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The rising cost of materials, energy, and dependence on imports from third countries could limit the European defence industry’s renaissance, representatives of the sector warn. EU member states are massively investing in national defence industries in response to Russia’s war...

The government presented to social partners on Monday a draft law whereby employers will have to pay higher wages for work on Sunday, Hina news agency reported. From 1 January 2023, employees in all economic sectors will be paid 50%...

For many EU citizens who do not align with their member states’ interests, the EU is a higher level of authority that can guarantee their rights. The Union must step up to this expectation and fulfil its role as a safeguard of rights – not least to strengthen people’s trust in the institutions.

The European Parliament wants to make charging for electric vehicles easier by making payment terminals for credit and debit cards obligatory at all charging points. But charging operators warn that a requirement to retrofit existing stations might slow down infrastructure roll-out.

Two Bulgarian ministers are visiting the Netherlands in an attempt to achieve a political breakthrough on the subject of Bulgaria’s membership in the Schengen area. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev and Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov are visiting the Hague and are...

Portugal will have cheaper and more competitive energy in the medium term as 60% of consumed energy already comes from “highly competitive” renewable sources, Portuguese Economy Minister António Costa Silva said on Monday. “They [renewables] are highly competitive, as this...

A massive drug cartel that reportedly controlled a third of Europe’s cocaine trade has been dismantled by Spain’s civil guard, working with Europol, resulting in 49 arrests across various European countries, the Spanish authorities reported on Monday. Among the detainees,...

Malta is set to go along with a new ferry landing which threatens a Natura 2000 marine site off the coast of Bugibba in the north of the country. Funded by the EU’s post-COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility, the project...

Dutch to strengthen approach to foreign threats. National security and the democratic legal order must be protected, especially with a war on the European continent, Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius wrote in a reinforced approach to state threats to...

Following failed negotiations between employers’ federations and unions on wage increases, companies that have performed well in 2022 will be able to reward their employees with a one-off tax-free bonus between €500 and €750, the government announced. On Monday, ministers...

Fourteen ambassadors of African countries were hosted for lunch by Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to affirm Austria’s commitment to Africa and raise new avenues of cooperation, such as energy exports and restricting migrant flows. In February,...

French Minister Caroline Cayeux resigned after the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP) said her declaration of assets is undervalued. Cayeux explained that the reason behind her resignation is a dispute over her declared assets which all...

Poland could accept the Patriot anti-missile systems if Germany does not deliver them to Ukraine, which Berlin had earlier ruled out, said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Last week, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak welcomed the plans by the German government...

Instead of а migrant relocation mechanism, redistribution hubs should be created in third countries and only those who have the right to enter Europe should be let in, said Italian Interior Ministry Undersecretary Nicola Molteni. The mechanism that foresees the...

Germany’s immigration and naturalisation law is being revamped to transform the country into an ‘immigration’ society and to attract more skilled workers from third states, according to the government. The German coalition already outlined its plans to initiate a paradigm...

There is optimism that Bosnia and Herzegovina will be granted EU candidate status next month if it meets the conditions recently laid out by the European Commission, the EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said on Monday (28 November). After talks...

A communications line created between the militaries of the United States and Russia at the start of Moscow's war against Ukraine has been used only once so far, a US official said in exclusive comments.

Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel.

Despite a 2005 ban, cases of asbestos-related diseases are on the rise again, prompting calls from industry and workers' safety advocates to tighten exposure rules.

Five out of eight Mediterranean countries have failed to submit their plans for sustainable activities at sea to the European Commission, writes Antonia Leroy.