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The interinstitutional negotiations on the EU Data Act are at a critical stage, with fundamental aspects such as data-sharing and trade secrets still on the table.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama held talks with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the European Community Summit in Moldova, in which he demanded an end to the current situation...

The Christian Democrats are pushing for the right of healthcare workers to refuse to carry out abortions amid the now five-week-long government talks, Hufvudstadsbladet reported on Thursday. The Christian Democrats, currently in government talks with the National Coalition Party, the...

Right-wing leaders across the EU welcomed the consolidation of the far-right party Vox (ECR) in Spain’s recent elections, while the conservative governing coalition in Italy stressed the need to close ranks among the European right-wing spectrum. One of the biggest...

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he would call new elections in the north of Kosovo following a phonecall with United States Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer on Thursday and after increased EU member state pressure. The call comes...

Electricity producer Slovenské elektrárne recorded the second-highest loss for a Slovak company in a decade and is suing the state for making it sell at a loss to customers. Slovakia’s biggest electricity producer, Slovenské elektrárne, ended their 2022 yearly accounts...

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS, ECR) said the absence of formal conclusions allowed European politicians to debate openly at Thursday’s European Political Community summit in Moldova. Fiala said the summit in Moldova confirmed that the European Political Community is...

Icelandic Transport Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is not impressed by the European Commission’s proposal to harmonise driving licence requirements in EU and EEA states, as this would set the age limit at 18, the minister said Thursday. The proposals were...

European Parliament lawmakers say they have reached a compromise deal on European Union plans to restore damaged natural ecosystems, even after the biggest group walked out of negotiations.

BRICS foreign ministers on Thursday (1 June) asserted their bloc's ambition to rival Western powers but their talks in South Africa were overshadowed by questions over whether Russia's president would be arrested if he attended a summit in August.

Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel criticised his Belgian counterpart’s call to put a halt to enacting new EU climate laws to ease the burden on companies at the Second European Political Community Summit in Moldova.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s party (VVD/Renew) members are growing impatient about the lack of a harsher migration policy, with some even being willing to accept a fall of the current cabinet. The party is set to hold a congress on...

The war in Ukraine must stop before the country can join the NATO military alliance, said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the Second European Political Community summit in Moldova on Thursday. The European Political Community (EPC) is a...

The German Defence Ministry is mulling a revision of current military staffing targets set by the previous government as it believes it may not reach them despite the current three-way government’s pledge to ramp up investment. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius...

Bulgaria is set to end the two-and-a-half-year-long political crisis, as negotiations between GERB and the coalition “We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria” (PP-DB) could result in forming a government which will be voted on by parliament next week. Talks...

The US Senate on Thursday (1 June) passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been a first-ever default.

Poland will not join the new COVID-19 vaccine deal negotiated by the EU on behalf of the member states, according to Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, who called Pfizer’s demand for payments for the undelivered doses outrageous. The EU Commission...

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party formed a special relationship with the Russian regime as both parties gradually got closer on policy, geopolitics and values, according to a parliamentary report set to be published on Monday. The committee of enquiry into...

The Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has called on its government to defend Hungary after EU lawmakers in the European Parliament questioned Hungary’s ability to run the EU Council presidency despite lawmakers from all other Austrian parties, including in government,...

The United States is seeking to secure supplies of TNT in Japan for 155mm artillery shells, as Washington rushes weapons and ammunition to Ukraine for a counteroffensive against Russian forces, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.