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Romania’s GDP grew by 1.3% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate of the country’s statistics institute INS. The statistics institute also revised downwards its figures for the economic growth in the first...

Bulgarian defence ministry says the Netherlands is only offering to train Bulgarian pilots despite media reports the Hague was considering transferring F-16 aircrafts to NATO allies in Eastern Europe if they agreed to provide their MiG-29s to Ukraine. Last week,...

The price of electricity will be capped at €199 per megawatt hour and at €99 per MWh for gas, Finance Minister Igor Matovič decided together with municipalities following discussions for next year’s budget.

The rejection of the EU’s joint loan for Ukraine reinforces critical voices in the EU against Hungary, Czech European Affairs Minister Mikuláš Bek said on Tuesday. On Friday, Bek – as the minister of the EU presidency state – will...

Spain has the capacity to train 2,400 Ukrainian soldiers a year in the framework of the recently approved EU mission, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Tuesday. “We are making an offer of a total of 400 soldiers (trained)...

The European Union's banking, securities and insurance watchdogs launched a joint public consultation on Tuesday (15 November) to help them better understand 'greenwashing' as billions of euros flow into investments that tout their sustainability credentials.

According to the latest list of contenders, a record number of 24 parties aim to enter the 200-seat unicameral parliament in the April 2023 elections. In the 2019 elections, candidates from 19 parties were running for parliament, meaning five more...

Widespread bans will be introduced on gambling advertisements, with violations incurring possible prison sentences, following new legislation approved by the Irish government on Tuesday. Under the new regulation, advertisements for gambling, online or on TV, will be banned between 5:30...

Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra and his delegation hid in a bomb shelter for about three hours as air raid sirens went off and missiles destroyed electrical infrastructure in Kyiv on Tuesday. Following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro...

Residence permits will be issued to seven female Afghan handball players seeking refuge in Pakistan after fleeing the Taliban regime, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced Tuesday. After being questioned by French Communist party MP Soumya Bourouaha, Darmanin said France...

The German army removed a soldier from the EU’s EUMM mission in Georgia following reports he supports Russian President Vladimir Putin and sees Moscow as blameless for the war in Ukraine. According to investigations published by regional broadcaster SWR on...

Slovenia has secured natural gas from Algeria that will cover a third of the country’s needs for the next three years under an agreement signed by Geoplin, Slovenia’s largest energy trader, and Algerian state-owned energy firm Sonatrach.

The world’s energy sector needs to be reformed to prevent countries from using energy as a weapon, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said at the G20 summit in Bali.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has played down prospects of reaching a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol just days after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that there was a new ‘window of opportunity’ to conclude talks. Appearing before the...

Leading conservative Austrian politicians have called to make it harder for economic migrants to seek asylum, causing outrage across the political spectrum. Refugees and asylum seekers are back on the political agenda in Vienna, as the number of those entering...

Two people were killed after a missile hit Polish territory in the village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday (15 November), marking the first explosion on NATO members' soil since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

It will be hard for the EU to solve its 'demographic problem' with the absence of legal migration, EU Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica told EURACTIV in a video interview on the day the global population reached 8 billion.

Member states once again blocked the Commission's proposal to extend the marketing authorisation of the herbicide glyphosate for another year, but the EU executive is set to still approve an interim renewal before mid-December.

The Mediterranean is one of the regions most affected by climate change, with an intensification of heat waves, wildfires, floods, droughts and water shortages. In this special report, EURACTIV looks at the initiatives taken by the region to tackle the challenge.

With ever-increasing numbers of tourists visiting the region, Mediterranean countries are coming under growing pressure to tackle the related environmental impacts, including air and water pollution.