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Moroccan authorities have begun prosecuting 65 migrants who joined Friday's mass attempt to cross into a Spanish enclave by storming a border post, leading to the death of at least 23 migrants, a judicial source said on Monday (27 June).

Eleventh-hour talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey on Tuesday (28 June) are expected to bring movement into the stalemate over the two Nordic countries NATO bids as NATO leaders gather in Madrid for the alliance summit.

Massive capital flows toward Israel and its increased strategic importance in Europe’s rush to acquire independence from Russian fossil fuels will translate into a new geopolitical balance in the Middle East, writes Joseph Dana. 

In a joint statement, five leading European business associations sounded the alarm over what they perceive to be a fragmentation of the Single Market as EU rules are not applied and enforced uniformly across the trading bloc.

Germany, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on risk preparedness and solidarity in the electricity sector as the danger of blackouts becomes more realistic in light of the dwindling energy supplies coming from Russia.

The European Central Bank (ECB) risks the fragmentation and collapse of the eurozone if it tightens its monetary policy by selling government bonds. That is why it should look towards restricting the money supply by increasing the capital requirements for banks, write Leonardo Becchetti and Guido Cozzi.

Several labs in Europe are growing mini-kidneys to be used for disease modelling, in the hope that in the future, they can be used as transplants for those in need. 

While the debate on EU treaty changes continues, citizens and MEPs call for "shared competences" on education between the EU and member states and more harmonisation of citizenship teaching at the EU level.

Athens on Monday (27 June) accused smugglers from Turkey of trying to send more than a thousand migrants to Greek islands, before the boats were detected in the Aegean and turned back.

This week marks an upturn in the international diplomatic activity of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The logical question is whether this signals a will to find a diplomatic solution to the war he started in Ukraine.

Teaching citizenship values can help promote active participation among Europeans, but it still often relies on the initiative and motivation of individual teachers. Meanwhile, education remains fragmented across the EU, with each member state implementing their own policies. Changes to...

When COVID-19 lockdowns shut down much of the world, images of animals roaming city streets and dipping air pollution levels led some to believe the pandemic might mark a turning point for global action on climate change.

Citizen assemblies can strengthen citizen participation in the EU, but their importance should not be overstated, writes Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf.

NATO plans to massively increase the number of its forces at high readiness to more than 300,000, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday (27 June) ahead of a crucial meeting of the alliance in Madrid later this week.

This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team discusses the much-awaited unveiling of the EU’s new pesticide framework and what we expect to be discussed on food security by the G7 leaders gathered in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria. For the flavour of the week,...

Italy’s EU representation in Brussels took the unusual step of sending detailed voting recommendations to Italian Members of the European Parliament earlier this month, asking them to reject a proposed EU ban on petrol and diesel cars, according to e-mails obtained by EURACTIV.

Russia defaulted on its foreign sovereign bonds for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution, as sweeping sanctions effectively cut the country off from the global financial system and rendered its assets untouchable to many investors.

Storing IP addresses to combat child abuse is currently a hot topic among German lawmakers, as the rejection of a motion filed by the conservative CDU/CSU group calling for a six-month limit in such matters was deemed insufficient by other stakeholders.

Right now, all eyes are on Europe: the ongoing war in Ukraine and the resulting global political and economic difficulties dominate the geopolitical realm. Unsurprisingly, the European Union’s (EU) current focus lies on the war next door.  While the resulting...

The leaders of the G7 group of nations should take immediate action to defend and protect the human rights and labor rights of each child, worker and farmer currently exploited, writes Fernando Morales-de la Cruz.