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The value of diverse representation throughout the media is widely recognised but is often not reflected on or off-screen. Recent European Commission initiatives have touched on the importance of the media sector, but there are still calls for further action at the industry and national level.

When it comes to progress on diversity and inclusion (D&I) both on and off-screen, MEP Evin Incir told EURACTIV, the EU has a long way to go before its words, contained in a number of strategies and action plans, turn into action.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire seemed unimpressed on Monday (7 February) by digital giant Meta's threat of possibly withdrawing Facebook and Instagram from the EU, repeating that data should not be handed over without control.

More than a year into US President Joe Biden's term in office, 'America is back' on issues related to Europe's security architecture. But the reset could also have a positive impact on cross-policy standard-setting, European stakeholders hope.

The Central African Republic's prime minister has been sacked, the presidency confirmed Monday (7 February), against the backdrop of tensions between pro-Russian and pro-French factions within the government of the poor, unstable country.

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday (7 February) that full-scale war could break out there at any time and his forces might need to turn to Moscow for support.

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More than five hours of talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow failed to produce a breakthrough on the Ukraine crisis, but both leaders appeared to see potential in an agreement brokered in 2014-2015. 

The United States and the European Union pledged to work to ensure gas supplies can respond to disruptions in pipeline gas flows, as tensions rise over the massing of troops on Ukraine's borders by Russia, Europe's biggest gas supplier.

Germany’s vice-chancellor Robert Habeck said that Berlin would examine the contentious proposal by the European Commission to include nuclear power and fossil gas in the EU’s sustainable finance rules and potentially file a lawsuit.

An EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain is being developed for rare earths as automakers demand proof that materials used to make magnets for electric vehicles (EVs) are not linked to toxic pollution. The system will set global standards and give...

The Serbian opposition Freedom and Justice Party leader Dragan Đilas has unveiled a video that, according to him, reveals the scheme of how Serbs from the Bosnian entity Republika Srpska are registered as new “inhabitants” of Belgrade, so they can...

The European Investment Bank Group invested €853 million in the Western Balkans in 2021, supporting sustainable development, green transition, digitisation and small and medium enterprises, it was announced on Monday. The EIB invested €560 million in SMEs in the region...

Andrej Plenković, HDZ President and Croatian prime ministe, said after the joint sessions of the presidencies of HDZ and HDZ BiH, said there was still a chance to talk to Bosniak parties about changing the election law and that there...

The Democrats party called for protests on Wednesday near the Church of Christ’s Resurrection if the Assembly Speaker, Aleksa Bečić, is ousted. The discussion was going on in the Assembly on Monday evening. Bečić is the Democrat’s President. Democrats stated that...

Albania ranked first in the region and fifth in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for the number of COVID infections between January 2020 and September 2021, according to a study published by The Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal. The study, which looked...

Slovenia recorded an excess mortality rate of 15% last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. November was the worst month, with 49% more people dying on average than in the same period from 2015 to 2019. A...

The Croatian government passed a decree setting the highest prices for petroleum products for a litre of Eurosuper95 at 11.37 kuna (€1.516), Eurodiesel for 11.29 kuna (€1.505) and Eurodiesel BS blue for 6.5 kuna (€0.86) per litre, including VAT. Prime...

Dacian Ciolos has resigned as president of USR, the main opposition party, just four months after he was elected. Ciolos said his resignation was the proper decision after his program to reform the party was rejected by its leadership. After...