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The European Parliament's rapporteur put forth a number of proposals to improve the European Digital Identity Wallet as part of the new eIDAS Regulation, focusing on interoperability, data privacy and equal access. 

A coalition of 10 EU countries has asked for an amendment to the advance purchase agreements (APA) made with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, as vaccine quantities exceed countries’ needs.

Europe’s liberal political family, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, held their first in-person annual Congress since the COVID-19 pandemic in Dublin. Their Congress, which started on 2 June and was attended by Prime Ministers, EU commissioners and...

Acute food insecurity will likely deteriorate further in 20 countries over the coming months, according to a new report from the world’s major food organisations, who warn the current situation is already worse than during the 2011 Arab Spring.

Surveillance of Legionella in tourist facilities of a major European holiday destination found the pneumonia-causing bacteria present in over half of the evaluated areas.

The centre of Europe is in the east. That, at least, was the abiding message of the gathering of Europe’s liberal parties in Dublin at the end of last week.

The French Presidency of the EU Council has issued a compromise text on the legislation on online political advertising, clarifying the scope of the rules. 

In a success for the French presidency of the EU Council, negotiators from the EU Parliament, member state governments, and the EU Commission reached an agreement on the minimum wage directive.

The European institutions agreed on a common charging solution to become the EU harmonised standard for smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices.

Ever been relieved when your friends cancel a visit at the last minute? Analysts believe that is exactly what Serbian authorities' are feeling after Russia's chief diplomat was forced to drop his trip to the Balkan country.

The European Parliament's proposed reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) fails to guarantee emission reductions in the housing and transport sector in line with the bloc's 2030 climate objectives, writes a group of academics and civil society groups.

It would be wise to forget about the EU’s flagship sustainable food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy, throughout the Czech Republic’s presidency to instead focus on increasing food production, Štěpán Černý, director-general for European Affairs for the Czech government told EURACTIV.

This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team talks you through what happened in last week’s meeting of EU leaders, which had a strong emphasis on food security, we hear from a tour guide on the island of Sardinia about the role prisoners...

The obesity rate in the EU could reach a critical point that will be difficult to manage afterwards if actions promoting health education are not taken now, according to the Romanian lawmaker Tudor Ciuhodaru.

EU countries adopted their position on three major pieces of transport legislation last week, an important step in bringing the so-called Fit for 55 proposals into force.

"Sorry, that was the last bottle of Czech beer we had," said a waiter at a central Moscow restaurant, a month after Russia sent troops into Ukraine and the West imposed sweeping sanctions.

Too many ‘Black Swans’ have appeared globally, many in the vicinity of Kazakhstan. Still, the country will continue its muti-vector policy to ensure stability in contact with the world’s major players, Askar Nursha, an independent political analyst, told EURACTIV in an interview.

Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Severodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in what is a pivotal battle in the Kremlin's attempt to control the eastern Donbas region.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faced a potential rebuke from MEPs Monday after she approved Poland's COVID recovery plan despite concerns over Warsaw's compliance with the rule of law.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Finland postponing the implementation of the EU ‘whistleblower’ Directive, the Czech president saying Putin should be prosecuted, and so much more.