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G7 finance ministers gather in Italy on Thursday (23 May) for a three-day meeting dominated by plans to use Russian assets to help Ukraine, as well as new sanctions on Moscow and the commercial threat posed by China.

The FIA European Bureau presents a comprehensive Manifesto for the future of mobility, addressing critical challenges and outlining pathways to accessible, sustainable, and safe transportation for all Europeans.

The Orka farmers' movement in Poland has ended its 10-day hunger strike and protest against the European Green Deal after meeting with President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday.

Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani are increasingly at loggerheads over their visions for Europe, as both are part of the same ruling coalition in Italy, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but belong to rival groups in Brussels – the ID and the EPP.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has no plans to suspend the ruling coalition’s cooperation with the far-right Sweden Democrats in the wake of heated parliamentary debates over the far-right troll farms scandal.

Spain should cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes committed during the war on Gaza, Sumar leader and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz said on Wednesday (22 May).

French President Emmanuel Macron and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire have announced several initiatives to bolster artificial intelligence in France and Europe, saying the bloc “must learn to innovate before regulating”.

A Uyghur organisation said members of the ethnic group in France face "intimidation and harassment" amounting to "repression" by the Chinese state in a legal complaint filed Wednesday (22 May).

Portugal’s government remains committed to recognising Palestine as a state but is seeking the broadest possible consensus among EU members, according to sources in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry.

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Candidates across the political spectrum are meeting twice this week to confront their adversaries and share their vision for Europe. What did they have to say about the state of the EU economy?

With the EU elections approaching fast, member states have started to game out who they will send as their national Commissioner to Brussels, Euractiv takes a closer look at the rumour mill around the candidates, and the portfolio wishes across...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced today Wednesday (22 May), that he will go to the polls on 4 July, after his party The Conservative and Unionist Party (ECR), had been in power for 14 years, 

Weimar Triangle countries Germany, France, and Poland agreed to make "speaking and acting with one voice" regarding the bloc's foreign policy a joint priority after the European elections.

.The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) received ten countries' signatures for its Zero Debris Charter, dealing with 'space junk' orbiting Earth, amid mounting concerns over increasingly overcrowded outer space.

In a compromise text seen by Euractiv, which will be discussed until Thursday (23 May), the Belgian presidency of the EU Council aims to overcome the main obstacle for EU countries to reach a common position on the controversial rules on last-generation biotech crops.

Two European companies were selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) to develop a re-entry cargo spaceship and alleviate Europe's struggle to access space independently.

It's a face-off that could shake up the French political landscape. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will take on the up-and-coming president of the Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, in a televised debate on the national TV channel France 2 on Thursday (23 May).

Greg Rossi discusses the imperative to address cancer in Europe with early detection, precision medicine and equitable access. Stressing the need for urgent action to make cancer a manageable condition, highlighting disparities and the importance of innovation.

A Russian defence ministry proposal to revise Russia’s maritime border in the eastern Baltic Sea created concern among NATO’s Northern members on Wednesday (22 May).