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In the light of the change of paradigm brought by the Russian war in Ukraine, there is no reason to halt or denounce the Green Deal, but it makes a lot of sense to significantly amend it, writes Radan Kanev.

UK lawmakers on Monday (7 March) fast-tracked the adoption of new legislation aimed at clamping down on kleptocrats that could see the government impose fresh sanctions on hundreds of Russian oligarchs next week.

Iran and the United States must take a political decision within days to prevent the failure of indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal after 11 months of negotiations rocked by a last-minute Russian demand of a sanctions exemption.

The West is often taken by surprise when it comes to Russia because we fail to pay sufficient attention to Vladimir Putin’s fake narratives.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already prompted changes in European energy policy. That needs to be reflected in a revised Green deal, writes Alena Mastantuono.

Ukraine's government has introduced export licensing of key foodstuffs including wheat, corn, poultry meat, and sunflower oil according to the Ukrainian news agency, Interfax Ukraine, as EU farmers sound the alarm over food security across the bloc.

Reaching the Digital Decade targets requires more ICT specialists in Europe – specifically more women in tech. Eroding structural barriers and leveraging new technologies enable organisations to attract and retain highly skilled talent needed to make European companies competitive and future-proof.

Video-sharing app TikTok has limited services in Russia after it passed a law criminalising sharing “false” information about the war in Ukraine. The move makes it one of the first Chinese companies to boycott Moscow following the invasion.  

**Updated with previous statements of Hungarian politicians and analyst comments.  Hungary will allow NATO troops to deploy in western Hungary and weapons shipments to cross its territory to other NATO member states, according to a government decree published on Monday...

Russia appears to be preparing measures to tighten control over the internet, under the guise of seeking to be more resilient against cyberattacks, according to an internal document circulated on social media and comments by Russian officials.

Russia announced new "humanitarian corridors" on Monday (7 March) to transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment - to Russia itself and its ally Belarus, a move immediately denounced by Kyiv as an immoral stunt.

The French Renaissance delegation of the European Parliament's liberal Renew Europe Group opposes the list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) which sets aside €13 billion for gas projects in Europe as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on.

The war in Ukraine could upset the EU's ambitions to become a leader in the production of semiconductors, which since 2020 have been in short supply. EURACTIV France reports.

Women are underrepresented in digital sectors and the gender gap in STEM fields starts from a young age. There have been some developments when it comes to addressing this but progress has been slow and further action is needed, Sabine Herlitschka, CEO of Infineon Technologies Austria, told EURACTIV.

Gender inequalities in STEM fields and the digital sector were identified decades ago and while some steps have been taken to address these, stark imbalances persist and in many cases, the divide begins from an early age.

A newly-published study by economic analysis experts highlights the “significant contribution to the continent’s economy” of an EU battery value chain success story.

Russia's new, controversial media law is pushing several international media outlets to suspend their operations in the country. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The German government will funnel an extra €200 billion into climate protection, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said in a move widely considered a bid to pacify their Green coalition partners

As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its second week, Turkey finds itself in an unenviable position, entangled geographically, economically, politically, and militarily with the war’s protagonists, writes Henri J Barkey.  

Experts are sceptical on the success of the EU's Conference on the Future of Europe, but there is still time and many ways to make it count, writes Maria Koomen.