled to regain composure on Monday after two governing parties faced crushing losses in an important state election on Sunday. In the regional election of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday (15 May), Chancellor Olaf...