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The sports we love are threatened by new measures to slash funding. A proposed European Parliament ban on alcohol sponsorship could doom sports events and clubs across the EU. MEPs need to vote to save sport sponsorship.

Almost half of the Finnish people would be ready to support NATO membership if politicians lead the membership campaign, a new survey commissioned by the newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus shows. According to the survey, 45% would approve of NATO membership if...

Ireland’s Environment Minister Eamon Ryan will on Tuesday launch a programme to deliver grants of over €25,000 to households to assist them in installing better insulation. Ryan is set to announce the details of the scheme, which is part of...

Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Edwin Poots on Monday defended his order to stop Irish Sea border checks, insisting that it was based on “sound legal advice”, which he said would now “be tested” in court. Last week, Poots, a member...

After earlier trips to Hungary, Slovaks have been heading to Polish gas stations since February, refuelling several hundred thousand litres of fuel in canisters because of cheaper gas. In response, Poland decided to set up controls on borders. Gas and...

“I continue to believe that the end of diplomatic dialogue has not been reached,” said Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in Ukraine. Austria is most dependent on Russian gas in the EU. “We have a massive military tension. But I...

Almost a third of about €4.8 million of EU support last year meant for Hungary’s battered tourism sector was spent on an online tourist portal. An opposition MEP is planning to turn to the bloc’s anti-fraud agency, Telex reported via 24.hu. The EU...

An extensive campaign against Sweden is currently underway on social media, P4 Örebro and TT reported. Accounts linked to Islamists are posting false claims that Swedish authorities have kidnapped children. “In the past week, it has escalated sharply, and in...

While Germany and France have so far opted for a more diplomatic approach towards Russia and continuously emphasised the need to resume dialogue with Moscow, Poland has taken a tougher stance. Experts hope the trilateral format could recalibrate Europe’s approach...

Facemasks will no longer be mandatory outdoors in Spain and Italy, the two government have confirmed joining the club of EU nations relaxing COVID-related restrictions. In Italy, the measure will apply as of 11 February, junior health minister Andrea Costa said...

The Bulgarian energy regulator has launched an investigation into deals of the state gas supplier ‘Bulgargaz’ on the local energy stock exchange, which were carried out last week. The investigation seeks to establish whether there were violations of the ban...

During German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s inaugural visit to Washington, US president Joe Biden emphasised that Nord Stream 2 should end if Russia invaded Ukraine.

Britain will join the United States and Australia in backing a European Union trade case against China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing's alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, a move the UK trade minister said would oppose "coercive trading practices".

Talks between wealthy nations on how to report donated COVID vaccines have collapsed after they failed to agree on a common rules regime.

In an ideal world, hostilities should stop during the Olympics. But experience shows that, on the contrary, the Olympics are often a dangerous time.

France reaffirmed its ambition to see the emergence of tech giants on European soil on Monday during the first day of the EU Digital Sovereignty Conference on Monday (7 February) in Paris. EURACTIV France reports.

A total of €5.6 billion will be allocated to decarbonising industry as part of the France 2030 plan, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Friday (4 February) during a visit to the ArcelorMittal site in Dunkirk. EURACTIV France reports.

The debate over compensating plasma donations remains one of the more sensitive issues in the revision of the EU's blood, tissues and cells legislation.

Despite record demand and high gas prices in European markets, Russia's state-owned Gazprom has been exporting historically low amounts of gas to the EU, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday (7 February).

Political leaders, analysts, think-tankers and the wider public are all busy discussing when and how the tensions over Ukraine will end. The answer, argues Mikuláš Dzurinda, lies in asking the basic question: Why has the Kremlin started this wild game, which seemingly has no successful outcome?