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"Russia is not planning any attack on anybody," Russia's veteran EU ambassador, Vladimir Chizhov, has pledged.

The European Commission has unveiled a proposal aimed at improving employment conditions for gig workers, such as Uber drivers or Deliveroo riders. But industry players claim new rules would lead to the loss of thousands of jobs in the EU.

The first two chapters of the EU's sustainable taxonomy have passed - but the future of the ambitious labelling system for green investment is far from certain.

As the European Parliament's internal market and consumer protection committee prepares to vote on its opinion on the Digital Services Act next week, the fate of targeted ads will become clearer.

The Greens and the FDP disagree on major political issues. While they both support the climate battle, their ways of ushering change are vastly different: the Greens advocate tougher environmental laws and regulations, and the FDP calls for market-based solutions.

By taking concrete steps today, Europe can be prepared for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The burden of disease is growing, so there is no time to wait. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for health system readiness into sharp focus....

Slovakia’s automotive industry is facing the biggest transformation in history. While other European countries are rolling out support programmes for electromobility and preparing reskilling policies for employees, Slovakia has no transformation plan and is not ready to meet the European...

If the EU were to implement too vigorous changes in energy taxation, it could trigger massive resistance both from citizens and companies, Ondřej Kovařík, the Czech MEP of Renew Europe group, has warned. The European Commission has proposed revising the...

As the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma approaches its third month of activity, authorities said they are hopeful the eruption would subside before 2022, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. The regional president of the Canary Islands,...

COVID-19 cases rose 22.4% over the last seven days in Italy, an increase of 22.4% according to the Gimbe Foundation. A 12% increase in deaths and 16.3% of hospitalisations were also recorded. Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation said...

Brexit campaigner Gisela Stuart, the former Labour politician who led the successful Vote Leave campaign with Boris Johnson, has been appointed to oversee civil service appointments, a move which has been criticised as potentially politicising the civil service. The appointment...

Plans to axe up to 30,000 Volkswagen jobs amid business model transformation have exposed CEO Herbert Diess to multiple enemies, potentially weakening his position in the process. A board meeting meant to proudly announce an €89 billion investment into factories...

President Zoran Milanović called Prime Minister Andrej Plenković’s visit to Ukraine amid high tensions with Russia “plain charlatanism”, adding that Plenković would “flee to Brussels if things get rough.” “This visit to Ukraine has reinforced the friendship between Kyiv and...

There must be an increase in energy interconnections between Portugal and Spain and the Iberian Peninsula and France,  Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa said on Thursday,  stressing that France must fulfil its commitments in this regard. Costa was speaking in the parliamentary...

There is no better opportunity to discuss the issue of mandatory vaccination across Europe at the next EU Council on 16-17 December, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said on Thursday at the annual meeting of EURACTIV Network in Brussels. “These...

As fears over inflation intensity, analysts caution that while energy costs and supply chain issues exacerbate the problem, the European Central Bank cannot do much to stop it.

French President Emmanuel Macron gave an overview on Thursday (9 December) of the priorities France wants to pursue when it takes over the EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2022. Reforming the border-free Schengen area, setting up a European defence system and a new European model were among the priorities he outlined. EURACTIV France reports.

French MEP and presidential candidate for the Greens, Yannick Jadot spoke about what is to be expected from President Emmanuel Macron when France takes over the French EU Council presidency at a press conference on Wednesday (8 December). He also spoke of his intentions if he were to take over. EURACTIV France reports.

It matters how Europe teaches its past, and the importance of history teaching has been thrown into sharp focus by the emergence during the Covid pandemic of conspiracy theories and scapegoating of communities that echo the darker periods of Europe’s...

The French lawmaker behind a bill to extend abortion rights has urged Emmanuel Macron's  government to adopt the measure during the French Presidency of the EU next year in an interview with EURACTIV.