European Union

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, formerly a leading Social Democrat (SPD) politician, is now officially set for a second term in Berlin’s iconic Bellevue palace as the Greens have opted to put their weight behind him. The position of president of Germany is...

The European Greens are currently assessing whether to follow the Austrian example and sue the European Commission over the EU taxonomy rules that could label nuclear energy and gas as ‘green’ energy sources. “We, as the European Greens, are considering...

Member states are not enthusiastic about EU integration, hinting that France could be among them, according to Albania’s chief negotiator with the European Union, Zef Mazi. Albania and North Macedonia are currently coupled together in terms of their EU accession....

The EU’s “insane climate policy” must be rejected for electricity bills to fall, said Poland’s Justice Minister and leader of Solidarna Polska, Zbigniew Ziobro, on Twitter. Doing so would see bills fall by 60% he added, noting that the European People’s...

With COVID-19 cases increasing across the country, the vote for Italy’s new president, who is to be elected by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate on 24 January, is becoming problematic. On Monday, Chamber of deputies’ chair Roberto Figo...

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government's resignation on Wednesday (5 January), his office said, after a fuel price increase in the oil-rich Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured.

Recent statements from within the Green party, a member of the ruling coalition, suggest that Finnish NATO membership could be on the cards in as little as five years. The apparent change in tune marks a shift in the position...

French opposition MPs have managed to suspend a parliamentary session meant to discuss a bill on the so-called "vaccine pass", throwing off course President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party's plans to quickly push it through

The enemy of Putin's Russia is stability, and its real interest is the constant maintenance of tensions, if necessary with occasional military actions, so that it remains a factor that you must call if you want a solution, writes Orhan Dragaš.

Italy's parliament will start voting on January 24 for a new president, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi widely expected to take over despite the risk of destabilising the country's post-pandemic recovery.

The euro is celebrating a big birthday after being available as cash since January 2002. Twenty years on, 340 million citizens in 19 EU countries use it every day, and in global transactions it is on a par with the US dollar. Although the initial scepticism has faded, there are still those who have their doubts about the single currency, as a look at today's commentaries confirms.

The Omicron variant is causing infection rates to soar in many countries, although hospitalisation rates remain low. Initial studies show that mice and hamsters experience less severe forms of the disease with the new variant. Europe's media discuss which measures are called for and how much should be asked of citizens.