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Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock paid a surprise visit to Kyiv during the weekend to express continued solidarity – backed by new polls showing most Germans want to keep supporting Ukraine despite high gas prices.

Members of the European Parliament will vote Tuesday (13 September) on a new regulation forcing companies to prove that their products have not contributed to the destruction of forests before they are allowed on the EU market.

Bulgaria has offered to export electricity to Azerbaijan in exchange for expanding gas supplies, acting Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov announced during his visit to Baku on Sunday (11 September).

If necessary, Slovakia may nationalise electricity producer Slovenské elektrárne to guarantee cheap electricity for the people, Finance Minister Igor Matovič announced on Sunday (11 September).

This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team takes a look at the ways in which the agrifood sector is starting to feel the brunt of the energy crisis, we speak with Andreas Schweiger, professor for plant ecology at the University of Hohenheim,...

The German government’s funding priorities have shifted away from supporting renovations to speeding up the switch from gas boilers to heat pumps, a move which leaves energy efficiency activists dismayed.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria's leading coalition party OVP being in trouble, Finland's economy minister saying his country will be self-sufficient for electricity soon, and so much more.

Albanian authorities thwarted a second cyberattack over the weekend after Tirana, backed by the United States with pledges of support and fresh sanctions on Iran, severed all diplomatic ties with Tehran who it blames for the “sabotage”. Meanwhile, hopes of...

The United Arab Emirates and Serbia have signed an agreement to lend Belgrade $1 billion under highly favourable conditions, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday. Serbia will receive $1bn with just 3% interest as part of the deal “under incredible...

Western governments are mobilizing their arms manufacturers to ramp up production and replenish stockpiles heavily diminished by supplying Ukraine's six-month-old battle against Russia's invasion.

Heating oil will be subject to price regulation from 13 September under a decree that the government adopted to mitigate the cost-of-living crisis ahead of the heating season. The margin for retailers will be capped at 8 cents per litre,...

EU lawmakers are set to discuss the recently reported hacking of Greek politicians’ phones by the Predator spyware following a previous hearing on a similarly targeted journalist. PASOK-Movement for Change President Nikos Androulakis (S&D), who the National Intelligence Service targeted...

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa swore in new Health Minister Manuel Pizarro at the Palácio de Belém on Saturday. During the ceremony, Rebelo de Sousa gave a long hug to the predecessor Marta Temido who officially left office on Saturday....

Customers now have to wait an average of six months to get a new car due to the global chips shortage compared to just a month in 2019, new data from the Spanish association of car dealers Faconauto has revealed....

Two weeks before the 25 September general elections in Italy, voters prioritise economic issues, particularly the need to make electricity prices sustainable, a new poll has found. In addition, a majority say their country should “count more in Europe”. According...

A new channel connecting the Vistula Lagoon with the Gulf of Gdańsk is to be launched on Saturday (17 September), even though it is currently unfinished. The Vistula Spit canal is to be opened on the anniversary of the Soviet...

Finland will be energy self-sufficient within two years or less, Economy Minister Mika Lintilä told Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE’s current affairs programme on Saturday. Lintilä commented on the country’s diversified energy mix and increasing domestic production, especially in nuclear and...

The resignation of Laura Sachslehner, secretary general of the ruling conservative ÖVP, has shaken up the coalition government and empowered opposition parties after she criticised the country’s new climate bonus for also benefiting refugees. Conservatives want to change a law...

Heavy and light weapons must be removed from the Zaporizhzhia power plant, French President Emmanuel Macron urged President Vladimir Putin in a conversation on Sunday about the plant, which is under siege from Russian forces. According to a statement from...

Czech citizens are more in favour of negotiating energy imports with Russia than completely cutting ties despite the resulting high costs and necessary savings, a Kantar survey published by Czech Television on Sunday has found. According to the survey, 49%...