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logos has created an organisational chart for each of the top EU priorities – Green Deal, Digital Age, and People Centre Economy – of the von der Leyen commission. For each institution – Commission, Parliament, and Council (including its rotating...

Milan Škornjak from the village of Strašnik, 10 kilometres away from the devastated city of Glina, had been trying to alert government officials that his reconstructed house had not met construction and safety standards for 20 years. Unfortunately, the earthquake,...

Julian Assange is “free to return home” to Australia once legal challenges against him are dealt with, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, after a UK court denied a request to extradite the Wikileaks founder to the United States.

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has more than enough on his plate as he deals with a raging coronavirus pandemic, but also faces the more immediate challenge of staying in office.

The coffee, tea and cocoa consumed in the European Union and even inside the European Commission buildings are produced with slave and child labour, writes Fernando Morales-de la Cruz.

Despite the narrative about Central and Eastern European countries endangering EU unity on China, the hasty conclusion of an investment agreement with Beijing shows that the Franco-German alliance is a bigger obstacle to a united response to challenges posed by China, writes Matej Šimalčík.

The French government, under pressure for lagging behind EU neighbours in rolling out Covid vaccinations, promised on Tuesday (5 January) to dispense jabs much more quickly and catch up.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is not to be extradited to the US, a London court decided on Monday. The judge based her ruling on concerns that the 49-year-old could commit suicide if convicted of espionage in the US. The debate in Europe's media focuses on the question of whether Assange's actions were covered by press freedom.

After almost seven years of deadlock, the EU's negotiations with China on an investment agreement were concluded at the turn of the year. The deal gives Europe's companies easier access to the world's largest and fastest-growing market. Increased cooperation with China was a primary concern of the German EU presidency - but is likely to displease the new US administration. Many commentators are also disgruntled.