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As war rages on in neighbouring Ukraine, Slovakia is dealing with the biggest refugee crisis in its history, but the welcoming response of its people and the government is in stark contrast with the last migrant crisis in 2015.  

France gave clear and unequivocal messages of support for North Macedonia’s readiness to start EU membership negotiations, said North Macedonia Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani following a call with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian who also highlighted France’s role in...

The lawmaker in charge of drafting the European Parliament’s position on the EU’s recast renewable energy directive is pushing to include a 10% target for “low-carbon hydrogen” as part of efforts to kick-start the EU market.

Prime Ministers of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece meet on Friday at a mini “Mediterranean summit” in Rome to find a consensus on reforming European energy markets and reducing energy prices, official sources told EURACTIV’s partner EFE. Spain’s Prime Minister,...

A European Union plan to charge fuel suppliers for the CO2 emitted by cars and heating buildings is emerging as the most contentious element in a raft of climate change policies the bloc's member states are negotiating this year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) should reach an agreement on the election law, said the managing director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service Angelina Eichhorst, adding that this would be a “historic opportunity” for the country to...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Euro-Atlantic integration is in Croatia’s national interest. It cannot be achieved without the equality of Croats in that country, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman said on Thursday. “On the international scene, Croatia...

Austria will continue to be a bridge between the EU and Serbia, and other Western Balkan countries, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in Belgrade on Thursday. Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is important for Serbia and other countries...

The Slovenian government confirmed Wednesday that it presented a new version of the electronic communications bill after parliament voted down the previous version in early February. The previous version was voted down because it would prevent Chinese giant Huawei from...

Ukraine is investigating the incident with the unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed in Zagreb last week and did not launch it towards Croatia, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Thursday. “I am in daily contact with my Croatian colleague, we...

Croatian and Spanish scientists will look at the materials needed to build an EU power plant where electricity will be produced by fusion in two to three weeks. The Science Ministers of Croatia and Spain, Radovan Fuchs and Diana Morant...

Enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine could become the basis for expanding the conflict in Ukraine, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Thursday, adding that NATO does not want a military conflict with Russia. A no-fly zone could only be militarily...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made 40% of Bulgarians view Russia in a negative light compared to just 3% who now view Russia positively, a survey by sociological agency Trend shows. According to the study, 46% of those surveyed have...

Russia’s war on Ukraine has dramatically highlighted the urgency of reducing the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels and supporting its energy and food independence. This effort will require mobilising an array of domestic resources.

Slovakia fully supports the goals and the measures areas of the Fit for 55 package, Michal Kiča, the State Secretary at the environment ministry, said at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Kiča came to the meeting of EU environment...

Sixty four per cent of Hungarians consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine an act of aggression but the governing party’s voters are split on the issue, a recent survey by the Publicus Institute has shown, Telex reported. According to the poll, conducted...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made gas heating increasingly untenable. This may be the push needed for the EU’s revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, which could channel extra funds into renovation.

Switzerland's secretive banks hold up to $213 billion of Russian wealth, the country's financial industry association estimates, as sanctions on Russia give a rare glimpse inside Swiss vaults.

Czech power company ČEZ launched on Thursday a tender process to select a builder for a new nuclear unit at the Dukovany power plant. ČEZ made the move after receiving consent from the industry ministry. According to Prime Minister Petr...

The Portuguese government has received about 23,000 job offers for Ukrainian refugees and about 11,800 Ukrainians having requested temporary protection, Labour, Solidarity, and Social Security Minister Ana Mendes Godinho said in Madrid on Thursday. At a press conference with her...