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European rules that dictate how waste materials can be transported within, into and out of the EU are due an update. Industrial players insist that a review cannot come quickly enough, as the current laws are an obstacle to green policies like recycling.

Reduced travel, industrial activity and electricity generation during COVID-19 has meant global emissions fell by up to 7% in 2020, but the impact of COVID-19 will be negligible without a green recovery, according to the United Nations.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish state-owned oil company announcing it is ready to acquire 20 regional newspapers, French prosecutors requesting high prison sentences for the alleged suspects in the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, and so much more.

Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović has said in an interview with BETA that he has no communication or business relation with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić, dismissing allegations that the EU has let him go “down the drain.” Đukanović commented on...

Conditions for opening new chapters in EU membership negotiations with Serbia have not been met, the EU Council of Ministers has concluded, as there was little progress on democracy, press freedom and an independent judicial system, said German Europe Minister...

Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) face difficulties when exercising their rights, said Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman, adding that there is some “sort of institutional violence” whereby Croats are being denied legitimate political representation and face other negative...

The security strategy and defence strategy drafted by Slovakia’s foreign and defence ministries – which had been blocked under the previous coalition by Slovak National Party (SNS) due to the tougher wording on Russia – obtained the green light from...

Athens has toned down its ambitions for EU sanctions against Turkey at a summit on 10 December as other EU partners remain divided over the issue. Although EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Tuesday all options are on the table,...

The resolution of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) due to be voted on Wednesday by the Senate was deemed “satisfactory” by all groups save for the party of former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Italy Alive, which wants to hear from...

Nordic companies face a strategic dilemma and a big decision: join forces with the tech giant and the world’s largest retailer Amazon or fight back with everything they can. Already at the end of October, the US company asserted its...

The Irish cabinet has been briefed on contingency measures that will need to be put in place should the EU and the UK fail to secure a free trade agreement in the coming days. The plans include measures to ensure...

EU citizens should be aware of all necessary information related to the upcoming COVID-19 vaccines in order to ensure transparency and build trust in the vaccine, an EU spokesperson has told EURACTIV. According to available data compiled by the EURACTIV network, however, the level of transparency will vary across the bloc.

The UK plans to issue tech giants customised regulatory rules, as part of a plan to overhaul competition rules for the tech sector. Read also: UK scraps plan to break Withdrawal Agreement after cutting deal with EU The plan set...

Sentences ranging from five years in prison to life imprisonment were requested Tuesday by prosecutors against the 14 defendants tried at the Paris court in the trial of the terrorist attacks of January 2015 that targeted the Charlie Hebdo magazine,...

The European Union may need to hold an extra summit to secure agreement on its planned economic recovery fund and budget, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday (8 December).

After pushing the vote for a week amid disputes in the governing coalition, Saxony-Anhalt leader Reiner Haseloff (CDU) withdrew a bill that would increase by 0.86 euro cents the licence fee, which supports public broadcasting services – simultaneously ending the...

Polish state-owned oil company Orlen will take over 20 of Poland’s leading regional newspapers, Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek announced on Monday – something the government’s critics have long seen as a key element in the ruling camp’s plan to further...

The scope of online platforms that will come under new regulatory prohibitions as part of the  European Commission's forthcoming Digital Markets Act (DMA) will be narrowly targeted to a set of 'big operators,' the EU executive has revealed.

The worldwide effort to prevent Earth from becoming an unlivable hothouse is in the grips of "net zero" fever.

The Dutch government is presenting €58.5 million to combat loneliness in young people and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the country’s ministry of health announced on Monday. According to The Hague, young people are now able to do...