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"I don't see a contradiction between high environmental standards and competitiveness," European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall told Euractiv.

Half of those facing energy poverty had jobs, the European Trade Union Confederation found.

In this episode, Euractiv’s editor-in-chief Matthew Karnitschnig and German bureau chief Nick Alipour sat down to comment on the election outcome and discuss what Germany's future government will look like.

The trip is an effort to temper transatlantic tech tensions, but it is not clear that America's politicians want to talk.

Friedrich Merz's Germany could see nuclear unleashed.

Early returns point to a three-party coalition led by Friedrich Merz.

The new rules would allow 125 tonnes of CO2, in the form of the world's dirtiest steel from India, to enter the EU without incurring carbon tariffs.

The victory clears the way for Friedrich Merz to become Germany’s next chancellor.

“If you need me to leave this chair, I am ready to do that, and I also can exchange it for NATO membership for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy told reporters on Sunday.

A coalition is building within the EPP, Europe’s dominant political family, to field a challenger to Weber as president at the party’s next congress at the end of April.

Learn the latest results of the German election 2025 according to exit polls, projections and the Federal Returning Officer.

''2025 is the year of victory for Hungary'', Orbán declared.

US to ask the UN Security Council to vote on a brief resolution calling for a "swift end" to the war in Ukraine on Monday that omits mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia.

White House: ''Regulations that dictate how American companies interact with consumers in the European Union, like the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act, will face scrutiny from the Administration.''

In an interview with Euractiv, long-time Brussels insider Klaus Welle says German Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz will push for strong EU-US relations but with “fairness”.

The ads contained calls for the imprisonment and gassing of immigrants, burning of mosques with dehumanising speech, and equated immigrants to animals and pathogens.

Poland is recording at least three times more flu cases than a year ago. Since the start of the flu season in September, an estimated 1,000 people have died due to influenza and its complications.

If Europe was looking for a Zeitenwende, Trump delivered them one this week.

Goldman Sachs estimates that a “limited truce” would boost the euro area’s GDP by 0.2%, while a genuine, lasting peace would boost output by 0.5%. Are they right?

Environmental and ethical impact remains the least important factor for consumers in choosing a fish product.