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Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Monday (14 March) to tighten fiscal policy a little next year after three years of pumping billions into the economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, but also to be ready with more cash should the war in Ukraine make it necessary.

Several EU countries have put their coal phase-out plans on hold as to continue would mean relying on natural gas imports from Russia. Instead of investments in gas infrastructure, renewables or other alternatives, the extension of coal mining is considered...

Since 24 February, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Serbia can no longer afford to maintain a policy of simultaneous closeness both with the West and Russia, writes Orhan Dragaš.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised concerns about China's alignment with Russia in a meeting with a Chinese diplomat as Washington warned of the isolation and penalties Beijing will face if it helps Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine.

In reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is growing support across the European Parliament to increase the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target and break away from Russian fossil fuels, lawmakers from across the political spectrum told EURACTIV.

As the sixth consecutive day of nationwide non-partisan protests against high taxes and government corruption took place in Tirana, Prime Minister Edi Rama has said an official in Brussels told him these protests are in favour of Russia.

The EU should start formal accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania as soon as possible, EU chief diplomat Josep Borell has said without mentioning a date, again. This is to enhance the security and defence of the Balkans as...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Croat National Council leader, Dragan Čović on Monday said that he expected EU foreign affairs high representative Josep Borrell to prompt an agreement on amendments to the election law and remove the blockade of state institutions when...

It is “always the same self-appointed haters” who are behind a recent call by a group of MEPs to freeze Serbia’s EU accession talks over its stance on Russia because their dream is for Serbia never to advance in any...

The European Union police and justice mission in Kosovo said it will deploy another 92 special police officers to support NATO troops and local police.

Croatia should invest more in its air defence system, after a Soviet-era unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in Zagreb last week, President Zoran Milanović said on Monday. “The investigation into the nature of the UAV that crashed in Croatia is...

Romania will ask for the reallocation of unused funds from previous EU-financed programmes to provide aid to Romanian enterprises, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said Monday. In a recorded video statement, the prime minister detailed some of the measures discussed by...

Bulgaria is preparing for a scenario in which up to 100,000 children and young people from Ukraine will remain in the country permanently and need to enter the education system, Education Minister Nikolay Denkov announced on Monday. “By the end...

The prices of the two main motor fuels, regular petrol and diesel, will be capped as of Tuesday, after prices reached all-time highs last week and were set to rise further this week without government action. Regular will cost €1.503...

Paris and Berlin must acknowledge that the eight years of diplomacy, which they have been conducting with Moscow, only led to escalation and ultimately the current war, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. Groysman,...

European social partners for the agency work sector propose recommendations to make European labour markets more dynamic, inclusive and resilient, in the aftermath of the changes that the Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced and accelerated.

A study found that serious COVID-19 illness is linked to an increase in the risk of long-term adverse mental health implications, such as depression and anxiety.

The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) said it received reports of school administrators being forced by the school district centres to break the law to keep teachers’ from striking on Wednesday, Telex reported via Népszava. Teachers will strike for the second time this year after...

Climate Minister Anna Moskwa appealed for the suspension of Russia as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) amid the country’s military actions in Ukraine, especially at the occupied nuclear power plants in Chernobyl and Zaporijia reports Polish...