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Climate activists blocked several streets in the German capital during rush hour to demand more sustainable agriculture and reduced food waste. Many of the protesters were arrested by the police. The activists called on the German government to immediately table...

The workers of some of the most prominent platform companies in Europe would qualify as employees under the EU’s new platform worker proposal, according to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

While Ukraine is bracing for the worst, a possible Russian invasion, EU diplomats on Monday (24 January) regretted the US decision to evacuate diplomats' families from Kyiv could be interpreted as a sign that the West accepts such a scenario.

The Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Chamber, which the EU Court of Justice ordered Poland to dismantle over rule-of-law-related concerns, is set to elect its new president. “The Chamber plans its further activity as if it was confident of its fate”, says...

Portugal has fallen behind schedule with fifth-generation (5G) networks as it took the country too long to allocate frequencies and it failed to transpose European electronic communications rules, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA), which expects Brussels will...

Dublin has voiced concern over Russian naval exercises set to be held off the coast of Ireland next month. The government has been notified of the Russian navy and air force’s plans to conduct the exercises around 240 kilometres off...

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goals in the escalating conflict with Ukraine is to force Europe and the US to open the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the former head of the Bulgarian State Intelligence Agency Dimo Gyaurov commented...

Lawmakers and delegates from regional administrations have gathered in Rome to elect Italy's president of the next seven years, as Sergio Mattarella's office is formally due to expire on 3 February.

Burkina Faso's president has survived an assassination attempt, his party said Monday, with his whereabouts unclear following a mutiny by soldiers that African powers condemned as a "coup attempt".

NATO said Monday (24 January) it was sending jets and ships to bolster its eastern European flank, as the US and EU looked to coordinate a tough response to Russia if it invades Ukraine.

Kremlinology is a science developed during the Cold War when the West tried to second-guess what the Soviet Union was up to. Years have passed, and despite the new technologies, the Kremlin is just as opaque and hard to read as it ever was.

Finding alternatives to plant protection products requires a "coordinated effort" from all member states, French Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili, who presided over the talks with EU agriculture ministers in Amiens from 20-22 January, has said. EURACTIV France reports.

With increased efforts to deliver on the Green Deal, the carbon farming system in Europe has never been more important. The ultimate goal is the complete decarbonisation of the food value chain for a more resilient and sustainable food system....

German car giant Volkswagen said Monday it beat the European Union's target for cutting carbon emissions on its new vehicles in 2021, having missed the mark last year.

In November 2021, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on AI in a Digital Age (AIDA Committee) put forward its draft report on artificial intelligence (AI) in a digital age. The report advocates for a very permissive approach to regulation of AI to stimulate innovation and foster the competitiveness of the EU. With this, however, it understates the possible risks specific to development and use of AI in the context of health and lacks actual solutions to translate potential into action. We identified five shortcomings and hereby appeal to the regulator to address them.

Eight EU countries known as “the alliance of responsibility" who spoke out in favour of an early return to strict debt rules in a position paper in September 2021 are being pushed towards compromise with even Germany adopting a more conciliatory tone. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The group of experts advising the European Commission on green finance has criticised plans by Brussels to label gas and nuclear power as a “transitional” source of energy under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy.

By encouraging investment in ‘transitional’ gas infrastructure, we risk losing sight of the critical priority: channelling finance toward a massive build-out of renewable power generation, writes Faustine Delasalle.

The EU is not following the US in withdrawing its diplomats' families from Ukraine, top European diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday (24 January), adding that there was no need to "dramatise" the situation while talks with Russia continue.

Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in Kyiv, and told Reuters in an interview that he was considering legal action.