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Forty-four per cent of Europeans believe that climate change should be a priority topic at the Conference on the Future of Europe, according to a new Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the European Parliament and the European Commission.

After having been ruled incompatible with EU law by Austria's data watchdog two weeks ago, Google Analytics is now under fire in France, whose own data watchdog has been asked to check whether the tool goes against EU law.

Nord Stream 2 is a poor lever to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. To hit Russia where it hurts, Europe should instead leverage its regulatory might, in partnership with the United States, and threaten to shut it out from the new energy economy, writes Nikos Tsafos.

The impact of COVID-19 has been global and indiscriminate. The current situation requires us to think, plan, and operate differently. While it touches us all, the direct impact on businesses and individuals differs – notably the disproportionate impact on small...

The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) is an EU democracy experiment where citizens across Europe are taking part in the EU policy making. This is the first time that a deliberative democracy experiment is promoted by transnational institutions....

While the row with China has not yet influenced the short-term economic development of Lithuania, jittery investors might be a risk for medium and long-term growth prospects, Tadas Povilauskas, chief economist of Lithuania’s largest bank, told EURACTIV.

Italian president Sergio Mattarella, re-elected for a second term Saturday (29 January), will have to bring his diplomatic A-game to restore political calm after a fraught election threatened to topple the government.

The implementation of the energy and climate security policies in Europe calls for the introduction of new evidence-based policy instruments for monitoring the progress of member-states, such as a EU Energy Security Risks Index, write Ruslan Stefanov and Martin Vladimirov.

Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, the head of NATO said on Sunday (30 January), as Britain warned it was "highly likely" that Russia, a major natural gas supplier, was looking to invade Ukraine.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the unvaccinated possibly losing their unemployment benefits in Germany, the Croatian president calling his defence minister 'dumb' for visiting Putin in Moscow, and so much more.

Relatives of 13 civil rights protesters shot dead in Northern Ireland by British soldiers 50 years ago demanded justice on Sunday (30 January), as they commemorated one of the darkest days in modern UK history.

Slovenian foreign policy officials have clarified the country’s position on ties with Taiwan and announced that a representative office planned for the island will refer to “Taipei” and will be designated as an economic and cultural office. There has been...

“If a decision is made to deploy NATO troops on the Eastern Flank, the Bulgarian government believes that this measure should be implemented with Bulgarian troops. We will have Bulgarian troops who will perform this task on Bulgarian territory with...

Talks between Belgrade and Priština have deteriorated since Albin Kurti took over as Kosovo’s prime minister, Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selaković said on Sunday, adding that talks are unlikely to be continued. The Belgrade-Priština dialogue will be the central theme...

German development bank KfW has confirmed on 28 January that it has dropped plans to finance the controversial Janjići hydropower plant on the river Bosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), RiverWatch announced. A €30 million loan agreement between KfW and public utility Elektroprivreda...

Representatives of Croatian and Bosniak political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), who were supposed to agree on changes to the electoral law during a three-day negotiation session, failed to come closer in their views, negotiators have said. General elections in...

Nine far-right and nationalist European leaders, among others Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and France’s Marine Le Pen, have agreed on a "roadmap" for a patriotic Europe during a meeting held last weekend in Madrid. EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports.

At least 37% of Albanians are suffering from energy poverty, far above the European average of 5%, according to a study from DOOR and EIHP to address energy poverty in energy community contracting parties. This drives them to use wood to heat...

More than 44% of Slovaks believe the US and NATO are responsible for the rising tension in Ukraine, while 34% believe Russia is to blame, a new survey conducted by Focus agency has found. Opinions on escalating the conflict in...

Almost 50,000 teachers are holding a two-hour strike on Monday, announced last December, as a warning shot that an indefinite walkout could follow on 16 March if the executive does not meet their demands, Telex reported. Teachers, represented by The Teachers’ Trade...