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Albania is no nearer to having a new president as MPs failed to endorse a single candidate for the second round of voting that was scheduled to take place at 6 pm on Monday. The country is currently in the...

European Council President Charles Michel’s recent bid to further strengthen integration and deepen Serbia-EU cooperation is clearly “about deepening cooperation within the existing accession talks with Serbia”, EU Integration Minister Jadranka Joksimović said on Monday. Joksimović told EURACTIV Serbia and...

Croatia’s Adriatic ports could offer an alternative route for transporting grains from Ukraine, whose Black Sea ports remain blocked, EURACTIV’s partner Jutarnji List reported, quoting the state secretary at Croatia’s European and foreign affairs ministry. After taking part in the...

The European Commission no longer considers Croatia to be in a “macroeconomic imbalance” thanks to the reduction of public and private debt, which is a positive sign for Zagreb’s euro area accession bid. Although Croatia’s public debt levels soared to...

Setting up quotas for the participation of politicians in TV discussions based on election results, as proposed by the Former Slovak Prime Minister and current Finance Minister Igor Matovič, draws backlash from coalition partners, journalists and NGOs. Matovič (OĽaNO) proposed...

A Russian diplomat at the country's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday (23 May) he was leaving his post because of his disagreement with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a rare political resignation over the war.

Czechia is the only country from Central and Eastern Europe to have requested help from the EU’s Agency for Asylum (EUAA) to deal with the massive influx of refugees from Ukraine, the EUAA has confirmed. Since the start of the...

Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Medina confirmed he was “generally very satisfied” with the European Commission’s evaluation of Portugal’s 2022 draft state budget as “significantly positive” on Monday. Speaking on arrival, Medina began by welcoming the content of the favourable opinion...

Former King Juan Carlos met his son King Felipe VI and other royal family members on his first trip to Spain in nearly two years on Monday, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. Juan Carlos was greeted by some 50 supporters waving...

Lithuania on Sunday dropped Russian energy imports including oil, natural gas and electricity, making it completely free of Russian energy supplies. Nord Pool, a pan-European power exchange, decided to stop trading Russian electricity from its only importer in the Baltic States...

Denmark registered its first case of monkeypox after a Danish man travelling from Spain tested positive for the virus on Monday, Danmarks Radio reported. The case was registered at the Danish Patient Safety Agency’s emergency service on Monday (23 May). The...

More than four out of five Finns are ready to take arms and defend their country in case of an attack, while interest in voluntary training exercises is also rising. A record 83% of Finland’s population is ready to militarily...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on 23 May that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis "no longer exists" for him, accusing him of trying to block sales of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey during a visit to the United States.

US lawmakers met with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on a trip to Europe centred on the growing tensions around the Northern Ireland protocol. Martin met with the delegation of American politicians led by Democratic Congressman Richard Neal, chair...

Ukraine’s chances of obtaining EU candidate status soon are slim because many member countries oppose the idea and it would be unfair to the Western Balkans that have been waiting for membership for so long, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte...

President Alexander Van der Bellen, who announced his plans to stand for re-election in autumn on Sunday, is set to face little challenge. Van der Bellen, 78, cited his life experience and desire to ensure that “we are all on...

The German Bundeswehr will extend its mission in Niger, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday while visiting troops in the country as instability in the Sahel region continues to increase. During his visit to Niger on Monday (23 May), Scholz...

Romania, the only European country with North American nuclear technology, wants to develop its strategic partnership with the US, said Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă after meeting with US Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David M. Turk at the Victoria Palace...

Norwegian Foreign Minister Eivind Vad Petersson rejected Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s accusations that his country benefits from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported. During the Nationwide Congress of Youth Dialogue on Saturday, Morawiecki criticised Norway for its increasing...

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and his Bulgarian counterpart, Kiril Petkov, agreed to propose a common EU gas price after meeting at Palazzo Chigi on Monday. Bulgaria wants the EU to form a joint position on Russian gas so Gazprom...