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Assuming that the future of the EU migration and asylum pact is resolved next week, the attention of European leaders will shift to the bloc’s future, specifically whether it will take on new members. The matter will likely be high...

More than three quarters of the 120,000-strong population of the ethnic Armenian breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh had fled by Friday afternoon (29 September) after defeat by Azerbaijan, a faster-than-expected mass exodus that looked likely to be total.

The progress of Germany's Start-up Strategy, for which 40% of the 130 measures have been implemented, was presented in the German Bundestag on Wednesday (27 September), but doubts remain about its effectiveness.

The German government is disbursing some €1.8 billion to commercial electric car charging station operators in a bid to reduce charging availability anxiety that keeps people from buying electric cars.

A group of regional agriculture ministers in Brussels this week called for a far-reaching and fundamental reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - but the European Commission remains hesitant.

The US is aiming to deploy Europe’s first American-made small modular nuclear reactor in Romania and Czechia by the end of the decade, according to a US official, who said the “forecasted deployment timeline is 2029”.

As Europe strives for net-zero by 2050, electricity grids will play a pivotal role. ENTSO-E highlights the key challenges and solutions to leverage electricity grids and accelerate the energy transition, emphasising investment, regulation, manufacturing, skills, and public engagement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday (28 September) shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group and discussing how best to use "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war.

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The demand for sustainable mobility is soaring, prompting a comprehensive transformation in the European transportation sector to combat climate change, with aims to achieve a 90% reduction in emissions by 2050. The aviation sector, a prominent carbon contributor, faces immense...

Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Economists see the European approach to building climate-friendly industries as “superior” to the US subsidy spree. But politicians have other priorities – and are starting to grumble....

33 years after German reunification, wealth disparities still form the “most significant differences” between the former West and the East, German government Commissioner Carsten Schneider said, but differences within the government make it impossible to counteract.

UN human rights experts have called for major reforms of the US criminal justice system to combat systemic racism, citing testimonies that jailed Black women had been shackled during childbirth while male inmates were forced to work in "plantation-style" conditions.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Bulgaria’s decision to continue using Russian oil for as long as possible, Austria pitching policy areas for ‘gradual’ Western Balkans integration, and so much more.

The first episode of the two-part podcast series focusses on the EU’s preparedness for post-quantum encryption. With Heike Hagemeier, an expert at the German Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, and Andrea Garcia Rodriguez, Lead Digital Policy Analyst for the...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's new chairman on 28 September said he would look at Turkey's F-16 fighter jet deal and that more issues than Sweden's ascension to NATO would affect the decision on lifting his predecessor's longstanding hold.

The National Assembly of the Serb half of Bosnia-Herzegovina adopted on Thursday a draft “foreign agents” law targeting NGOs funded from abroad, despite criticism from the opposition, civil society and the EU. BiH, a candidate for EU membership since last...

Romania is set to become a participant in the Visa Waiver program in 2025, says the Romanian ambassador to the US, Andrei Muraru, which was confirmed by Kathleen Kavalec, the US ambassador in Bucharest, who added that Romanians will enjoy...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has joined in criticism of EU Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak and Chief Diplomat Josep Borrell, calling on the EU Commission to act regarding the murder of a Kosovo policeman and the day of...

The first report on the state of the Digital Decade was published on Wednesday (27 September), with key findings laying bare gaps in 5G network coverage and questions about the use of artificial intelligence by businesses. The EU’s objectives for...