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The European biofuels industry has hit back at allegations that it is driving deforestation in the Amazon, arguing that soy imported into the bloc for biofuels must undergo checks to ensure it is not contributing to habitat destruction.

Migration has become the first hot-button issue for Rome’s new right-wing government, pitting Western Europe’s powerhouses France and Germany against Italy’s far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose hardline stance on NGO rescue ships is supported by other East Mediterranean reception...

After Albanians demonstrated in London on Saturday against xenophobia from the British government and media, Albanian politicians in Tirana rallied in force to pay their respects at a joint British-German Remembrance Sunday service in the capital. At the end of...

A decision on Kosovo visa liberalisation for the EU has been moved from 1 November 2023 to the end of that year amid undecided member states. The Czech Presidency of the EU has drawn up a draft decision for visa...

Violent treatment of migrants at Croatia’s border has decreased, but police still resort to illegal pushbacks, and this is only likely to get worse once the country joins the Schengen area next year, said an official from a leading human...

The annual inflation rate was at 15.32% in October, a slight drop from 15.88% in September, but consumer prices continue to rise and are expected to continue doing so until the end of the year. In October, prices were 1.3%...

The European Commission published its proposed EU battery regulation in December 2020. After almost two years of discussion, the EU institutions are now in the final stages of negotiating the details. It could be adopted in December 2022, with entry...

The Velvet revolution – which overthrew the communist regime – is viewed favourably by less than half of Slovaks, a new survey conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs found. The Czechoslovak Velvet revolution in November 1989 overthrew the communist...

New EU rules on treating urban wastewater, proposed by the European Commission last month are too ambitions for Polish municipalities, which point to the country’s ongoing issues with wastewater treatment. The new directive was proposed by the Commission last month...

The government formally requested a third disbursement of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, worth €6 billion, making Spain the first member state to do so. This request places Spain “as the most advanced country in the deployment of the funds,”...

German federal police have warned their nation's delegation at the COP27 environmental summit in Egypt that its members may be subject to spying by Egyptian security agents, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

Dublin has welcomed a new subsea telecoms cable connecting Ireland with Iceland after the project was completed on Friday. The project is part of a broader strategy from Dublin to make Ireland a “Gateway to Europe” regarding these cables by...

The Democrats 66 (D66), a coalition member, wants the Netherlands to promote abortion as a right on an international scale. According to D66 MPs Sjoerd Sjoerdsma and Wieke Paulusma, women across Europe should have the right to safe and accessible...

According to the European Commission, Belgium will have the largest budget deficit in the Eurozone over the next two years. Belgium would also be the only member of the Eurozone with debt above 100% of GDP to face a debt...

As EU countries, including Germany and France, look to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), pressure on the Austrian government to follow suit is growing.

President Emmanuel Macron defended his efforts to fight climate change to Internet users on Sunday following a Twitter invitation for users to ask questions last week.

Political newcomer Nataša Pirc Musar, a left-liberal lawyer and former data protection commissioner, has been elected president, making her the first woman to hold the position in Slovenia. Pirc Musar defeated conservative MP Anže Logar with nearly 54% of the...

While the number of people willing to accept refugees rose between May to October, willingness to send military aid to Ukraine has slightly decreased, an opinion poll by Kantar CZ agency for Czech Television showed. The willingness to accept Ukrainian...

Finland’s five-party government risks falling into disarray due to mistrust between the two main parties, the social democrats and the Centre Party and a disagreement over indigenous rights. After surviving a row over the EU nature restoration regulation, the latest...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes and killing civilians in Kherson, parts of which were retaken by Ukraine's army last week after Russia pulled out.