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German chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of a return to fossil energy and urged policymakers across the globe not to forget the looming climate crisis as more and more countries switch back to coal due to rising energy prices. “What must...

The sidelining of Ukraine's domestic spy chief on Sunday (17 July) laid bare Kyiv's battle far from the frontlines to purge its powerful security agencies of collaborators and Russian agents.

An €8 billion investment project touted as Europe’s largest coastal park is expected to create a “smart” city within Greece’s capital and offer a much-needed green push, the mayor of Ellinikon, the site of the project, told EURACTIV Greece in an interview.

The liberal-leaning Russian independent TV station Dozhd (TV Rain) resumed broadcasting on Monday evening (18 July) from abroad after being forced to shut its Moscow studio following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

After Skopje resolved a long-running dispute with its neighbour Bulgaria, Albania and North Macedonia on Monday (18 July) received the green light to start accession talks that could ultimately lead to EU membership. EURACTIV looks at the next steps both...

Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now set to see out seven more weeks in office after winning a confidence vote on Monday during which he vigorously defended his government’s record and hinted that the so-called ‘deep state’ might try to reverse Brexit. 

Just under half of EU territory is at risk of severe and prolonged drought, according to a new European Commission report amid warnings this unprecedented heatwave may negate gains in food production supposed to help plug the gap left by the Ukraine war. 

EU ministers gave the final go-ahead to the regulation allowing Moldova to at least double their exports to the EU of tomatoes, garlic, table grapes, apples, cherries, plums, and grape juice for a period of one year, without any duties.

Joint talks between the EU and Israel could resume for the first time in a decade before November, EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed on Monday (18 July).

This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team discusses the long-awaited outcome of the European Court of Justice’s ruling on feta cheese, which sets a precedent for the protection of geographical indications outside the EU’s borders, and we take a look at the...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Baku today where she will seek more natural gas from Azerbaijan.

Creating healthy and sustainable ecosystems in Europe is key to ensuring food security, as heatwaves worsen and Russia blocks grain exports out of Ukraine, the environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius told EURACTIV.

Russian gas supplies have dropped via major routes, including via Ukraine and Belarus and through Nord Stream 1 under the Baltic Sea. The only route unaffected brings gas to Russia's  European friends – Serbia and Hungary.

As the EU prepares to impose another round of punitive measures on Russia over Ukraine, the bloc's foreign ministers insisted on Monday (18 July) that the previous six rounds of sanctions have been effective.

As monkeypox cases in the EU almost double in a week, the European Commission's Health Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) secured over 54,000 additional vaccine doses against the virus.

The UK is setting the stage for its future Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulatory model. Much like the EU, it suggests adopting a risk-based approach but will differ from the bloc by entrusting enforcement to a panel of regulators.

The Czech Presidency of the EU Council pitched a narrower definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a revised and shortened list of high-risk systems, a stronger role for the AI Board and reworded national security exemption.

Hit by intense heat, it is reported that some European countries will see their soft-wheat output drop by 7%, lower than their five-year average, another bad news for the already strained global food supply.

As the European Central Bank prepares to raise interest rates for the first time since 2011, policymakers hope to limit "fragmentation" in the eurozone, where borrowing costs faced by different members begin to diverge.

Over A Coffee with Mónica Andrés Enríquez, Executive Vice President for Europe, at leading crop nutrition company, Yara International ASA. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is accelerating a global food crisis. Farmers are struggling to reach production targets for harvest, while...