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France announced an increase in its annual contribution to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the mobilisation of technical and human resources to assist investigations into the Bucha massacre. After the Council of Ministers on Wednesday (6 April), government spokesman...

Bulgarian will donate 2,000 helmets and 2,000 bulletproof vests to Ukraine to be used by its civilian citizens, Lena Borislavova, the head of the cabinet of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, announced on Wednesday, adding that a decision on granting financial...

Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) will be visiting war-torn Kyiv on Thursday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell after he refused to join central European leaders who visited Kyiv in March....

Portugal is open to possible membership requests from Sweden and Finland to join NATO, but this is an internal debate within both countries, Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho said on Wednesday in Brussels. “Portugal has a very close, very friendly...

Both Finland’s government and industry are determined to get rid of Russian energy without delay following reports that Russian forces committed war crimes near Kyiv. Finland’s annual crude oil and petroleum products imports from Russia are worth around €3.5 billion....

Germany has to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, otherwise, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin might go much further than Ukraine, Gerrman Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht warned in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday. “Someone who acts like Putin does not...

Labour shortages caused by Brexit and accentuated by the COVID pandemic have badly affected businesses across the food and farming sector and could cause ‘permanent’ damage, UK lawmakers stated in a report published on Wednesday (6 April).

in a report presented to the Bundestag, Germany's data protection commissioner criticised the country for delaying its implementation of the EU data protection directive, particularly in the field of justice and home affairs).

The EU's standardisation strategy is trying to prevent the lagging of European companies but might open the door for the regionalisation of international standards.

Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and the return of war to the European continent served to sharpen the needle of the EU's Strategic Compass, write Kajsa Ollongren, Ludivine Dedonder and François Bausch.

Hungary said on Wednesday (6 April) it was prepared to pay roubles for Russian gas, breaking ranks with the European Union which has sought a united front in opposing Moscow’s demand for payment in the currency. Hungary will pay for...

The raucous celebrations by Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party on Sunday night in Budapest were matched only by the deafening silence from Brussels. EU leaders normally queue up to congratulate each other on an election success.

The German government presented on Wednesday (6 April) a comprehensive revamp of the country's electricity sector, outlining new frameworks for renewables, power grids and markets in order to set the country on track to reach climate neutrality.

With just four days to go before the first round of the French presidential election, many left-wing voters still wonder whether they should bend some of their beliefs and support far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the only viable candidate on the left likely to be able to hold back the far-right

Decisions made in 2020 during the COVID-19 emergency are starting “to bear fruit” for the EU’s health union, as the case of reinforcing the European Medicines Agency (EMA) shows.

Two top EU health bodies announced on Wednesday (6 April) that an outbreak caused by Salmonella is rapidly evolving in six European Union countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom (UK), with Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs identified as the likely route of infection. 

The European Commission unveiled plans on Tuesday (5 April) to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions by 60% before the end of the decade, saying the remainder will be compensated with carbon removals.

The development of solar energy is unlikely to change much in France in the next five years, as the presidential candidates have not made it a priority.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have been working on a new proposal for a ban on the targeting of minors and the processing of sensitive data, seen by EURACTIV.

The EU Court of Justice has once again examined the issue of connection data, reminding Ireland and France of the stringent framework that must surround collection and use. EURACTIV France reports.