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A report published by the European Commission's research body on Monday (24 June) found that there is no 'East-West food quality discrimination in Europe'. It said there was no consistent geographical pattern in the use of same or similar packaging for products with different compositions.

The debate within the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) over the next European Commission boss has heated up following the last EU Council, in which EPP Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber did not ensure a majority.

Only days after the NATO-led maritime manoeuvre BALTOPS (Baltic Operations) tested the waters in the Baltic Sea region, Northern Group defence ministers met on Tuesday (25 June) in Berlin in an attempt to deepen their cooperation. The so-called Northern Group...

Who are those ready to forgive Russia thousands of killed Ukrainians and millions of internally displaced persons, and pardon Moscow for the occupation of 7% of Ukraine’s territory, Mykola Tochytskyi asks in this exclusive opinion piece.

While the current trajectory of public finances in France worries the French court of auditors, the Council for Economic Analysis recommends drastic fiscal measures, including the removal of harmful taxes and providing some tax relief. EURACTIV France reports.

The Council of Europe has restored the Russian delegation's voting rights at its Parliamentary Assembly. Russia's rights were removed following its annexation of Crimean in 2014. Ukraine fiercely opposed the decision, as did some Baltic states. Was the resolution a good move?

At a conference in Bahrain Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has presented a 50-billion-dollar plan to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The programme is to be financed by rich Gulf states, among others. Representatives of the Palestinians stayed away from the conference and called for a political solution to the Middle East conflict. For this and other reasons observers are sceptical that the plan can succeed.

Opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has won the repeat mayoral election in Istanbul, beating out AKP candidate Binali Yıldırım by a substantial margin. His victory is all the more remarkable given that it was Erdoğan's conservative AKP which had pushed for a rerun of the vote. Observers discuss what can be expected of rivals İmamoğlu and Erdoğan.

Three opposition parties want to rout Hungary's ruling Fidesz party from Budapest's city hall in municipal elections this autumn. Budapest residents have until today, Wednesday, to choose between representatives of the three parties in a primary. How much sense does this opposition tactic make?