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Although the newly proposed vaccine certificate should not be considered a second passport, the European Commission's tool conceived to ease free movements restrictions - and save the summer season - still raises concerns ranging from discriminatory aspects to its medical validity.

EU nations will on Friday (19 March) sign off on a series of declarations designed to ensure the bloc can build a sustainable, sovereign, and competitive future in its digital transition, documents obtained by EURACTIV reveal.

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Energy
According to Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona, the principle of energy solidarity can be used to review the lawfulness of acts of the EU institutions in energy-related matters

As AI technologies develop and their uses in everyday life become more and more relevant, EU countries need a framework to regulate this transition. To talk about AI advances in Europe, speakers across different areas of the industry gathered in a EURACTIV panel on 17 March. 

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French President Emmanuel and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, a former Slovenian PM is calling for the impeachment of current PM Janez Janša, and so much more.

The stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and good neighbourly relations with the country are exceptionally important for Serbia, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Selaković said after meeting his BIH counterpart, Bisera Turković, in Sarajevo on Wednesday. Serbia also respects the...

More than half of Serbia’s LGBT community does not expect much from the newly-established ministry of human and minority rights, but nearly as many believe that a same-sex union bill might be passed this year, a survey released on Wednesday...

Former Slovenian Prime Minister and head of the LMŠ party, Marjan Šarec, has called for an impeachment of Prime Minister Janez Janša for his failure to order a second round of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines in June, a move Šarec considered...

Croatia’s Electronic Media Act will be liberalised and one of the options includes allowing the vertical integration of the media in Croatia, Culture and Media Minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the news and programming director of privately...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with North Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani on Tuesday and urged North Macedonia and Albania to move forward on its EU path. Sofia and Skopje must find ways to resolve their conflict, the PM...

Europe's medical regulator is set to give its verdict on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday, following a chaotic few weeks that has seen nations suspend its use over blood clot fears.

Far-right group Our Slovakia has brought a legislative proposal to the national parliament banning gender reassignment surgery and forbidding same-sex couples from being acknowledged as parents. The legislation was supported by 44 members of parliament. Beside the far-right members of...

The Czech interior ministry’s medical facility, which is used to store private data on the security forces, was attacked by hackers this month, findings of weekly Respekt and website Aktuálně.cz show. The attack is part of an operation that has...

The competitiveness of European businesses is at risk if EU introduces unilateral public country-by-country reporting, writes Krister Andersson.

The restrictions currently in force in four of Poland’s 16 regions will apply to the whole country from Saturday, only allowing grocery stores, pharmacies, hairdressers, and other services deemed essential to operate until 9 April. The introduction of the wider...

The EU green digital certificate to facilitate travel will be adopted soon, but it seems it will not be the main factor to determine the progress of the next summer season. An expert in Greece insists that safety protocols should...

Australian-Finnish mining company Latitude 66 Cobalt announced on Wednesday that it has found the fourth-largest cobalt deposit in Europe, with the highest cobalt density in the EU, in the eastern part of Lapland in Finland. The new discovery strengthens the...

A group of MEPs has called on Brussels to take action to tackle the issue of the chemical and conventional weapons laying dormant on the Baltic seabed. “We express our deep concern about the threat that is still posed by...

The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has shown its support for the COVID-19 green travel certificates, calling it a welcome move towards safe travel. It is a “first step towards a common path to a safe and sustained re-opening of...

The NHS has warned of a “significant reduction in the weekly supply” of coronavirus vaccines next month in a letter to local health organisations, a move set to slow down the UK’s vaccination programme. Although the UK has already given...