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NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and will mount a "determined" response if a deliberate attack is proven, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (11 October).

The European Commission has proposed to renew the approval of the contentious herbicide glyphosate for the next decade, but only if member states give their green light. So where do they sit on the issue?

With Polish citizens due to head to the polls to vote in the country’s national elections on Sunday (15 October), this week Euractiv’s Beyond the Byline podcast is exploring what is at stake in the vote. The incumbent Law and...

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany making it easier for asylum applicants to find work, Fico wanting to meet with EU leaders during the European Council summit in October, and so much more.

The former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko told Euractiv that he is “absolutely sure” that instructors from the Wagner Russian mercenary group were transferred from Syria to Gaza to help prepare the terrorist attacks on Israel perpetrated on 7 October.

The EU should provide financial support to Romania's Neptun Deep gas drilling project in the Black Sea, Hungarian President Katalin Novak said during a visit to Budapest of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday.

The Bulgarian Supreme Court acquitted Bulgarian punk star Milena Slavova after being accused of discriminating against the LGBTQ+ community with offensive comments against the Pride Parade in Sofia. Two people and an LGBTQ+ organisation filed a discrimination case against the singer...

The announcement by ten EU states that they are officially in recession could certainly impact Serbia, as the country is closely tied to the EU, even though there is slightly less trade this year compared to the previous one, Serbian...

The Smer leader wants to hasten government creation to be able to attend the European Council Summit in October, which will bring him face-to-face with leaders who called for his suspension from the Party of European Socialists, according to a...

The ‘Israeli apartheid’ against the Palestinian people must be roundly condemned, said Sumar leader and acting Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz on Wednesday after being accused of not condemning the attacks against Israel, which she did soon after. In yet another...

US President Joe Biden warned Iran against getting involved in Israel's conflict with Hamas amid fears of a wider regional conflict, while ongoing Israeli air strikes around the Gaza Strip drove hundreds of thousands from their homes.

Dutch migrant party DENK boycotted a commemorative event in parliament for the victims of the recent Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel after Palestinian victims were not included. Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD/Renew) invited Israeli Ambassador Modi Ephraim to the...

Greece’s Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas ongoing war as Athens fears new migration waves and potentially “hidden” terrorists, Greek media reports. Presided...

Cyrille Isaac-Sibille (MoDem, affiliated with Macron’s party) would like to table an amendment to the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) to put a minimum price per unit of alcohol to protect both public health and the wine industry. With...

A new bundle of measures on migration will also accelerate access to the labour market for refugees, the government confirmed on Wednesday after giving in to increasing pressure from regions and experts to integrate migrants into the labour force. Leaders...

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said that the Serbian authorities will indict Milan Radoicic, the former vice-head of the Serb List political party who admitted to leading the terrorist attack in the north of Kosovo on 24 September, while...

Smoking is the chief cause of preventable cancer and is responsible for a high number of yearly deaths in Europe. Regulatory efforts at EU level in the fight against smoking, based on bans and taxation, is insufficient for people who are not able to quit smoking. New data suggests that e-cigarettes play a key role in smoking cessation even more than conventional pharmaceutical methods. To this end, it is important to make a distinction between measures that contain smoking initiation and policies to help heavy smokers.

Iran, the main sponsor of the militant Islamist group Hamas, is unlikely to get involved in the ongoing war in the Middle East but significant instability could still spread across the region, former Lebanese Defence Minister Yacoub Sarraf told Euractiv.

Malta’s ORNIS committee has accepted recommendations by hunting lobby FKNK to open a trapping season for Song Thrush and Golden Plover, while a recommendation for a ‘research’ period for the trapping of Finches was also accepted, despite ongoing European Commission...

Israel kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip Wednesday (11 October), as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has killed thousands. The veteran...