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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and North Macedonia’s Deputy PM Nikola Dmitrov agreed on Thursday (4 November) in Belgrade on the creation of a council that would coordinate the implementation of the Open Balkans initiative. The...

Press briefings ahead of upcoming Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) and Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) will take place on Monday 8 November 2021 starting at 10.30.

The EU issued a declaration on Ethiopia calling on all parties to the conflict to implement a meaningful ceasefire with immediate effect and engage in political negotiations without pre-conditions, showing responsibility and political leadership.

The European Union is prepared to issue sanctions against those responsible for the war and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray province, EU officials confirmed to EURACTIV on Thursday (5 November).

Most EU countries have chosen to go beyond the minimum protections set out in the EU rules banning unfair trading practices in the agri sector, a new report has found, but stakeholders warn much work remains to ensure the bloc is on common footing.

The EU is walking a tightrope when it comes to Taiwan, the island described by pundits as the most dangerous place on Earth right now.

The point is not that lawmakers can’t regulate amplification. It’s that doing so while avoiding unintended consequences is hard.

The World Health Organization expressed "grave concern" Thursday (4 November) over the rising pace of coronavirus infections in Europe, as Germany registered its biggest daily increase since the start of the pandemic.

The European Commission's plan to guide and support the EU textile industry in emerging from the COVID-19 crisis might fall short when it comes to the traceability of textile raw materials.

20 years ago the FAO/World Health Organization definition of #probiotics was launched during the conference in Cordoba, Argentina.

The second sessions of the European Citizens’ Panels are set to start, with the first Panel meeting online on 5-7 November.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The second sessions of the European Citizens’ Panels are set to start, with the first Panel meeting online on 5-7 November.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

This week our Beyond the Byline podcast travels to Glasgow, where the United Nations climate change conference is being held. We focused on its importance for the future of climate and teething issues the leaders have to discuss.

While EU countries like Germany are investing in satellite internet connections to provide connectivity in hard-to-reach places, Slovakia has decided not to do so, at least for the moment.

The question of how to achieve sustainable agriculture and a balanced relationship between the environment, farmers and consumers is more and more pressing.

Europe has a waste problem. In 2018, over two million tonnes of rubbish was treated in the EU, with just under half of this going to landfills, where it releases climate-damaging methane emissions.

Republican Glenn Youngkin has been elected the next governor of the US state of Virginia according to preliminary results. The vote is widely seen as an important test of the mood ahead of the midterm elections in the US next year. If the Democrats lose their wafer-thin majority in the Senate, Joe Biden will have little chance of implementing his governmental plans. Europe's press is following the developments with great interest.