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Keir Starmer, who opposed Brexit, has been elected as the new leader of the Labour Party and thus of the opposition in the UK. The party suffered a historic defeat in the December general election under his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn. Will a more pragmatic Labour leader be able to shake up British politics in these times of the coronavirus crisis?

The hitman who assasinated Slovakian investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée two years ago has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. He had confessed to the crime and given the contractor's name. Another court case against this suspect has been suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. Slovakian media explain why the shooter wasn't sentenced to life in prison.

Agriculture sherpas rubber-stamped a partial negotiating mandate to discuss with MEPs the transition period that will allow EU farming subsidies to flow even without an agreement on post-2020 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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Miroslav Marcek has been sentenced to 23 years in jail for killing Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée. Both were shot dead in early 2018. Kuciak was working at news media outlet aktuality.sk, where he was probing links between corrupt businessmen in Slovakia, EU subsidy and VAT fraud, Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia and ties to Slovak politicians.

As some online vendors exploit fears around the coronavirus outbreak to peddle fake cures or hike prices, the EU is taking action.

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As some online vendors exploit fears around the coronavirus outbreak to peddle fake cures or hike prices, the EU is taking action.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

The European Commission should make its future pandemic recovery plan conditional on commitments to the green transition, says Bendt Bendtsen, a former MEP who is now leading a Danish interest group lobbying for energy efficiency.

The strain imposed on Europe's economy as a result of the coronavirus outbreak highlights the importance of agreeing on a global framework for digital taxation, the EU's Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni has said.

The Faroe Islands has managed to test nearly 10% of its population for coronavirus and no one has died from the disease so far. Its virus strategy was undoubtedly helped by its remote location but the main reason for the rapid response is a surprising one: the humble salmon.

Airlines are putting pressure on the UN to make it easier for them to curb emissions in the 2020s, as the industry reels from the collapse of air travel because of the coronavirus. EURACTIV's partner Climate Home News reports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about German minister Maas and Scholz calling for greater solidarity, Romania extending its state of emergency and so much more.

Members of Serbian NGO Women in Black (Zene u crnom) commemorated on Monday the siege of Sarajevo on its 28th anniversary, N1 reported.  “The siege of Sarajevo by Serb armed formations came after Bosnia’s recognition as an independent country, on...

Farmers association COPA-COGECA has backed the further postponement and debut of the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, due to mounting pressures faced by farmers over the COVID-19 outbreak, but this stance has been heavily criticised.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is playing the Chinese card as part of his political tactics to extract more from Serbia’s western partners, Atlantic Council research fellow Dimitar Bechev told RFE on Monday. “Vučić is saying what the people in Serbia...