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Three key European powers said on Tuesday (14 December) "we are rapidly reaching the end of the road" to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, as Tehran accused Western powers of engaging in a "blame game."

Current low gas-storage levels and lack of guarantees for further supply, means the new Dutch government cannot guarantee gas for businesses over the winter, experts warn.

Bosnia should be free of international supervision, Russia says, despite concern about Bosnian Serb plans to break up the country.

MEPs in the internal market committee reached a common position over the landmark Digital Service Act – new rules requiring companies like Google and Facebook to remove illegal content quicker and be more transparent about their controversial recommendation algorithms.

Clubs, associations and social networks help to give meaning not just to life, but to the entire democratic system. Be they dinner groups, voluntary fire brigades, citizens' councils, environmental NGOs, neighbourhood committees coaching refugees, and yes, why not, breastfeeding-support groups.

Let there be no doubt: a possible secession of Republika Srpska is the deathblow to the Dayton accords and to peace and stability in the region. The spill-over of such a disaster scenario for the EU is hard to foresee.

The agency responsible for safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the United Kingdom has opened legal proceedings against the UK government over the status of 2.5 million EU citizens given temporary residency rights in the UK.

Parliament passed a law making hospitals the first institution to undergo reform as per the recovery plan. While voting in parliament was tense as the reform was not backed by coalition member We are Family (Sme Rodina), the government obtained two...

Over the last months, we have been witnessing exceptional turmoil on the energy and gas markets in Europe. The price spike, severely felt by customers, made us aware of the EU’s vulnerability to disturbances on the global markets, potential manipulations by dominant suppliers and exposure to external risks, such as fuel supply shocks.

The EU’s push to improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce the amount of fossil fuel they consume could create more than 160,000 jobs in the energy and heating sector by 2030, according to the European Commission.

The Czech parliament issued a resolution calling for EU support on nuclear energy, stressing that “nuclear power must be fully recognised as part of the solution to the low-carbon economy” and “as a tool enabling the low-carbon transformation of the...

The Polish foreign ministry has promised to come forward with a law that would ban ‘erasing national heroes’ in response to Warsaw’s opposition-led city councillors voting in favour of renaming a roundabout in honour of the women that protested in...

Half a year after EU member state agreed their common position and nine years after the Commission first proposed it, the European Parliament voted its negotiating stance on an instrument aimed at ensuring access of European companies to public procurement markets outside the EU.

Italy has to justify its new measure imposing mandatory quarantine for the unvaccinated and compulsory tests for vaccinated travellers, Commission vice-president Věra Jourová said at the end of the general affairs EU Council on Tuesday. Her comment comes after Health...

President Sauli Niinistö, whom the Sunday Times recently described as the “Putin whisperer” has had phone calls with both Washington and the Kremlin to find a diplomatic solution to the tense situation at the Ukraine border. On Monday, Niinistö held a phone...

Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday (14 December) against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's authority and raising questions about his leadership.

All households in Ireland will receive a €100 subsidy in spring next year amid a global rise in energy prices, described by the government as “unprecedented”. The €210 million plan will benefit around 2.1 million domestic customers. It will be...

Germany is committed to NATO membership, including nuclear sharing and nuclear disarmament, according to Foreign Minister and Green co-leader Annalena Baerbock, who visited Stockholm on Tuesday. “A world without nuclear weapons is a safer world,” said Baerbock on Instagram after meeting...

Austria opposes a political boycott and “politicisation of the games,” said Chancellor Karl Nehammer, even though no high-ranking Austrian politicians will travel to China to attend the Winter games because of the COVID-19 situation. “This is not a diplomatic protest...

Seven people died and four others were injured when a vehicle carrying migrants crashed into a flower shop in Hungary as the driver sought to dodge the police, officials said Tuesday (14 December).