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The German Federal Cartel Office initiated new anti-trust proceedings against US digital giant Google because its mapping application, Google Maps, cannot be combined with other map services.

Join this EURACTIV Hybrid Conference to discuss how AI can contribute to achieving more transparency in the EU policymaking process. Questions to be addressed include: - Which tools can be used to help citizens access quality, trust-worthy information? - How can EU policy stakeholders encourage national and international media to inform citizens about EU policies? - What are the opportunities offered by AI to achieve these goals?

The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday (21 June) that the EU’s Passenger Name Record directive must be curtailed to be compatible with fundamental rights.

While Marine Le Pen managed a record result in France’s parliamentary elections with her “wolf in sheep’s clothing” approach, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been tearing itself apart over the question of how unapologetically extremist it should be.

A radical change - particularly in public policy - is needed to address climate change and the social inequalities that come with it, former green minister and current director-general of Oxfam France, Cécile Duflot, told EURACTIV France in an exclusive interview.

Over two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across Europe have been lifting restrictions and societies have gradually begun returning to ‘normal’ life. With over 75% of the European population having been vaccinated with at least one...

European Union leaders aim to maintain pressure on Russia at their summit this week by committing to further work on sanctions, a draft document showed, with gold among assets that may be targeted in a possible next round of measures.

France's competition watchdog accepts Google's commitments following negotiations with press publishers over neighbouring rights, the body said on Tuesday (21 June), while the US giant said it will not contest the €500 million fine against it.

Serbian President Aleksander Vučić has said that he and his Albanian and North Macedonian counterparts will announce on Wednesday (22 June) at noon whether they will take part in an upcoming EU summit, set to have a big focus on enlargement.

Ukraine has detained a senior government official and a business leader suspected of being part of an alleged Russian spy network, the Security Service of Ukraine said on Tuesday (21 June).

Europe’s flying infrastructure is buckling under the weight of post-COVID demand. Would-be passengers are queuing for up to six hours in packed airports and flights are being cancelled across the board. In several countries serious industrial action is brewing.

Rewatch this EURACTIV Hybrid Conference to find out how the EU can tackle methane emissions in its livestock sector to help reach 2030 climate targets and commitments made under the Global Methane Pledge. Discussed questions included: - How to improve the current legislative framework to tackle methane emissions in the livestock sector? - How to encourage the sector to move towards more sustainable and low GHG food production? - Which policy measures are likely to yield most methane reductions? - How best to combine government policies, large company regulations, and individual lifestyle choices to produce the best results in reducing methane emissions?

Lithuania has partly closed rail transit of Russian goods to and from its exclave of Kaliningrad, saying it was enacting EU sanctions but the move has angered Moscow, who promised to react, igniting fears over the so-called Suwałki Gap. LRT, a partner of EURACTIV in Lithuania, has contributed an explainer about the issue.

Bernd Schäfer, CEO of EITRawMaterials, highlights the need for an overarching strategy and urgent action to secure the future of Europe’s strategic raw materials sector and ensure it can deliver on the Green Deal.

Five young people who count themselves as victims of climate change filed lawsuits on Tuesday (21 June) at the European Court of Human Rights against European states for letting the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) delay the green transition.

Rewatch this virtual conference organised by Liquid Gas Europe in media partnership with EURACTIV to find out what can be done to improve the existing regulatory framework to help support the decarbonisation of the built environment that includes rural communities. Discussed questions  included: • What could be improved in the current EPBD proposal to better support decarbonisation of the built environment for all? • What are the sustainable energy solutions that are better suited to rural communities?

At least 120,000 Georgians took to the streets Monday (20 June) in support of the country's EU membership bid, after the European Commission recommended deferring Tbilisi's candidacy.

The summer when air travel was supposed to return to normal after a two-year pandemic vacuum is in danger of becoming the summer when the high-volume, low-cost air travel model broke down - at least in Europe's sprawling integrated market.

Sønderborg, a small Danish town lying just beyond the border with Germany, is a living example of a possible future for decarbonised towns – and a blueprint for study by policymakers the world over.

Ukrainians eagerly await the decision of the EU summit, fully supporting the reforms demanded by the European Commission for the country’s EU accession, writes Roman Rukomeda.