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What is a “sustainable product”?  Is it more sustainable to continue using my old washing machine or to buy a new, more energy efficient one? Are single use products always unsustainable? What criteria should I use to judge whether a...

Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic it is “clear that EU exit has had an impact, and that new border arrangements have added costs to business”, states a report published on Wednesday (9 February) by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Tuesday slammed the Hungarian executive’s decision to override a court ruling that struck down the blanket ban on independent media accessing health institutions amid the pandemic. A Budapest court said on 2 February that...

The governor of the Bank of Spain, Pablo Hernández de Cos, on Tuesday predicted that inflation in the euro area would moderate its fast-growing pace, from 5.1% to 2%. However, he also acknowledged that “there is a very high level...

Poland will appeal the European Commission’s decision to deduct money from their EU budget allocation, penalties incurred in the Turów mine dispute with the Czech Republic, the government has announced. The daily fines of €50,000 were imposed on Poland for...

At least 30 Islamist militants were killed and dozens of vehicles and weapons destroyed during joint operations between the French-led Takuba task force and Malian soldiers last week, the French Army Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday (8 February).

A total of 700 soldiers will be gathered in the Slagelse military base in Western Sjælland, the Danish Armed Forces have announced. The armed forces also said that fighter jets would also be sent to Bornholm following Russia’s actions in...

Inspired by the recent truckers’ Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, truckers over the weekend gathered outside parliament and at Citizen’s Square, demanding the abolition of all COVID-19 restrictions, reductions in the price of fuel, and the government’s resignation. According to police...

Foreign Minister Simon Coveney spoke on Tuesday before an Oireachtas committee on the subject of a party held in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) while the country was in lockdown in 2020. Coveney, who was not at the gathering,...

Almost half of Austrians believe the EU is going in the wrong direction, a recent Eurobarometer survey shows. A survey commissioned by the European Parliament and conducted in late 2021 has revealed that concerns about the EU’s direction are rising in...

Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear programme resumed on Tuesday (8 February) in Vienna after officials signalled an agreement was "in sight".

“We have the possibility to move these negotiations forward,” said French President Emmanuel Macron on the topic of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine during his meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday. “A meeting of...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met his French and Polish counterparts on Tuesday evening in the so-called Weimar Triangle to ensure a common approach on de-escalating the tense situation at the Ukrainian border. “Our common goal is to prevent a war...

With Europe worried about its gas supplies amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Qatar will host a summit of top natural gas exporters including Russia, organisers said Tuesday (8 February).

Bulgaria expects constitutional guarantees for the observance of the rights of Macedonian Bulgarians before the start of negotiations for North Macedonia’s EU membership, said President Rumen Radev during his meeting with EU ambassadors. Radev pointed out that Bulgaria expects understanding,...

Vodafone Portugal’s chief executive said on Tuesday that a cyber-attack carried out on the company was “a criminal act” that was “clearly” aimed at putting the network out of action in a serious manner, “to make [it] as difficult as...

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been given a new role in government as the minister for Brexit opportunities, as Boris Johnson carries out a cabinet reshuffle in what some suggest is a move to reassert control. The reshuffle, which follows weeks of...

Ex-PM Giuseppe Conte has been suspended as the leader of the 5-Star Movement following a decision of the Court of Naples on 7 February. The court declared the statute ratified at the beginning of August, which established the voting procedure...

The government wants to save around €4 million in public health spending this year with more than 100 jobs to be axed despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Czech healthcare unions who issued a strike alert in response to the planned...

China will target more countries with "economic coercion" unless "like-minded" nations push back, Lithuania's foreign minister warned Wednesday during a trip to Canberra to open the country's first embassy in Australia.