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The ruling socialist party of PSOE and the main opposition force, the Partido Popular (PP), are gathering more support, according to a fresh poll released on Thursday by state-owned Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS). According to the new poll, more...

The Austrian parliament voted on Thursday evening (20 January) in favour of making vaccinations mandatory by February. The government also announced a lottery-based “incentive and reward package” to boost the acceptance of the new law.

Germany could find itself in a no-win situation if Russia invades Ukraine, pitting Berlin's main gas supplier against its most important security allies.

Danish paediatricians are calling on the Danish Health Authority to review whether it should continue to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for children in Denmark. This comes after Norway’s health authorities said they would not recommend them for children aged 5-11....

About as many people are for NATO membership as against it, while almost one in three are unsure, a survey conducted by Novus for Sweden’s national broadcaster SVT shows. The debate on joining the NATO alliance has made a comeback...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin defended her comment made in an interview to Reuters on 19 Wednesday, where she said it would be “very unlikely” Finland would apply for a NATO membership during her term in office. The wording prompted...

Dublin will establish an inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said on Thursday. “I would prefer to call it an evaluation of how the country managed COVID-19,” he said, adding that the government had to...

The World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Energy Community have urged Serbia not to delay implementation and not to amend the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources – which they said is important...

Polish President Andrzej Duda will receive Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a two-day discussion on the security situation in Ukraine in the face of the risk of a Russian attack. “Poland supports Ukraine and is clear that there is no...

Labour and Social Policies Minister Andrea Orlando received an envelope containing a threatening letter and an unknown substance at his ministry on Thursday morning. Firefighters, together with the police and sanitary staff, have put under analysis the contents of the...

The situation in Ukraine has reached a point of no return, and escalation towards open conflict is inevitable, Martin Herem, the Commander of Estonia’s Defence Forces (EDF), said ahead of the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US...

The leadership of Germany’s Green party, including Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Baerbock, appears to be unfazed by an investigation over unauthorised COVID bonuses launched by Berlin prosecutors. Habeck, who is also the country’s economy and climate minister, said...

France’s plan to possibly deploy troops on NATO’s Eastern flank as fears rise of a Russian attack on Ukraine can be seen as a bid to clarify the ‘misunderstandings’ created by French President Emmanuel Macron, who recently called for the...

Both Russia and Ukraine are open to the idea of Turkey playing a role to ease tensions between the two countries, as proposed by Ankara in November, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Thursday (20 January).

European lawmakers gave their final go-ahead to the much-awaited reform of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that will broaden its mandate.

Western countries sought to project unity over Ukraine in a flurry of diplomatic efforts on Thursday (20 January), after US President Joe Biden suggested allies were split over how to react to any 'minor incursion' from Russia.

Voice assistants have come under particular scrutiny in the conclusions of a Commission competition inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector. 

Is this the end of COVID – or at least of the restrictions? Or is it a misperception? Should we brace for a new variant, possibly the worst we could imagine?

EU and UK officials have set the end of February as the unofficial deadline for reaching agreement on the Northern Ireland protocol, amid anxiety that the long–running talks could disrupt the campaign for the Northern Ireland assembly elections.

Environment Minister Lemke and Agriculture Minister Özdemir displayed unity at a joint appearance on Tuesday (18 January). The two Green ministers want to advocate an end to direct agricultural payments and increased organic production.