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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) leadership condemned the national drug control agency’s move to take legal steps against media who questioned the efficacy of favipiravir – an antiviral drug used in coronavirus treatment, Telex reported. The Hungarian National Institute of Pharmacy and...

Involving regions in decision-making processes at the European level is essential to ensure that policy measures are adapted to their unique particularities, Ciudadano’s spokesperson at La Rioja regional parliament, Pablo Baena, told EURACTIV's partner EFE in an interview.

European Commissioner for Employment, Nicolas Schmitt congratulated the Minister of Employment Yolanda Díaz on labour reform and the 2030 plan for the European Social Pillar during a meeting of EU employment ministers in Bordeaux eldiario.es reported on Tuesday. Sources familiar...

As NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels this week amid US warnings of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, they are set to come up with a detailed plan for four new battle groups in southeastern Europe. The plan could...

Some food products in Portugal saw their salt and sugar content reduced by about 11% between 2018 and 2021, according to a study on the reformulation of food products, published on Tuesday. According to the data revealed in a session at...

Electricity and gas prices have rocketed 94% and 131% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same quarter last year, the Italian regulatory authority for energy, networks and environment (ARERA) told the Senate on Tuesday. Although the government...

Landmark EU rules aimed at curbing the power of US tech giants could be agreed between lawmakers and EU countries as soon as April, with sticking points expected to be thrashed out in coming weeks, a key lawmaker leading the talks said on Tuesday (15 February).

“We can’t sacrifice Ukraine, keep silent and pretend that nothing is happening”, said Lithuania’s Ambassador Giedrius Čekuolis to P1 Morgon on Tuesday, commenting on the escalating situation at the Ukrainian border. “The situation is very, very serious, these 130,000 armed...

Poland has urged the European Union to introduce "control mechanisms" to the bloc's carbon market and curb financial speculators' participation in the scheme, the Polish government said on Tuesday (15 February).

The Fit for 55 Package is aimed at a significant reduction of CO2 at many sectors, including heavy industry and transport. Fast pyrolysis is one of the innovative break-through technologies, which can provide such a significant CO2-reduction by the production of advanced biofuels.

Finland could assist Ukraine financially if it is attacked militarily, Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said at her monthly press conference on Tuesday, noting that whether help would also include arms exports is a “more complicated” issue. Marin also commented...

European business and union leaders need to work together to foster sustainable international supply chains, write Petra Bolster-Damen, Piet Fortuin, and Ingrid Thijssen.

Ireland will set up a new statutory agency to oversee the implementation of the government’s approach to tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV), it was announced on Tuesday. The body, which will be under the remit of the Minister...

The value of Northern Irish goods exported to the Republic of Ireland surged by more than 60% in the first year after Britain left the EU’s single market, according to new data published on Tuesday by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office...

Following pandemic restrictions and a series of political corruption scandals, Austrians feel increasingly restricted, 2021’s “freedom index” by the SORA Institute has shown. In the fourth edition of the study, 25% of those surveyed said they felt at least somewhat...

President Emmanuel Macron said he would push Europe to “engage in international competition” on space issues  – describing it as a central issue for European sovereignty – at a summit to be held in Toulouse on Wednesday. The summit will discuss...

The EU-Albania committee monitoring the country’s EU integration progress met on Tuesday with discussions including the fight against corruption and last year’s massive data leaks which saw almost a million people’s data including name, ID, salary, phone number, voting preference,...

Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine crisis and as the head of the OSCE, currently presided over by Poland. Rau stressed that his visit concerned the tense security situation...

The Spanish car industry could see 8,000 people lose their jobs in the future as electric cars require less workforce than combustion engine cars, Spanish car manufacturer SEAT has warned, newspaper Cinco Dias reported on Tuesday. SEAT – a member of the...

Italy, France, Spain, and Germany regularly meet and consult each other to find common ground and reach a wider consensus within the EU Council, Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said at an event organised by EURACTIV Italy on Tuesday. Lamorgese...