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The government has handed over the first shipment of modern Leopard 2 battle tanks to Czechia as part of a swap deal for which Czechia will send soviet-era equipment to Kyiv. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February, Berlin vowed...

Prime Minister Robert Golob is facing backlash from the country’s meat industry for his comments in the EU Parliament suggesting people should eat less meat – adding to his controversial decision of reportedly appointing mostly vegans to a newly created...

Fewer migrants are illegally crossing the Czech-Slovak border as winter draws in, yet Czechia decided that border checks, while less strict, should continue. On Wednesday, the Czech government decided that border controls at the Slovak-Czech border should be extended until...

Stockholm is getting ready to replace Prague at the helm of the Council. However, it is expected that the Sweden Democrats' domestic political influence will be reflected in the next EU Presidency's work.

The US Inflation Reduction Act may have done the EU a favour, leading it into a possible international partnership to increase the speed, simplicity and focus of its industrial innovation and investment strategy, write Martin Porter and Peter Sweatman.

Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias expressed his discontent about the “rapprochement” between neighbouring Turkey and Albania after the two countries signed a drone deal.

Shock and dismay were the reaction of civil society groups to the ruling by the High Court in London earlier this week that the UK government’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful. 

The UK government’s Settlement Scheme for EU nationals living in the UK has been declared unlawful in a major court ruling on Wednesday (21 December). 

EU environment ministers on Tuesday (20 December) called for increased flexibility and finance to achieve the goals of a new law aimed at restoring Europe's nature.

Global seed maker Syngenta will release a new type of wheat developed with complex cross-breeding techniques in the US, beating out rival companies that are also trying to develop higher yielding wheat at a time of diminishing global grain supplies.

Hungary must avoid recession next year and curb inflation to single digits by the end of 2023, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday, adding that surging inflation put “huge pressure” on the central bank’s governor. Hungary’s nationalist leader is...

A consortium of Italy's Eni and France's TotalEnergies has found more natural gas off Cyprus, boosting Europe's hopes for a clean break from Russian gas.

When telecoms gear makers Nokia and Ericsson leave Russia at the end of the year, their departure could steadily cripple the country's mobile networks over the long-term, setting off a deterioration in communication for everyday Russians.

Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the West’s response to it, has made 2022 an intense year for energy policymakers and those of us charged with observing their work. As the year closes, time has come to take stock of the EU’s efforts to face an unprecedented energy crisis.

An international labour leader and a former EU commissioner admitted Tuesday (20 February) that they had received respectively €50,000 euros and €60,000 from an NGO at the heart of an investigation into allegations Qatar tried to corrupt the European Parliament.

Ukraine is pressing ahead with reforms like never before, despite the ongoing war, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna told EURACTIV as Kyiv is racing to demonstrate progress in the face of growing signals that it is unlikely to get preferential treatment on its EU path.

Hidden inside high-security bank vaults in London, Zurich and New York, billions of dollars' worth of gold of Russian origin has quietly changed hands in recent months in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we are wrapping up 2022 with a discussion on how this year has shaped the European Union, with Alberto Alemanno, Professor of Law at HEC Paris, and Robert Madelin, Senior Strategist at FIPRA International....

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about France being better prepared for the winter than previously expected, Bulgaria pushing for a new EU-Turkey summit on migration, and so much more.

Africa's top gas exporter Algeria on Tuesday (20 December)  spoke out against a European Union price cap on natural gas, saying it would threaten upstream investments.