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The Greek parliament ratified a Greek-French contract to procure 18 Rafale fighter jets with extensive support from the majority and opposition, including from the centre-right New Democracy, leftist SYRIZA, socialist Movement of Change, and nationalist Hellenic Solution. Only the Greek...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told President Sergio Mattarella that he will hold a political clarification in parliament to see whether a majority of MPs still back the current executive.  While the resignations of Italy Alive ministers Teresa Bellanova and...

Dublin’s annual corporate tax revenues could fall by up to 2 billion per year if “very big changes” are agreed to the global tax architecture, but such a hit is not imminent, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Thursday. Ireland,...

Russia’s unpredictable behaviour in the Baltic region and in international politics is likely to increase in the coming decades, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid told Finnish TV-channel MTV3 in an interview on Tuesday. The Kremlin with the aid of Russian state-controlled...

Former members of the populist and nationalist Finns Party have registered an association that goes by the name of “Sinimusta” (Blue-Black), a direct and intentional reference to the far-right movement of the 1930s. The group is now starting to collect...

While the vaccination of residential care centres is currently underway, Belgium is consolidating the locations for nationwide vaccination centres, which according to government information should be ready by March. From Monday (18 January), the vaccination of hospital staff will start,...

France will adopt a 6pm nationwide curfew “for at least 15 days” as of Saturday, “tighten the conditions of entry into the national territory and strengthen border controls,” Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday evening while listing France’s new...

EU rules do not prohibit the Hungarian government from ordering the Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine, the European Commission representation in Hungary said in a press statement.  Hungary’s government has “practically” reached a deal with China’s Sinopharm to buy its coronavirus...

The lockdown decreed by Portugal and the various coronavirus restrictions across EU member states reinforce the scenario of a virtual presidency and will force Portugal to prioritise dossiers, officials say. “I think it is definitely more difficult, if not virtually...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she believes that a delegation from the EU executive to Lisbon is “essential and necessary” for the start of the Portuguese EU presidency while ensuring “every precaution” due to COVID-19. “As far...

Germany's total coronavirus cases topped two million on Friday (15 January), as Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a "significant" tightening of restrictions to slow the infection rate.

China and the EU need to join forces to provide more global public goods and set a good example of global cooperation, writes Zhang Ming.

Italy and  Estonia looking weak, Frontex fashion wear is on fleek, and Secretary of State cancels trip in fit of pique.  

Germany's ruling conservative CDU will choose its new leader on Saturday. Whoever of the three candidates wins has the best chance of becoming the next chancellor - and thus one of the most powerful people in Europe. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The US government on Thursday (14 January) executed Corey Johnson, a convicted murderer, marking one of the final two federal executions planned under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The Scottish fishing industry is counting the "crippling" costs of new bureaucratic requirements to export their catch to the EU, prompting industry leaders to warn that without immediate government support there could be "permanent casualties".

The Spanish government is currently drafting a detailed “road map” of reforms – including changes to pensions and the country's labour law – in order to speed up access to EU funding and mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports.

North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night (14 January), state media reported, capping more than a week of political meetings with a show of military might.

Moscow's prison service said it would take all measures necessary to arrest Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he returns to Russia this weekend, a move that could be a prelude to him being jailed for three-and-a-half years.

The United States must cancel its decision to classify Yemen's Huthi rebels as "terrorists" to avoid a catastrophic famine, several United Nations officials told the Security Council on Thursday (14 January).