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This week, EURACTIV is once again talking about the hot topic on everyone’s lips right now – food security – and we hear about how German companies are cashing in from the Belarus sanctions. We also discuss our thoughts about...

Hungary's united opposition sees the national election on Sunday (3 April) as the first real chance in more than a decade to oust Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's well-entrenched Fidesz party, although many fear the elections will be far from fair.

A major overhaul to eliminate energy dependence on imports of coal, gas, oil, and nuclear fuel is essential for Ukraine to assert its sovereignty and gain energy independence, argues Iryna Stavchuk and Oleh Savytskyi.

The French Senate has put forward proposals to strengthen the independence of the French media, which are held by a limited number of large groups and governed by rules that have become "obsolete" with digital technology and the strong competition from American platforms.

The war in Ukraine is shifting the economic fundamentals behind the choice of fuel supplying district heating networks, with large-scale heat pumps becoming a more attractive option for energy operators looking to decarbonise.

The European Commission dodged a proposal coming from Eastern countries to set up a specific fund to cover the medical costs of Ukrainian refugees in EU member states.

Two Ukraine's military helicopters struck a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday (1 April), a Russian official has said, making the first accusation of a Ukrainian air strike on Russian soil since Moscow invaded its neighbour.

Roman Abramovich googles poison detection, Viktor Oban unravels before Hungary election, and Zelenskyy makes a Belgian connection.

The US government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky to cause harm.

The Russian invader army is destroying historical monuments not only linked to the history of Ukraine, but of World War II and the Holocaust, and still their leaders have the arrogance of accusing Ukraine of fascism, writes Roman Rukomeda.

Russia said on Thursday (31 March) it had greatly expanded the number of European Union officials, lawmakers, public figures and journalists barred from entering Russia, giving as the reason their responsibility for sanctions and for stoking anti-Russian feelings.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about two Danish companies leaving Russia, an Albanian MP getting arrested in a government scandal, and so much more.

EU leaders will press their Chinese counterparts on Beijing's position and potential role amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a virtual meeting on Friday (1 April), marking the first EU-China summit since June 2020.

Poland’s recovery plan will not get EU approval anytime soon, experts believe, despite media reports that the European Commission may give a green light next week for payments from the fund allocated to Poland. So far, the Commission has withheld...

The war in Ukraine has “pressed the pause button” on the EU’s flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy, but the long term ambition for the sector remains unchanged, according to the EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović said he did not wish to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman has called a war criminal. Asked by the press to comment on Grlić Radman’s qualification, Milanović said,...

An increasing number of independent Russian journalists are fleeing their country, seeking protection in Europe, Secretary-General and Director-General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Christophe Deloire told EURACTIV in an interview.

The Slovenian government has capped the wholesale price of regular petrol and diesel in a move that came just weeks after retail prices were brought back under government control. With wholesale prices frozen at €1.483 per litre of petrol and...

Election silence started at midnight on 31 March, as parliamentary, presidential and local elections in Belgrade, the city of Bor and 10 other municipalities are taking place in Serbia on Sunday. In the snap general election, citizens will be able...

Serb ministers in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers blocked a decision to deny access for Russia and Belarus to funds from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Presidency member Milorad Dodik announced strengthening energy cooperation with...