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Russian products under EU embargo are still flowing into EU countries, Czech investigative journalists revealed in Seznam Zpravy. The story shows gaps in the enforcement of EU sanctions. The investigative reporter went undercover as a businessman interested in Russian timber...

Ireland’s hospitals are struggling to cope with the ‘perfect storm’ of COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) patients, resulting in widespread overcrowding and lengthy delays. Hospital waiting times have been a growing area of concern in recent weeks, reaching...

The Dutch population increased by nearly 227,000 in 2022, bringing the total to over 17.8 million, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The increase was nearly double 2021 when there were about 115,000 additional inhabitants. According to CBS, the main factor...

Green Vice-Chancellor and Climate Minister Robert Habeck launched a thinly-veiled attack on liberal FDP Transport Minister Volker Wissing after newly published data showed the country is not on track to meet its climate targets. Data published by the Berlin-based think...

The two decisions published on Wednesday (4 January) are a major setback for the Meta-owned social media as they risk jeopardising the company’s entire business model and come with a hefty fine.

The start of 2023 saw the EU's new agricultural policy come into force in Germany, alongside new animal husbandry rules. However, some of German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir's core projects remain in the planning phase.

The Elon Musk Twitter tussle demonstrates how regulators are struggling to come to terms with online hate speech, writes Bill Echikson.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive, even as Moscow was facing some of its biggest internal criticism of the war over a strike that killed scores of conscripts.

Republican Kevin McCarthy vowed on Tuesday (3 January) to remain in the race to be the powerful US House of Representatives speaker, hours after hardline members of his party repeatedly blocked his bid to lead their brand-new majority.

Germany's carbon dioxide emissions held steady last year, jeopardising the country's climate targets as higher use of oil and coal offset lower energy consumption and record renewables output, data from climate think tank Agora Energiewende showed.

There seems to be little respite in store for the European Union after the rollercoaster that was 2022. In this special report, EURACTIV looks at what lies ahead when it comes to EU policy and politics in 2023 - the last full year for the current European Commission and Parliament before the next election in spring 2024.

The French foreign ministry on Tuesday (3 January) said it had received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the departure of Frances's ambassador from Burkina Faso - a move the ministry called "not standard practice."

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday (4 January) blamed the illegal use of mobile phones by its soldiers for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that it said killed 89 servicemen, raising the reported death toll significantly.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about a Black Eyed Peas performance potentially threatening the Polish government coalition, Finnish citizens wanting right-wing policies with a social democratic twist, and so much more.

Britain said on Tuesday (3 January) it was committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024, dismissing a report by Berlin-based Table.Media that British delays had prompted the German defence ministry to look into extending its leadership beyond 2023.

The decision came following a EURACTIV report which shook Greece’s political scene after it was found that another politician and journalist were under surveillance.

KFOR, the international NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, carried out several operations to remove the remaining blockades in north Kosovo following weeks of tensions with neighbouring Serbia. The situation in the north of Kosovo has deteriorated in the last month...

A 13-year deal for the transit of 1.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from Turkey to Bulgaria was signed by state gas company Bulgargaz and Turkish state energy company BOTAS on Tuesday. The agreement was signed by...

Israel's new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday (3 January), a site also revered by Jews, angering the Palestinians and drawing a slew of condemnations.

Despite a Commission proposal to remove obstacles to LGBTQ+ families’ freedom of movement across member states, experts said such efforts are likely to continue clashing with EU countries' 'national identity'.