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Six envelopes containing explosives, one of which was sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez – have been intercepted and deactivated by Spanish security forces since 24 November and are believed to have been posted from within the country. The envelopes...

The company Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is selecting and signing contracts with key suppliers, from the point of view of the new CPK airport construction. These will provide design documentation for the passenger terminal, railway station and public transport interchange, runways and taxiways, air traffic control tower, cargo terminals, hotels, office buildings and multi-story parking lots.

Italy risks spending less than planned in the Recovery and Resilience Plan and is missing key deadlines for the disbursement of the third tranche of the Recovery fund. European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto (Fratelli d’Italia/Ecr) first raised the alarm, telling...

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and ex-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat have been accused of crimes against humanity over migrant pushbacks in a complaint filed by human rights NGOs at the International Criminal Court. The European Centre for Constitutional and Human...

Finns are growing impatient while waiting for the ratification from Hungary and Turkey for Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, according to a poll published by research company Taloustutkimus on Thursday. In a survey carried out by Taloustutkimus, 52% of respondents...

A solution to the Northern Ireland protocol issue is possible, but there can be no hard border on the island of Ireland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Irish Parliament on Thursday. Speaking to the Oireachtas, von...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Friday (2 December) offered a "brutally honest" assessment of Europe's capabilities in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine, stating bluntly that "we're not strong enough" to stand up to Moscow alone.

Registration for the Responsible AI in the Military Domain summit – REAIM 2023 – is now open, the Dutch government announced Thursday. In September, Foreign Affairs Minister Wopke Hoekstra announced that the Netherlands would host an international summit on the...

The EU’s due diligence law is causing discontent among Austrian industry associations and conservative politicians, prompting Vienna to abstain from voting on Thursday (1 December), provoking strong reactions from social and green activists.

Sanofi’s employees decided to renew industrial action on Thursday after negotiations with management for higher wages in the context of inflation failed. The strike, called by the four main French unions (CGT, CFTC, FO, CFDT), started on 14 November and...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced a boycott of the EU-Western Balkan Summit set to take place in Tirana on 6 December and called Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti terrorist scum. Kurti appointed Rasic, a little-known ethnic Serb and member of...

Joe Biden on Thursday (1 December) used the first state visit of his presidency to demonstrate unity with France's Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine, show willingness to speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin and assuage European anger over US subsidies.

Finnish authorities are looking for an alternative information channel following Twitter’s recent takeover by Elon Musk and the ensuing ambiguity around the company’s future. On Wednesday, Twitter announced that none of its policies had changed. However, “what has changed is...

The Bundestag has officially ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which has been under provisional application since 2017.

Thousands of Bulgarian citizens blocking the front of the National Assembly to protest against changes to the country’s electoral legislation, which returns voting with paper ballots, while the deputies continued their session on the changes to the Electoral Code inside....

Low taxes, the opacity of the banking sector and scandals in Europe's microstates have brought the EU headaches for decades, but the European Commission says it is getting closer to finding a solution for the financial regulations in tax havens.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reacted strongly to a statement by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis describing as “crap” the organisation’s poor ranking of the country when it comes to media freedom. According to the World Press Freedom Index for 2022,...

Illegal border crossings into the EU have increased by 77% this year in comparison with 2021, according to a Frontex report seen by EURACTIV on Thursday (1 December).

European ministers endorsed a mandate to initiate interinstitutional negotiations on the Chips Act during the Telecom Council meeting on Thursday (1 December).

The board members of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) decided on Thursday (1 December) not to renew the mandate of the working group on IPv6 Enhanced Innovations.