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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday (20 June) that Moscow had information that Ukraine was planning to strike Russian-controlled Crimea with longer-range US and British missiles and warned Russia would retaliate if that happened.

To ensure circularity, it is critical that secondary raw materials find their way into new products with the least environmental impact. Paper recycling is already high-quality recycling, as it is recycled back into paper products. A material recycling loop is the best way forward for paper and board recycling.

The biggest group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party, has recently adopted a more aggressive approach towards key legislative proposals, upsetting some of its lawmakers and putting the balance of the EU's legislative machine at risk.

President Joe Biden said on Monday (19 June) the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real", days after denouncing Russia's deployment of such weapons in Belarus.

A new report by the European Court of Auditors throws cold water on Europe’s ambition to be the world’s global battery powerhouse, warning that the EU is at risk of losing the battery race.

The EU's 27 energy ministers could not agree on extending state aid to investments in existing nuclear assets when they met on Monday (19 June), with Germany, Austria and Luxembourg warning this will heavily benefit France and distort the EU's internal market.

This special report takes a closer look at the European Commission's proposal to review the EU's seven-year budget, the so-called multi-annual financial framework (MFF), which has come under pressure due to rising costs and emergency needs.

The EU's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), unveiled earlier this year, is a landmark piece of legislation in Europe’s journey towards a more sustainable and competitive industrial future. Despite its promising elements, the current proposal omits a component that is key to Europe's smooth transition to a greener economy and increased industrial resilience: aluminium.

The European Commission is pushing for certain kinds of gene-edited plants to be treated as conventionally produced plants, according to a leaked draft of the EU executive's upcoming proposal, garnering mixed reactions from stakeholders. 

Ukraine has shown that it is possible to rebuild during active conflict, and it is vital that post-war planning should move to an advanced stage. But this can only be a success in the context of the country’s long-term future...

With a natural agricultural potential, sound investment climate and unprecedented state measures, Kazakhstan can become a reliable partner of the European Union in enhancing regional and global food security, writes Yerbol Karashukeyev.

Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to explore the EU's Farm to Fork Strategy and learn what lies ahead for the future of food and sustainable food systems. Does the EU's Farm to Fork Strategy go far enough? What elements should be included in the proposed legislative framework for sustainable food systems (FSFS) to accelerate the transition towards sustainable food systems?

Ukraine said on 19 June that Hungary has been ignoring requests for contact with prisoners of war that Kyiv said had been secretly transferred from Russia and called the move an act of self interest on Viktor Orbán's side.

Interest rate rises set by the European Central Bank (ECB) to curb inflation will take their toll in terms of lower economic growth, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Monday (19 June).

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia planning to push for lower VAT on recycled products, Montenegro sentencing a fugitive Korean crypto king to jail, and so much more.

Monday saw two shock bombs set off near the police station in Zvecan, north Kosovo, as tensions continue to simmer and the EU issued an ultimatum to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksander Vucic to return to...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that if the three Kosovo policemen apprehended by Serbia last week are not released this week, bilateral relations between Albania and Serbia will deteriorate. “The longer these three men are kept in Serbia –...

A local court in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica sentenced on Monday international fugitive Kwon Do-hyeong, the founder of a collapsed crypto company, also known as Do Kwon, and his business associate Hon Chang Yon, to four months in prison for falsifying...

The new government is working on an emergency ordinance to cap the additional costs imposed by retailers, as Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu plans to meet with representatives of retail chains to discuss the first draft of this emergency ordinance on...

The EU's 27 energy ministers failed to reach a common position on reforming the bloc's electricity market on Monday (19 June), following disagreements over subsidies for backup coal power generation and the lifetime extension of existing nuclear power plants.