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With a fresh blessing for its EU ambitions and a promise of continued support from Britain, Ukraine kept fighting on 18 June, with Kyiv's troops holding out against Russian assault on a key eastern city and communities pounded by heavy shelling.

Hackers on Friday (17June) delayed the start of President Vladimir Putin's speech to Russia's flagship economic forum, shorn of strong Western participation as Russia adjusts to the "new reality" of life under Western sanctions.

The EU and India on Friday (17 June) formally relaunched negotiations to forge a free trade agreement, with the aim of completing talks by the end of 2023. “This partnership will become a defining moment for world trade in the...

Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Friday (17 June) reached an agreement to waive certain parts of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), though the deal has been criticised by both pharmaceutical firms and civil society groups.

The EU drug monitoring centre faces an extended mandate, as the EU has become a significant producer of illicit drugs for both domestic and global use with ties between European and international crime groups strengthening.

The wife of Julian Assange vowed to fight using every possible legal avenue after British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday (17 June) approved the WikiLeaks' founder's extradition to the United States to face criminal charges.

While the EU is currently working to unbundle the economic dependency on Russia, the exponential increase of demand for raw materials is unveiling increasing supply risks due to the high dependency on China, industry and experts warn.

The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest cannot be held in Ukraine given the ongoing war in the country, the European Broadcasting Union said Friday (17 June), adding it was in talks with the BBC to host it in the United Kingdom.

The World Trade Organization agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years 17 June as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of pledges that were heavy on compromise.

The UK has published details of its planned Data Reform Bill, which is set to make changes to the privacy framework contained in the UK’s post-Brexit version of the GDPR. 

Every election comes with its fair share of confusing percentages, graphs, statistics and thundering statements from both sides of the aisle. The French parliamentary elections are no exception.

Benchmark European and British gas prices are on course for gains of more than 50% this week after Russia said capacity of its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, would be cut by around 60%, dramatically reducing European gas supply. 

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Universities across the EU are supporting Ukrainian students through mobility partnerships. Meanwhile, academics warn that reconstruction efforts will be key to avoid the risk of brain-drain and rebuild a country able to attract talents.

Europe's population is greying. By 2040, 155 million people are expected to be over 65. While this demographic change is often framed in a negative light, this can also be seen as an opportunity.

Policy changes are needed to manage our ageing populations properly, reflecting the diversity of the elderly with more focus on disease prevention and education.

Between frosts, drought and scorching heatwaves, countries all across Europe are facing unprecedented climatic conditions, and the agricultural sector stands first in line to bear the full brunt of this.

The EU should grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, bringing them a step closer to bloc membership, while Georgia still has some homework to do, the European Commission said on Friday (17 June) in a highly-anticipated opinion on the bloc's future enlargement.

Cases of hepatitis of unknown origin among children have now been recorded in 20 countries in Europe. While hepatitis of unknown origin is reported every year, the severity of cases this time is “very unusual”, medical experts say. 

Scandinavian countries are well-known for having their own approach to social affairs. As regulating the working conditions of platform workers is now an hot topic in Brussels, we got a non-EU perspective to the issue in this discussion with Norway’s...