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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.

The planned free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Australia fell apart over the weekend because the interests of red meat producers are politically stronger than the interests of important industries.

Israeli forces on Thursday (2 November) encircled Gaza City - the Gaza Strip's main city - in their assault on Hamas, the military said, but the Palestinian militant group resisted their drive with hit-and-run attacks from underground tunnels.

EU policymakers are hashing out their approach to open source software in the Cyber Resilience Act. We discussed how this regulation would affect the open source software community with Bert Hubert, an IT developer and tech entrepreneur.

This week the Beyond the Byline podcast looks at Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s tour of the Western Balkans. The EU executive chief talked to leaders of Western Balkans countries to encourage their governments to continue their hard work...

The US imposed sweeping new sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, targeting Russia's future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion and a suicide drone that has been a menace to Ukrainian troops, in sanctions on hundreds of people and entities.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German regional party planning to use EU elections as a springboard for Berlin, MEP Esther de Lange claiming Rutte snubbed her Climate Commissioner bid, and so much more.  

Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia agreed to boost cooperation in dealing with irregular migration following a meeting of the three interior ministers in Trieste on Thursday after reintroducing border checks in October. The three ministers – Matteo Piantedosi, Boštjan Poklukar, and...

Pastureland has been included in the category of agricultural land eligible for afforestation using funds from the recovery plan, according to an emergency decree issued by the Romanian government on Thursday, which “rectifies” parliament’s earlier removal of pastureland as an...

The ad hoc prosecutor charged with investigating allegations of crimes against the chief prosecutor, which the Bulgarian parliament set up, is now facing organisational problems that make it virtually impossible to function. After several months’ delay, Judge Daniela Taleva was...

The free trade agreement Serbia signed with China on 17 October, which is being hailed by Serbian politicians – along with all other agreements signed that day – will cease to apply on the day Serbia becomes a member of...

A Prague district court has found former MP Dominik Feri guilty of two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape, sentencing him to three years in prison on Thursday. The 26-year-old one-time TOP 09 party (EPP) member appealed...

Malta is expected to be officially put under the EU’s fiscal surveillance arm next year as the government’s budget, presented by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana, shows a continued dependence on massive borrowing, increasing already high debt levels. Known as the...

Innovation in science is advancing cancer care through early detection and treatment, bringing significant economic benefits to healthcare systems. Future incentives for innovation, particularly early detection and treatment approaches, must be recognised so that patients can benefit from this progress.

The centre-right Partido Popular and the far-right VOX have pledged to actively resist through legal means, the approval of the amnesty law, which Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised would pass parliament in exchange for Catalan separatist support for...

Italy will host an international AI conference in Rome that will coincide with the nation’s G7 presidency, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced following a decision made on the sidelines of the first-ever AI Safety summit in London. Scholars, managers and...