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More Germans than not favour stepping in if the Baltic states were attacked amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, new polls show. Fourty-three percent favour Germany stepping in to help the Baltic states in case of an attack, a new survey...

Six former defence ministers say Bulgaria’s “neutrality” to the war in Ukraine is a direct threat to the country’s security. The ex-ministers insist that Bulgaria should help Kyiv with military products, which can be produced by Bulgarian military plants. This...

Justice minister Judit Varga expressed worry for the future of Hungarian free media after 3 April elections following an attack carried out by hacktivism group Anonymous against Hungarian pro-government media on Monday, Telex reported. Several pro-government newspapers were hacked on Monday morning,...

Russia’s top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year won the Nobel Peace Prize, on Monday (28 March) suspended publication until the end of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. “For us and, I know, for you, this is...

The Danish government encouraged the Copenhagen police to be heavy-handed when facing China-critical protesters during official visits of Chinese officials in Denmark, a new report from the Folkting’s Tibet Commission reads. The Tibet Commission criticised Denmark’s foreign ministry and security...

More than half of the French believe in at least one conspiracy narrative about the Ukraine war peddled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, a recent survey has revealed. The French are “far from being impervious to the Putin narrative...

The European Commission should introduce a collection target for beverage cartons to ensure they are properly collected and sorted and boost recycling in the sector, according to Dragos Popa.

Seven European Union countries on Monday (28 March) urged their citizens to refrain from joining the Ukrainian military resistance against Russia's invading troops.

Mayors in northern regions turn off taps as country suffers one of its driest winters in 65 years. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

"Buy European Act" or not, the presidential candidates agree on the need to direct more public procurement towards European digital actors in order to be able, one day maybe, to fight on equal terms against the American or Chinese giants.

A last-minute bid to include the remuneration conditions for publishers in the Digital Markets Act (DMA) was rejected during the last trilogue. However, the EU institutions have conflicting views on what the agreed text entails.

Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate, was forcefully challenged when she visited the French West Indies over the weekend (26-27 March). EURACTIV France reports.

German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has joined the European Commission in dubbing agriculture a security issue. Making agriculture more sustainable and resilient is an important step towards more independence from Russia, he said in an address to German lawmakers.

Nigeria is ready to dramatically increase its gas supplies to Europe, as the bloc urgently seeks alternatives to its current reliance on Russian energy.

On Saturday, US President Joe Biden referred to his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin in a highly unusual way, by saying “For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power".

While participatory democracy sounds like an important goal to many, it also raises questions of responsibility, accountability, power and trust, according to a panel on citizen engagement. 

Consulting citizens on decisions that affect them, such as deciding how to spend money more often than not collected from their wallets, is seen as a way to increase trust and accountability at all levels of government. But how can...

The European Commission urged EU member states on Monday (28 March) to explore ways to strip sanctioned Russians and Belarussians of EU nationalities that were acquired in highly controversial "golden passport" schemes.

The European Commission is revising the economic assumptions behind its energy and climate laws package presented last year, saying sky-high gas prices fuelled by the war in Ukraine have strengthened the case for more ambitious energy efficiency goals.

There are no major abnormalities in the European Union’s market for carbon emissions, but tighter controls could improve transparency and monitoring, the EU’s securities watchdog said on Monday (28 March).