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The Biden administration's plan to sell four large, armable drones to Ukraine has been paused on the fear its sophisticated surveillance equipment might fall into enemy hands, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Ten thousand protesters joined the climate march against global warming in Rotterdam on Sunday afternoon, Dutch media NL Times reported. The organisers of the march included Greenpeace, Oxfam Novib, trade union FNV, Extinction Rebellion, Milieudefensie and Fridays for Future, NL times wrote. Many...

Austria will receive less gas for the fourth day in a row, the Russian energy company announced on Sunday, but demand is currently low and supply is secure.

Emmanuel Macron’s defeat in the second round of the French legislative elections is essentially a defeat of his neoliberal policies, former prime minister and main opposition leftist leader Alexis Tsipras has said. “The defeat of Macron is a defeat of...

Kosovo and Serbia will sign a major deal as part of the EU-facilitated dialogue in the upcoming weeks, the EU Special Envoy to the Balkans, Miroslav Lajčák, hopes. Since 2011, 33 agreements have been signed but implemented partially and selectively,...

A seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia, including a ban on technology export, will be called for by Poland, Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. The government will appeal for further sanctions at the EU...

The centre-right Partido Popular (EPP) won 43.1% (+22.4 with 2018) and an absolute majority in the 109-seat Andalusian parliament. This is a tough blow for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ahead of national elections in 2023, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. Over...

More wind farms should not be built in Eastern Finland as wind turbines distract radar operations along the 1,300-kilometre-long land border with Russia, according to the Finnish Defence Forces. Turbines over 50 metres tall or situated close to strategic areas...

The era of zero and negative interest rates is over unless you live in Switzerland, where rates are still at –0.25% even after a 0.5% increase. Curbing soaring inflation is now the biggest immediate challenge facing central banks. That’s particularly...

By endorsing only Ukraine in its efforts to become an EU candidate, the EU has neglected and humiliated another region, former Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor told N1 on Sunday, referring to the Western Balkans, whose six EU hopefuls have progressed very...

Ukraine’s parliament on Sunday (19 June) voted through two laws which will place severe restrictions on Russian books and music as Kyiv seeks to break many remaining cultural ties between the two countries following Moscow’s invasion.

European Union foreign ministers will discuss ways to free millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine due to Russia's Black Sea port blockade at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday (20 June).

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Sunday (19 June) that Russia was likely to intensify its "hostile activity" this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic decision from the European Union on its membership application.

The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday (19 June), calling for steadfast support from Ukraine's allies as Russian forces battle for territory in the country's east.

Faced with low gas flows from Russia, the German government will burn more coal in summer, pay industry not to use gas and provide billions of euros in loans to merchants for gas purchasing.

Lithuanian authorities said a ban on the transit through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad of goods that are subject to EU sanctions was to take effect from Saturday (18 June).

The far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) surprised all by winning more than 80 seats in the second round of legislative elections on Sunday (19 June), according to initial estimates.

French voters have denied President Emmanuel Macron a parliamentary majority following Sunday's (19 June) second round of legislative elections, while the left and far-right have made significant advances.

Les électeurs français étaient invités à se présenter aux urnes les dimanche 12 et 19 juin pour élire la nouvelle Assemblée Nationale. EURACTIV France, en partenariat avec Europe Elects, vous offre en instantané les premières estimations ainsi que les résultats définitifs.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe to receive our newsletter here. In this week’s edition: EU leaders debate candidate status, Western Balkan hopes and India trade talks. Never...