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Police held back protesters outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (4 November), amid widespread anger at the failures that led to last month's deadly attack by Hamas gunmen on communities around the Gaza Strip.

*This is a developing story. KYIV, UKRAINE – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday (4 November) arrived for a surprise visit in Kyiv, just days before the EU’s executive is expected to publish its enlargement progress reports...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (3 November) appointed a new commander of its special forces, a unit known for conducting military operations in Moscow-held territories, but the officer replaced in the shuffle said he had not been told why.

Israel struck an ambulance in Gaza on Friday (3 November) in an attack the military said targeted militants, and PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls by Washington's top diplomat for a halt to fighting unless hostages held by Hamas are freed.

Authorities in Moldova on Friday (3 November) barred a pro-Russian party from taking part in local elections -- two days before the vote viewed as a litmus test of President Maia Sandu's campaign to join the EU.

The global minimum corporate tax of 15% will generate significantly less revenue than what was originally hoped for, due to several loopholes weakening the measure, researchers of the EU tax observatory warned.

With food systems reported to account for 15% of global fossil fuel use, a new study raised the alarm on food production reliance on petrochemicals ahead of the UN COP28 climate conference at the end of November.

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah warned the United States on Friday (3 November) that if Israel did not stop its assault on Gaza then fighting on the Lebanese front could turn into a wider war.

‘Right now’ sang the Sex Pistols in the intro of their smash hit ‘Anarchy in the UK’ – a message echoing from across the Channel regarding Britain’s readiness to embrace gene editing technology. And while the punk band’s dream of...

Aleksandar Vulin, the pro-Russian head of Serbia's Security and Information Agency (BIA) resigned on Friday (3 November) after being sanctioned by the United States in July.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday (3 November) congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in his first public comments since Baku recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh from ethnic Armenian separatists.

There seems to be a broad consensus among EU countries that enlargement has become a geopolitical necessity. However, the corresponding discussion on reforming the bloc ahead of admitting new members never seems to get off the ground - for which Germany is partly to blame.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed to Israel on Friday (3 November) to take steps to protect civilians in Gaza as its forces kept up their bombardment of the Palestinian enclave and the death toll among residents soared.

France is one of the most advanced countries for gene therapies, both in Europe and worldwide. However, the lack of funding and the economic fragility of the sector are holding back the development of these innovative treatments.

Multinationals who want access to French public investments must remain in the country for a minimum of ten years after receiving the funds, according to an amendment to the 2024 budget bill.

With Kazakhstan set to hold a referendum on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, the uranium-rich country is emerging as an attractive player in the field of nuclear energy and strategic minerals at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, attracting increasing international attention.

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “‘Open-source software steward’ means any legal person who makes products with digital elements available on the market and whose...

The Dutch city of Rotterdam is teeming with initiatives aimed at ensuring citizens have a say in decisions that affect their life, from community-led projects to citizen participation schemes designed by the municipality. To learn more about the city’s participatory...

Artificial Intelligence is set to be the next frontier of market concentration in the internet economy. Still, experts Euractiv has spoken with feel that even the EU's shiny new regulatory tools might be ill-suited to prevent abuses of market dominance in this area.

Germany is currently experiencing a peak in cyber threats, with the risk of ransomware attacks considered to be particularly high, according to the latest situation report from the German Federal Office for Information Security.