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As the endless drama of African migration goes on, attention is focused almost exclusively on interdiction and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, writes Oussama Romdhani.

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, leading the race to become Italy's next prime minister, was accused on 22 August of shameful electioneering by her rivals after posting a video of a woman being raped by a migrant in an Italian city.

Czechia would like to be a leader in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, and the key task is to secure European finances for this purpose, Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela said on Monday. According to Czech News Agency, Sikela,...

Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro accused Germany of blocking the funds for Poland from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, pointing to the nationality of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. At Monday’s press conference, Ziobro referred to the revelations...

The government will declare a state of calamity to meet the needs of the region of the burned area of Serra da Estrela, Cabinet Office minister Mariana Vieira da Silva announced on Monday. According to the minister, the state of calamity...

Finland and Sweden will strengthen the Northern dimension of the NATO alliance and enable the deepening of defence cooperation with the Baltic States, but there will be no Nordic bloc, said Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the annual meeting...

Ireland has reopened its embassy in Kyiv, ending the remote operation that had been in place since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Along with many other countries, the Irish embassy in Kyiv closed its doors as war broke out in February,...

Two dozen local factions from of the right-leaning VVD party have demanded that the government change the recently introduced process of forcing municipalities to accept asylum seeker. The two dozen local VVD politicians have written a letter to the party’s...

Only 61% of surveyed Austrians believe democracy functions very well or rather well, and public desire for structural renewal has solidified, researchers say. The result of the Democracy Radar study published by the Austrian Democracy Lab (ADL) is only minimally...

Canada’s decision last month to return a turbine required for the maintenance of gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 to Germany was taken to expose Russia’s strategy of weaponising energy policy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said after meeting with German...

Croatia may tighten the screws on neighbouring Serbia’s EU accession talks if Belgrade presses on with war-time indictments against Croatian officials for alleged crimes against Serb civilians, Croatia’s parliament speaker said on Monday. Serbian media quoted  Dušan Bratić, a lawyer...

Slovak aluminium producer Slovalco will halt production until electricity prices reach affordable levels after the government refused to compensate for rising expenses. Slovalco expected the government would return a larger part of its payments for emission allowances. However, this has...

The Danish capital city will not be able to reach its ambitious climate goal of carbon neutrality after its iconic incinerator failed to meet CO2 capture requirements for state funding. Municipal leaders said that the goal of a carbon-neutral Copenhagen...

“The next five to ten winters will be difficult," Prime Minister Alexander de Croo warned on Monday (22 August) as fuel prices and electricity bills are expected to reach record highs soon.

Iran accused the United States on Monday (22 August) of procrastinating in efforts to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal - a charge denied by Washington, which said a deal was closer than two weeks ago because of apparent Iranian flexibility.

As Russia’s aggression laid bare the critical role of Ukrainian agricultural output in the global food supply chain, cyber-attacks are likely to follow, according to cyber security experts.

EURACTIV is back with its daily Brief as many Europeans return from well-deserved holidays. But this summer was not the usual one. The war continues to rage at the EU borders with no end in sight. The world is becoming a more dangerous place. What can we expect?

As the number of shared vehicles has increased, so too has scrutiny from regulators and citizens alike. EURACTIV spoke with Welmoed Neijmeijer of Bolt about changing transport habits, finding a place for shared vehicles in cities, and safety concerns.

Ukraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week to commemorate independence from Russian-dominated Soviet rule and its second city Kharkiv declared a curfew due to a heightened threat of Russian attack, local authorities said.

The price at which French energy giant EDF must sell its electricity to competitors was recently increased, but energy unions in favour of the move believe the government must up the ante and prevent those who have made super-profits from the scheme from benefiting.