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As the incentives of customs authorities and public prosecutors are not fully aligned, efforts will have to be made to improve collaboration to fight smuggling and illicit trade, Professor Vanessa Franssen from the University of Liège argued during a EURACTIV round table debate.

Sweden could still become a NATO member before next week's Vilnius summit, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday (6 July), following another round of talks to try to overcome Turkish objections holding up Stockholm's membership bid.

Political groups in the European Parliament are preparing their final push on the embattled EU Nature Restoration Law ahead of a decisive vote on Wednesday (12 July), with the right doubling down on its opposition and supporters attempting to win more votes.

On a one-day visit to Sofia on Thursday (6 July), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy entered into a direct clash with the pro-Russian narrative of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who said that Ukraine was shying away from a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could decide next week on whether to accept an arrangement that would finally see the UK obtain access to the €95 billion Horizon Europe research and development funding programme after two and a half years of delays.

What is behind Russia and Ukraine’s unprecedented mutual accusations over a possible explosion at the nuclear power plant of Zaporizhzhia – and the threat it would pose to Europe? The 1986 accident at the nuclear power plant of Chernobyl, also...

The caps on market revenues for the generation of electricity from inframarginal technologies introduced during the energy crisis as emergency measures have been implemented in different ways across members states which creates distortions and could delay investments necessary for the energy transition.

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded, where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, Eleonora Vasques reports from the Ocean Viking close...

The main contention points in the European Parliament's debate about an EU broadband law are how to deal with tower companies and the rules for permits, while divisions over the senders-pay principle loom in the background.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Italy is the only eurozone country that has not yet ratified the reformed European Stability Mechanism (ESM), voting to postpone the parliamentary debate on its -unavoidable –...

Central and Latin American countries threw cold water on the EU's efforts to rally the continent's support for Ukraine and called for colonial reparations in a counter-proposal of an upcoming EU summit draft declaration, seen by EURACTIV.

The French Senate published a highly-critical report on TikTok’s “strategic influence” in France on Thursday (6 July), making the case that the social media platform may amount to a “national security threat” and a ban should be considered.

The French government said on Thursday (6 July) that EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders had "no competence" to comment on policing in France, criticising his stance.

The European Commission proposed to adapt some outdated laws on seeds, trees, and other plant reproductive material to the goals of the EU's flagship environmental policy, the Green Deal.

The proposed reform of Germany's competition law, which expands the scope and powers of its national competition authority, could become a model for the EU, economy state secretary Sven Giegold (Greens) said.

In its long-awaited verdict on the risk posed by the divisive herbicide glyphosate, EU food safety authority EFSA has found 'no critical areas of concern,' although it said data gaps did not allow conclusions on certain aspects.

The EU executive’s strategy for shaping the metaverse and the next generation of the internet centres on existing programmes and statements of intent on new ‘toolboxes’ and partnerships, according to an early draft seen by EURACTIV.

A new European Court of Auditors report shows the risks of relying only on electric vehicles for the future of road transport. As EU Biofuels Chain members write, Europe needs to be more open to a range of technologies.

Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austria steps up its defence of long-standing ties with Moscow.

A coalition of parliamentarians from the main political groups called on European Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola to stop using Google’s advertising services over reports the money could be used to fuel Russia’s propaganda. The letter was sent to the head...