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Germany's digital industry has kept growing despite Russia's war in Ukraine, though uncertainty in the industry and among customers remains high, a recent report published by the digital association eco has found

The European Association Summit has celebrated its 10th edition. A gathering aimed at education, networking, and discovery keeps being a strong signal that Brussels is the world’s capital of international associations and that it is a perfect ground for fruitful projects and connections.

Health stakeholders welcome the European Health Data Space (EHDS) as an ambitious initiative but highlight citizens’ rights and representation in the system's governance as vital.

2022 has seen deepening divisions between countries, driven in part by the war in Ukraine and skyrocketing fuel and food prices. As policymakers look to tackle the climate crisis, they should focus on global, harmonised measures rather than bilateral decisions that could deepen divides, writes Carne Ross.

Due to an unprecedented flood of stakeholder input, relevant EU agencies announced their risk assessment on glyphosate will only come in mid-2023, even though the herbicide’s current approval will expire by the end of this year.

When she tabled a proposal to ban all imports of Russian oil and refined petroleum products by the end of the year, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen knew she would face resistance, if not outright opposition.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany embracing Macron’s ‘European Political Community’ proposal, Kosovo NGOs asking Macron for visa liberalisation, and so much more.

Defined by its mission rather than by what it produces, the social economy is a peculiar economic sector with a set of its own challenges, especially when it comes to funding. Published by the European Commission in December 2021, the...

The German government has submitted a legislative proposal to speed up the permitting process and construction of onshore and floating liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals, as well as the necessary pipelines to connect them to the grid.

Trying to push the social economy as a flourishing sector of the economy, the EU is using a variety of ways to overcome the tension at the heart of the social economy: How do you attract money to a sector that defines itself as not being about the money?

Invading Russian military forces remain bogged down in Ukraine and have shifted to a war of attrition, two senior US intelligence officials told Congress on Tuesday (10 May).

The Ukrainian ‘Kalush Orchestra’ was voted through on Tuesday (10 May) to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy, confirming that they occupy the pole position in Sunday's final.

The price of real estate in the Albanian capital of Tirana continued to rise during the first quarter of 2022, with the average price reaching €1,143 per square metre. Property prices have soared in recent years as developers swoop in...

Major NGOs in Kosovo have addressed a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron asking that the EU lift the visa regime for Kosovo citizens who remain Europe’s only people who cannot travel freely despite having met all visa liberalisation requirements....

Serbia must defend its energy stability even if this would require a change in the ownership structure of the biggest oil company Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS), Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlović has said. Asked whether the government had the funds to...

The Slovenian government has reintroduced the price regulation of motor fuels, a move that comes less than two weeks after previous price caps were lifted with the argument that the market had stabilised. As of Tuesday (10 May), the maximum...

The CITA report identifies and evaluates fundamentally feasible methods and procedures for the monitoring of NOx emissions and NOx after-treatment systems as part of a vehicle periodic technical inspection (PTI).

The European Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Croatia’s request for the payment of €700 million in grants from the Recovery and Resilience Facility. “The Commission has thoroughly assessed the evidence provided by the Croatian authorities to demonstrate the...

Croatia asked the Hungarian ambassador in Zagreb to explain recent statements by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which the Croatian foreign ministry said “unnecessarily disrupt our good neighbourly relations” on Tuesday. In an interview with Hungarian state radio, Orbán said...

The central bank of Romania has increased its key interest rate to 3.75% from 3% to contain inflation. The 0.75% increase is the highest since February 2008, when the key rate was raised by 1%. Tuesday’s decision is the sixth...