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 The government will no longer extend the state of alert, which was enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning most restrictions will be lifted as of Wednesday. The decisions was based on improved figures in new infections and severe cases,...

Women are faced on a daily basis by the challenges that agrifood companies are trying to solve, and have a unique perspective on the specific needs across the sector. Still, many of them adopt more cautious or conservative approaches when...

Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s right-wing League party and until now known as a strong supporter of Vladimir Putin, arrived in Poland Monday to take to Italy some of the Ukrainian refugees Poland received in recent days. Salvini, who...

The Hungarian national currency reached historic lows on Monday, weakening at a faster rate than its regional peers, leading experts to question whether it is due to the government’s policies. Starting at 388.19, the forint weakened steadily on Monday, crossing...

Portugal has received 1,670 requests for temporary protection since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) revealed to Lusa on Monday. The update made by SEF refers to the period between 24 February and...

The former chairman of the Banco Espirito Santo (BES), Ricardo Salgado, was sentenced to six years in prison by the Central Criminal Court of Lisbon on Monday. It is the first prison sentence in the trial of the separate case of Operation...

The number of COVID-19 cases, related deaths and admissions to intensive care units in Italy are decreasing though the incidence values in about half of the country’s provinces are at a standstill, the National Research Council (NRC) stated. Meanwhile, the...

The defence budget will be increased in 2023 by 18 billion DKK or €2.4 billion and receive a gradual boost from 2024 to ensure NATO’s 2% spending target is met, according to a major political agreement presented to the Danish...

The Russian invasion of the Ukraine will destabilise world trade just recovering from the pandemic. That means that the EU and UK should pursue new economic partnerships, argues Geoffrey Van Orden.

More coordination of efforts to help people cross the border out of Ukraine and into the EU is needed, according to two Irish politicians who met with Ukrainian politicians in Lviv in the west of the country over the weekend....

The UK government will propose a new energy supply strategy that would see it use more of its own fossil fuels as it responds to the need to diversify its energy supply in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Austria will remain neutral, said Chancellor Karl Nehammer, calling the debate on the country’s neutrality that erupted following the invasion of Ukraine pointless. “Austria was neutral, Austria is neutral, Austria will remain neutral,” Nehammer tweeted on Monday (7 March) while visiting Qatar...

Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has called on the French to “make an effort” in countering the rise in energy prices despite financial support from the state. Interviewed by the news channel BFMTV on Monday, Le Maire announced measures to...

Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of the pro-Russian far-right party Vazrazhdane (Revival) has been banned from entering Ukraine for 10 years, Kostadinov announced during a press conference on Monday. The far-right leader explained that he heard of the ban when he visited...

Ukrainian manufacturers have stopped producing wire harnesses needed for car production, but European manufacturers cannot fill the gap due to a lack of raw materials such as copper. According to the Czech economic daily Hospodářské noviny (HN), the current situation could lead...

Spain, which houses the EU’s largest storage and regasification capacity, could fill the gas gap left by Russia because of the war in Ukraine. However, its limited interconnections with the rest of the continent continue to be a problem. Spain...

Estonians in the country and abroad and non-Estonians living in the country are prohibited from joining or otherwise helping the Russian or Belarusian military, an official statement from the government states. Joining, providing military or non-military assistance to the activities...

The distribution of refugees across Germany’s 16 federal states, who have all signalled their willingness to take in people fleeing from Ukraine, remains uneven as redistribution measures within the country are voluntary. Overall, around 50,300 refugees have been registered in Germany so...

Bulgaria supports sanctions on Russia as a means to halting its invasion of Ukraine, but will likely seek an exception on banning Russian natural gas and oil imports if such a proposal is put forward, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said.

Europe needs to break free of its dependence on Russian gas to lower its emissions and break away from the Kremlin, but it should focus on deploying renewables, rather than liquified natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen, writes Marta Lovisolo.