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"Our task, as European Conservatives, is to offer a valid alternative to a centralised bureaucratic superstate, not isolation nor anti-European sentiment but common-sense cooperation."

Artificial Intelligence technologies in the EU are set to come under the scope of new legislation that the European Commission aims to put forward in April. This comes after a protracted period of policy consultation on the best direction for...

At the start of 2021, we already know that European cohesion will be put to an unprecedented test. But if we remain focused, this crisis has the chance of being the one that makes Europe, instead of breaking it, writes Pawel Zerka.

European Union governments should be on guard against fraudsters offering fake COVID-19 vaccines, the bloc's anti-fraud office said on Monday (15 February), as the continent struggles to roll out mass inoculation while lockdowns ravage its economy.

Germany and financial circles expressed optimism at the taking over of the helm in Italy by Mario Draghi, a former head of the European Central Bank, nicknamed as ‘Super Mario’ by some media for his ability to navigate treacherous waters.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how this year's census in Slovakia could affect the church's finances, Austrian Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP) facing a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, and so much more.

Belgium’s federal government recently announced a new package of financial support measures for the sectors most affected by the health crisis. Some aid will be extended until the end of June, while specific target groups like students and artists will...

The Belgrade-backed Serb List party – a minority party in Kosovo – won all 10 parliament seats reserved for the Kosovo Serbs during the early elections on Sunday, Serb List leader Goran Rakić said on Monday. Some 65,000 people voted...

Croatia is still mulling the procurement of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, adding that Croatian drug agency HALMED is trying to find a way of procuring that drug in compliance with the EU acquis. “We...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will inform the European Commission and the Council of Europe on the case of Bulgarian freelance journalist Dimiter Kenarov, who was beaten by the police, and the subsequent ineffective investigation by the prosecutor’s office, announced Pavol...

“We will ask for an easing of restrictions imposed against truck drivers,” Czech Industry, Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlíček told the Czech News Agency after truck drivers attempting to cross the German border from the Czech side on Monday...

Poland recorded a record surplus in foreign trade in goods in 2020, according to data presented by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on Monday. Sales abroad amounted to €237.5 billion, while purchases on the international market amounted to €225.5 billion....

Many EU countries are interested in exploring the Greek proposal of a digital certificate that would allow people who have received the vaccine to travel “without the need to show a negative COVID-test or undergo quarantine restrictions,” Prime Minister Kyriakos...

Among Italy’s total COVID-19 cases, 20% are infected with the UK variant of the coronavirus, the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS) affirmed in a technical report released on Monday. The document states that the new variant is widespread in...

As Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto met with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov on Monday, current relations between Russia and the bloc appear to have reached their nadir. Current EU-Russia relations are difficult because of the Crimean annexation, the war...

People should be “optimistic but patient” about the easing of restrictions, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday as infection and death rates from COVID-19 continue to fall. Speaking at Monday’s Downing Street briefing, Johnson hailed the “unprecedented national...