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The Iranian regime must not go unpunished for its violent crackdown on those protesting the death of Mahsa Amini in recent months, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Twitter. On Monday, Rutte blasted the Iranian regime for how it handled...

Austria, whose long-time reliance on Russian gas made it one of the EU’s most dependent countries before the war in Ukraine, has now seen its gas imports from the country dwindle to 21%, the government informed.

The German coalition’s proposal to overhaul the unemployment benefits system has caused fierce debate, with the conservative CDU and employer’s associations warning that the proposed benefits would be too high and not incentivise work. The proposal, which was one of...

Polish support towards Ukraine remains unwavering even though the explosion at the Polish village last week was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile, a new survey found. The poll was conducted by the United Surveys for Dziennik Gazeta...

Lack of trust, economic instability, and spying on journalists all make the press environment in Greece disturbing and challenging, the President of the European Federation of Journalists, Maja Sever told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. EURACTIV.gr spoke to Sever after...

Ukrainians braced for a winter with little or no power in several areas including Kyiv where temperatures have already dropped below freezing as relentless Russian strikes crippled half of the country's energy capacity.

People temporarily out of work face having the length during which unemployment insurance compensation applies slashed by 25% from February next year, Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt said on Monday, angering French unions and the political left. At a press conference...

A bill to make abortion legal when the life of the mother is at risk in a country where abortion laws are the strictest in Europe was tabled for the first time in Maltese parliament on Monday. Under the current...

The Temporary Protection Directive is unlikely to be activated for the current migration crisis in the central Mediterranean, EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Monday (21 November).

Rishi Sunak sought to quash reports that the UK will soon seek to re-open talks on its relationship with the EU, insisting that life outside the EU is "already delivering enormous benefits and opportunities" for the country. 

The EU warned of “escalation and violence” on Monday (21 November) after Serbia and Kosovo failed to reach a deal in emergency talks in Brussels to end their long-running dispute over car license plates used by the ethnic Serb minority...

As EU lawmakers prepare to consider the upcoming European Critical Raw Minerals Act they should heed some of the lessons that US policymakers faced on the matter, writes J. Peter Pham.

The obstructions Romania and Bulgaria are facing to enter the EU's passport-free Schengen area are a disgrace that ultimately makes the bloc look divided and incoherent to the outside world.

France is at medium risk of facing power cuts from mid-December as this winter's so far mild temperatures are expected to drop and cause further pressure on the country's already strained nuclear fleet, French energy regulator RTE said last week.

With appliances producing an unprecedented amount of information, their importance must not be underestimated. A distinction is needed between the data generated by the user and those who are instead internal processes of the machine to comply with the request.

Russia's war hawks rallied behind the humiliating decision for Moscow's forces to retreat from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, but the commander who argued in favour of the move is now under growing pressure to prove it was worth it.

Digital product passports are becoming a central instrument to track the components and origin of raw materials used in all kinds of consumer goods.

A central part of the EU's circular economy agenda rests on the introduction of so-called ‘digital product passports’ that will allow tracking the origin of all materials and components used in the manufacturing process of everyday consumer goods.

The Czech presidency circulated a new compromise text on the platform workers' directive, hoping it would become the EU Council's negotiating position. Still, uncertainty remains about whether the text will receive the support of the majority.

Algae has the potential not only to improve European diets but also to contribute to CO2 mitigation, environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius told EURACTIV. The commission is giving a push for scaling up the algae industry while it is still at the "embryonic" stage.