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The Swedish government, together with the main opposition Moderate party, wants to speed up the security policy analysis ahead of a possible application to NATO. According to Swedish media, the government aims to complete the analysis work as early as...

The National Coordinator for Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement, Stef Blok, continues to seize Russian assets but cannot tell lawmakers exactly how much has been collected, Dutch News reports. The former minister was appointed national coordinator for sanctions compliance and enforcement on 6...

Austria, one of the EU countries most reliant on Russian gas, has stopped importing and refining Russian crude oil as of March, a  spokesperson for OMV confirmed. OMV is one of Austria’s largest publicly traded companies, with a turnover of...

The grand opening of a Bulgarian cultural centre in North Macedonia’s city of Bitola,  named after a controversial figure, has caused yet another rupture in Bulgarian and Macedonian relations. The centre was named after Ivan (Vancho) Mihailov. The decision prompted...

The leaders of the Spanish, Portuguese, and German governments penned a rare open letter on Thursday, urging French voters to re-elect Emmanuel Macron over his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen. Pedro Sánchez, António Costa, and Olaf Scholz said Sunday’s presidential...

The leaders of the liberal-conservative parties in Finland and Sweden made a joint trip to Washington and were given the blessing from US senators on NATO membership. The intention of Petteri Orpo, the chair of Finland’s National Coalition Party (NCP),...

As Germany’s government remains gridlocked over direct heavy weapon deliveries, Berlin has turned to a swap deal with Slovenia to support Ukraine with tanks indirectly. Germany is planning to deliver “Marder” and “Fuchs” tanks to Slovenia in return for Ljubljana...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (21 April) said Russia had rejected a proposal for a truce over the Orthodox Christian Easter period this weekend but added he still harbored hopes for peace.

Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron is within reach of re-election in the second voting round on Sunday, but his far-right rival Marine Le Pen cannot be dismissed out of hand as the French seem to be more divided than before.

Albania imported 10,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia in March 2021, following the latter's invasion of Ukraine - an increase of 20% from the first quarter prior to the war, and an increase of 100% on last year's figures.

Those who read this text have survived COVID and COVID anxiety. The pandemic is no longer such a threat but there is a new malady on the horizon: nuclear anxiety.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba appealed to NATO and EU member Bulgaria on Thursday (21 April) to provide sorely needed military aid to help his country survive Russia's invasion.

According to some estimates, switching off the Russian oil and gas pump for just two months may be sufficient to starve the war machine of resources and force Russia to abandon its aggressive war, writes Kateryna Markevych.

Monitoring and developing specific diagnostic methods allowed the identification of the different bacteria associated with these diseases in the ecosystems studied. New insect vectors and alternative host plant species of the studied pathogens were also identified.

France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen insists she wants to remain in the EU and "deeply" reform it despite accusations that her programme is just a veiled "Frexit". EURACTIV France reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (21 April) claimed the "liberation" of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, but signalled he would forgo a final bloody offensive against beleaguered Ukrainian defenders there.

While Russia's invasion of Ukraine rages on, a group of renowned economists have devised a plan to reconstruct Ukraine after peace returns. The amount of money and planning needed is daunting, but maybe the EU can learn something from this as well

Switching to quality gastronomy combined with greening measures in restaurants will be key factors in reviving the Czech hospitality industry in the post-pandemic era, as tourists have now become more demanding in several aspects, Czech restaurants owners have told EURACTIV.cz.

French health professionals urged the electorate to vote against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen's 'problematic' health programme just a few days before she meets incumbent President Emmanuel Macron in the final round of the polls. EURACTIV France reports.

Integrating cycling into Europe's primary transport arteries - the TEN-T network - will help to cut emissions while reducing the EU's dependence on foreign fossil fuels, writes Philip Amaral.