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As 2023 draws to a close, Poland grapples with a surge in HIV infections, as revealed by the latest data from the National Institute of Public Health - National Research Institute. 

Israel's military bombarded southern Gaza's main city in what it said was the fiercest fighting since it began a ground invasion to eliminate Hamas five weeks ago, while the US again pressed Israel to minimise Palestinian civilian casualties.

European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola’s comment that a pro-EU coalition will be needed after the June 2024 elections irritated Italy’s far-right leader Matteo Salvini, who accused her of attempting to “cheat again” by partnering left parties against his ambitions for...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff said on Tuesday (5 December) that the postponement of US assistance for Kyiv being debated in Congress would create a "big risk" of Ukraine losing the war with Russia.

Citizens’ representatives of four municipalities in northern Kosovo and Metohija – Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavić, Zvečan and Zubin Potok – have submitted requests for the initiation of the petition to dismiss mayors as per the process laid down by the government...

Following this year’s continued cost-of-living crisis and rising inflation levels, Romanians are showing less concern about sustainability, a barometer published by Reveal Marketing Research reads.

Leading candidates from the Czech political party STAN, which has close links with the conservative EPP, met Renew Europe President Stéphane Séjourné in Paris to discuss possible cooperation ahead of the EU elections next June. While STAN is not affiliated...

Polish Central Bank Governor Adam Glapiński will be protected by EU law from unlawful prosecution by the future government, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday. The three-bloc coalition led by Donald Tusk, likely to get in power...

Russian oil company Lukoil is considering all possible options for the future of its Bulgarian business, including the sale of the Balkans’ largest refinery, Neftochim Burgas, and its vast network of petrol stations and oil depots in the country, the Russian company announced on Tuesday.

The European Commission's preparatory reflection for the EU Defence industry strategy includes setting up and securing bloc-wide supply chains of defence products with mapping, monitoring, prioritisation of orders and facilitated intra-EU exports, according to a document seen by Euractiv.

The majority of Maltese are unhappy with how things are going in the country, fear a decline in their standard of living, and see democracy and the rule of law as key matters that need addressing, according to the Eurobarometer...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) should apologise to Israel for questioning Tel Aviv’s military response to the Hamas attack on 7 October, the leader of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, said on Tuesday during a visit to Kibbutz...

The UK moved on Tuesday (5 November) to salvage its ‘cash for asylum seekers’ agreement with Rwanda by signing a new treaty with the East African country. UK ministers have also expressed hope that the revised pact will be a model for collaboration on migration control with EU states. 

Danish transport union 3F Transport has joined the dispute between Swedish union IF Metall and Elon Musk’s Tesla over the latter’s refusal to sign a collective agreement. After six weeks of intense struggle and strike for a collective agreement at...

Slovakia could lose access to EU funds under the rule of law conditionality mechanism as the EU’s public prosecutor cites a lack of “effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal sanctions” to punish offences against the EU budget. Proposals to reform this...

Germany’s plans to legalise cannabis appear to be in limbo after the Social Democratic Party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition announced on Tuesday that the law will not be passed this year as initially planned. Plans to hold a...

As ambition for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) deployment ramps up across the world, we urgently need a new perspective on how society can be actively involved in the next steps, writes Dr. Moisés Covarrubias.

The Hague-led coalition against the European Commission’s push to include sovereignty requirements in the European Cloud Services (EUCS) scheme has grown to 12 EU countries, including Germany, that jointly presented negative commentary to the latest draft.

EU countries agreed their position on new rules to make driving in the bloc safer on Monday (4 December), backing provisions that would allow member states to choose between mandatory medical checks and “self-assessment” to obtain a drivers licence.

The European Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday (5 December) that is set to facilitate the imposition of fines for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).