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Two Bulgarian policemen died after a bus carrying 47 illegal migrants from Syria rammed a police car trying to stop it in Burgas, reinforcing doubts about the widespread corruption in border control. The fatal accident happened at one of the...

The Czech Rep and Poland have agreed to protect Slovak airspace starting after Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets at the end of August, with protection lasting until the new American F-16 arrives. The agreement between countries will...

Social democrat Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson declared that she does not want to include the Left Party in a possible left-wing government after the elections, pointing to the party’s proximity with the Kurdish terrorist group PKK. Andersson declared on SVT on Wednesday...

Austrian climate minister Leonore Gewessler criticised the decision to put the Mochovce 3 plan near the country’s border into operation after several mishaps and mismanagement incidents became known. The commissioning of the Slovak nuclear power plant, located about 200 kilometres...

Recent plans by the Norwegian government to protect consumers at home by curbing electricity exports have been criticised by Nordic governments and grid operators. Norway’s hydropower is key to the electricity market in the region. Yet, despite existing legislation meant...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut for hours due to Russian shelling in the area, allegations that Moscow denied.

Elon Musk's SpaceX satellites will connect directly to T-Mobile cellphones to provide service access even in the most remote places beyond the reach of cell towers from next year, the two companies announced Thursday (25 August).

While disagreements among the parties in the new French left-wing alliance seem apparent, a survey published on Thursday (25 August) underlined the ideological alignment, including on the EU, between supporters of the NUPES member parties.

Many in the EU may not realise it, but we are at war, and it’s not only Ukraine. It's World War III, in hybrid form, and in different ways, and all of us are affected.

The EU should temper its vigorous pursuit of sovereignty through regulatory power. It should instead lead to an alternative model of international digital cooperation based on setting common technological standards with other democratic nations.

African governments leverage exploiting their oil and gas reserves to push European nations to keep their promises of financing climate mitigation while investing in clean technology and infrastructure ahead of November’s COP27 climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheik.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday (25 August) to increase the size of Russia's armed forces from 1.9 million to 2.04 million as the war in Ukraine enters its seventh month.

Cooperation and knowledge exchanges between European towns can play a key role in integrating newcomers, experts say, adding that their inclusion strategies can also serve as a model for larger European cities.

The European Commission said Thursday (25 August) it will soon reply to complaints received from MEPs about British sewage allegedly being poured into waters shared with the EU.

Under pressure from public opinion and the media, a Bulgarian court of appeal surprisingly overturned an earlier ruling on Thursday (25 August) and refused the extradition to Moscow of a Russian national who had burned his passport in Bulgaria in protest against the war in Ukraine.

The leaders of ex-Soviet rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to meet in Brussels next Wednesday (31 August) for EU-mediated talks, Armenia's government said.

From the country's first-ever nuclear programme to 100% renewable electricity, EURACTIV looks at the energy and climate promises of the political parties ahead of the Italian election, scheduled on 25 September.

Germany’s emergency plan to get the building and transport sectors on track for climate neutrality failed to achieve their targets, according to the country's expert-led Climate Council.

France's TotalEnergies – the only Western oil company that still operates in Russia – allegedly produced gas condensate that was transformed into the jet fuel the Russian air force used to bomb Ukrainian cities, an investigation published on Wednesday (24 August) reports.

Six months into Russia's invasion, Ukrainian officials are drawing up plans to make sure Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top military commanders will be tried for launching the war.