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Europe's new climate legislation must focus on renovating its inefficient buildings and lifting millions of people out of energy poverty, but that is only possible if the EU works together with local governments, writes Emil Boc.

Croatia's plan to put famous inventor Nikola Tesla on its euro coins has sparked criticism in Serbia, whose central bank said Monday (26 July) it would take the issue to the EU.

Up to 9 in 10 hate crimes and attacks in the EU still go unreported because victims face difficulty reporting them, do not trust the police and believe that nothing would change if they report it, according to a new study by the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency.

German lawmakers are making the case for tighter obligations for online platforms in the upcoming EU legislation, as they fear that it could produce weaker rules than their current national framework, EURACTIV Germany reports.

The European Union's plan to impose the world's first carbon border tax will expand climate issues into trade, both violating international principles and hurting prospects for economic growth, China said on Monday (26 July).

Spain's Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, believes that he has fulfilled the objective of his economic tour of the United States by putting Spain "on the radar" of investment funds for short- and medium-term business decisions, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. 

In today's edition of the capitals, the Czech Republic start their vaccination campaign for the homeless and former DUP leader Arlene Foster joins Nigel Farage's GB News, all thsi and much more in the capitals.

In a comment on High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko’s decision to impose a law prohibiting the denial of genocide, Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selaković said he thought Bosnia’s future was unclear. At a meeting with Republika Srpska’s...

Several EU member states have refused to recognise the India made AstraZeneca vaccine administered in Serbia earlier this year, meaning that everyone who received it will also have to present a negative COVID-19 test or stay in quarantine upon entry...

A poll of Bulgarians shows that 58.9% of approve of the caretaker government that has been in charge since May, while 28.8% expressed their disapproval, according to the latest findings of Gallup International Balkan’s monthly research programme, announced on Sunday. President...

Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer has strongly criticised the EU over its migration policy saying it has failed to deliver tangible results. Meanwhile, France has asked for increased presence of the border force Frontex in Europe’s north. EURACTIV’s Oliver Noyan...

Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, a move his foes labelled a coup that should be opposed on the street.

Slovakia’s National Council approved an amendment, allowing vaccinated citizens to avoid restrictions if the epidemiological situation in the country worsens. Despite expert suggestions, the coalition softened the original demands, incorporating freedoms to the unvaccinated. The second largest government party, right-wing...

Czech non-profit organisations, led by The Salvation Army, have begun a campaign to vaccinate the country’s homeless population against COVID-19, a programme which began in mid-July and is now expanding to other Czech cities. “In the area of the capital...

The Polish Embassy in Hungary did not sign a letter of support for Saturday’s Budapest Pride parade, making Poland one of five countries from across the EU that did not express support for Hungary’s LGBTQI+ community. On Saturday, thousands of...

30 million Italians or 56% of the population have completed vaccination against COVID-19, based on data updated on Sunday. However, there are 4.8 million over 50s and 2.7 million young people between the ages of 12 and 19 who have...

The last-minute cancellation of an award to be presented to Iasonas Apostolopoulos, a humanitarian worker who rescued migrants from the sea, at a ceremony for the anniversary of the restoration of Greece’s democracy has triggered strong reactions in Athens. Press...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff Helge Braun told leading tabloid Bild that “those who have been vaccinated will definitely have more freedom than those who have not been vaccinated,” sparking a fierce debate over civil liberties. Germany is...

The southern Belgian town of Dinant was hit by the heaviest floods in decades on Saturday (24 July) after a two-hour thunderstorm turned streets into torrential streams that washed away cars and pavements but did not kill anyone.

Britain hosts climate and environment ministers from 51 countries on Sunday (25 July) for “critical” climate talks ahead of November’s COP26 summit in Glasgow. British minister Alok Sharma, President of COP26, will lead the two-day meeting, which London said will...