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Major challenges lie ahead for African leaders seeking to breathe new life into the G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force.

Referendums come in all forms and shapes and their proper design matters in managing conflicts, especially the one in Ukraine, where the key challenge is managing public expectations after a long and devastating war, write Neophytos Loizides and Quintin Oliver.

The nationalisation of French energy giant EDF is close to completion after the government on Tuesday (19 July) announced the launch of a public takeover bid to purchase the remaining 16% share in the company - a move the opposition fears will be sanctioned by the EU.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday (20 July) that the geographical objectives of Moscow's "special military operation" in Ukraine are no longer limited to the eastern Donbas region but include a number of other territories.

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday (20 July) introducing a new target for EU countries to temporarily reduce by 15% their gas consumption, with the possibility of the goal becoming legally binding in case of emergency.

Following Google's announcement on Tuesday (19 July) that it will open up its systems to competing app stores while also lowering fees, stakeholders have eyed it with suspicion noting it may require particular attention from regulators when the Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force.

Italy's Prime Minister Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Wednesday (20 July) the only way out of a political crisis threatening the country's stability was a new government pact based on "courage, selflessness, credibility".

The US and allies are starting to examine possible training for Ukrainian pilots as part of a long-term effort to potentially help Kyiv build a future Ukrainian air force, Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles "CQ" Brown told Reuters.

The letter was sent as a word of caution regarding the announced proposal to make online platforms with the most internet traffic contribute to the infrastructural costs.

A senior MEP said Wednesday (20 July) that Taiwan's future should be decided by its own people and that the EU backs the island's "sovereign" existence, in a pointed warning to Beijing.

Ongoing disruptions with Russian gas supplies to Europe could be solved with the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline tp Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Tehran on Tuesday (19 July).

The Berlin government is subject to a cacophony of external and internal voices demanding that the planned shutdown of the country’s remaining nuclear reactors be delayed while NGOs threaten to sue.

The majority of member states are pushing for further flexibility on environmental measures in the EU’s farming subsidy programme in a bid to increase production and plug the gap left by the Ukraine war.

Greetings and welcome to EURACTIV’s Green Brief. Below you’ll find the latest roundup of news covering energy & environment from across Europe. You can subscribe to the weekly newsletter here. A leaked draft of the European Commission’s “Save gas for...

Seven EU lawmakers will fly to Dublin to discuss the enforcement of the European data protection law with the Irish regulator, policymakers and stakeholders.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Ireland suspending visa-free travel for refugees in 20 European countries, Croatia air traffic controllers planning a strike over staffing and pay, and so much more.

China is asking the United Nations human rights chief to bury a highly-anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang, according to a Chinese letter seen by Reuters and confirmed by diplomats from three countries who received it.

The EU should develop a water management tool similar to the one created for energy to safeguard agricultural production, Portugal’s Agriculture Minister Maria do Céu Antunes argued in Brussels. “We had the opportunity to say to the Commission that, as...

The Spanish economy will slow next year, fuelled by the international energy crisis and record high inflation levels resulting from the war in Ukraine, a study by the Spanish economic foundation Funcas predicts. However, short-term perspectives look more favourable for...

Wildfires raged throughout Europe's south, while the Greek capital is surrounded by flames visible from all over the Attica basin as the fire in Penteli has reached unmanageable proportions.