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Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez on Friday was elected president of Socialist International, the worldwide organisation of political parties seeking to establish democratic socialism. Sánchez, the first Spaniard to be elected to the high-profile post at the...

Feminists protested in Rome against new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, calling her a fascist and saying her government threatens the right to abortion in the country. The protest aimed first at decrying the violence perpetrated against women and showing support...

A recent survey shows that a growing number of Finns are ready to ban the practice of fur farming though quite a few said they would continue backing the practice if animal welfare were improved.

Municipalities have asked the government to provide greater clarity regarding its long-term plan to continue accommodating Ukrainian refugees should future migration waves occur. Municipalities feel they need more clarification from the government and also have a few ideas of their...

The EU will increase its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target thanks to a new law aimed at boosting the amount of carbon held in Europe’s nature, according to the EU's climate chief Frans Timmermans.

Slovenia’s ruling coalition has deflected a major challenge from the opposition as voters confirmed three laws in Sunday’s referendum which many saw as a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Robert Golob’s government. All three laws were endorsed with double-digit...

As electricity prices continue to increase sharply, the profit margins of Slovakia’s photovoltaic power plants are also rising, while the less successful biogas power plants will likely have to shut down if the situation does not change.

Germany will only allow new countries to join the bloc if the EU is reformed beforehand, state secretary in the German federal chancellery and top adviser to chancellor Olaf Scholz, Jörg Kukies, said at an EURACTIV event.

Brexit has compounded a shortage of doctors in Britain, with an estimated shortfall of 4,000 in major speciality areas from EU countries, a study published Sunday (27 November) said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country and warned defence forces and citizens to prepare to withstand another week of strain on the power grid as snow fell in Kyiv.

Following an agreement on the LULUCF regulation, EU countries should look at their land use policies holistically and promote sustainable practices in agriculture and forestry, says Ville Niinistö.

A robust transition finance framework can reduce businesses’ operational risks and provide reassurance to markets, write Jurei Yada and Pietro Cesaro.

Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday (27 November) after Morocco's victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels with a car and some electric scooters set on fire.

The head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm said on Sunday (27 November) there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the vast Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which they seized in March soon after their invasion.

A global wildlife summit that ended Friday (25 November) passed resolutions to protect hundreds of threatened species, including sharks, reptiles, turtles as well as trees.

China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday (28 November), after an extraordinary weekend of protests across the country over restrictive coronavirus curbs, in scenes unprecedented since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago.

There is no contradiction between fighting people smugglers and preventing departures, EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said during a press conference on Friday (25 November) at the end of an extraordinary meeting of EU ministers on migration.

Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Friday (25 November), the Commission called for the smooth adoption of the directive on combatting violence against women and the EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was in Berlin on Friday to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in an effort to showcase their “very dense and very rich” bilateral relationship, in the words of Scholz, after weeks of tensions.

People seek asylum in the EU as a result of a wide range of ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors, such as NGO rescue boats, a source from EU border agency Frontex told EURACTIV. NGOs, however, have rejected the claim.