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Parliament’s lower chamber has adopted a resolution expressing support for Ukraine but failed to pass it with enthusiasm due to the opposition of the rightist Confederation party. The party said their rejection of the resolution was politically motivated against the left...

The EU is losing its relative significance at the global stage every day; while we have the potential to be a superpower, it must be unlocked by necessary reforms, such as moving to qualified-majority voting in foreign affairs, according to Dr Federiga Bindi, expert on the EU’s foreign policy at a Citizens’ Panel of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE).

NATO is evaluating whether to send a 1,000-strong battlegroup and to support possible deployment in Slovakia, Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok (SaS) confirmed. However, other high-ranking members of the governing coalition believe that approval of such an offer is currently unfeasible....

A relatively unknown new state company is allegedly involved in preparing big investments and working on the construction of a Hungarian-French-Russian nuclear axis, as well as reportedly considering the construction of a training and research reactor, Telex reported. Hunatom Zrt, allegedly under the...

Portugal and Ukraine have a “relationship of excellence”, said Portugal’s Foreign Minister, Augusto Santos Silva, marking 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “We have a relationship of excellence, based on cooperation and solidarity, even more evident in...

Spain ended 2021 with 840,700 new jobs, the highest figure since 2005, and 615,900 fewer unemployed, leaving the unemployment rate at 13.3%, the lowest level since 2008. The recovery of the economy experienced after the pandemic hit the country hard...

The Democratic Unionist Party has set its own 21 February deadline for the EU and UK government to resolve the long-running dispute over the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol. Following a meeting with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday, Paul Givan,...

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to hold a telephone call Friday morning to discuss the ongoing crisis over Ukraine. This comes after the main European leaders met with US President Joe Biden, and...

The European Union angered China on Thursday (27 January) by launching a case against Beijing at the World Trade Organization for targeting Lithuania over its stance on Taiwan.

Romanian power producer CE Oltenia has applied for financing to invest in two gas-powered plants one day after Romania obtained the European Commission’s greenlight for a massive restructuring aid package. Oltenia Energy Complex (CE Oltenia) is Romania’s largest producer of...

The National Cyber and Information ​​Security Agency (NUKIB) and Military Intelligence have issued recommendations to athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games about protecting their personal data, EURACTIV Czech Republic’s media partner Aktuálně.cz reports. On Thursday, Czechia joined several Western countries...

Eighteen migrants went missing Tuesday as more than 400 were rescued trying to reach the Canary Islands through the so-called Atlantic route to Europe, Canariasahora and EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. Around 5 pm, NGO Walkingborders received a call from a rubber boat...

Representatives of Ireland’s fishing industry have been issued with an “absolute guarantee” by Russia’s ambassador that their work will not be impacted by Russian naval exercises scheduled for next week. The Irish government confirmed on Sunday that Russia plans to...

Germany’s conservative opposition is bringing the government to court over extra spending on climate action, it was announced after a €60 billion budgetary package was adopted in parliament. “Immediately after the official publication of the law, we will file a...

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has criticised the EU for not being a “genuine” union, adding that “a clear and more swift reaction” to the current situation in Ukraine had been expected. Russian demands presented to NATO and the US are de...

Finland will scale back some of its coronavirus restrictions early while Greece has extended the opening times of cafes and restaurants and allowed music amid falling cases.

British financial services exports have struggled to recover from the twin hits of COVID-19 and Brexit and are lingering at levels last seen in 2006 when adjusted for inflation, new data showed on Thursday (27 January).

The US is facing its worst blood and plasma shortage in more than a decade due to a combination of the COVID pandemic and bad weather conditions, which stakeholders have warned could have ripple effects across the pond.

The Americans “really want” an immediate de-escalation with Russia, but dialogue is not possible with thousands of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border, a senior NATO source representing an EU member state in Brussels told EURACTIV.

The United States and Germany appear to have agreed that the Russia-favoured Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will not come to life if Russia invades Ukraine, according to statements from the two countries' officials.