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A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, caused by Legionella bacteria, broke out in Rzeszów, the capital of Poland’s Podkarpackie Voivodship and a strategic hub for NATO, on 17 August, leading to an investigation by security services to determine its source. Legionellosis is...

The German government is looking to launch an initiative in partnership with France to call on the EU to cut reporting obligations for companies, an effort Berlin hopes will help to bring its economy back on track.

Farmers and campaigners alike are warning of the impacts climate change is having on agricultural production in Germany amid mixed results for this year’s harvest due to adverse weather events.

The European Commission put forward deputy Dutch Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra on Tuesday (29 August) to head the EU's climate action following Frans Timmermans' resignation - but environmental organisations and politicians have already raised concerns.

Following steps by many English-language media, a series of French media groups including Radio France and France24 have decided to block a feature by OpenAI’s GPTBot from collecting their content online.

The UK government has a month to finally agree terms with the European Union to join the bloc’s €95 billion Horizon Europe research programme or extend a domestic compensation scheme while pressure on the government from UK researchers in need of funding continues to grow.

School trips have a kind of magic: Collectively hiding away in a new place, removed from parental influence, can do wonders for group dynamics, weld cool kids and nerds together, and spark moments of unlikely chemistry. The government-level equivalents are...

The EPBD revision presents a pivotal moment for greener and safer buildings but needs a concerted effort to address fire safety concerns associated with electrification solutions. The proposals of the European Parliament will support Member States in achieving this objective.

The EU's recently adopted climate legislation was not properly assessed, exceeded Brussels' authority and now threatens Poland's economy as well as energy security, legal arguments published by Warsaw on Monday (28 August) contend.

The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, it said on Tuesday (29 August), pushing the start date back to January 2024.

The ban on the abaya in schools, announced by French Education Minister Gabriel Attal, has highlighted the left's divisions over secularism and its implementation, while the radical left has vowed to take the decision to court.

A dispute has erupted between the Italian government and budget airline Ryanair, following moves by the state to cap flight prices between the Italian mainland and its islands. The saga raises difficult questions for Brussels.

As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)’s plenary voting date quickly approaches, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) takes a look at this draft piece of legislation with a critical question and asks, “what do we want our packaging to be like in the future?”

The European Commission’s proposed mandatory target to incorporate at least 25% of recycled plastics into new cars was met with praise from recyclers and scepticism from carmakers and the plastics industry.

Russia scrambled two fighter jets on Monday (28 August) to prevent two US drones from violating its border over the Black Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Romanian LGBT community slamming the government’s ECHR challenge, Sweden’s plans to increase measures against radicalisation and terrorism, and so much more.

A 35-year-old self-made businessman has caused a turmoil in Greece’s main opposition Syriza party as on Tuesday he is expected to officially announce his candidacy for the party’s presidency following the resignation of former PM Alexis Tsipras.

Poland and two Baltic states will close their borders with Belarus entirely if a "critical incident" involving Wagner mercenaries takes place, the Polish interior minister said on Monday (28 August), amid rising tensions on NATO's eastern flank.

After the recent Niger coup, EU foreign and defence ministers this week are expected to discuss a strategy to deal with the situation and reassess the bloc's approach to the Sahel region, according to an internal memo seen by EURACTIV.

As European Council Chief Charles Michel called for a new deadline for enlargement of the European Union, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he appreciated the gesture, but It could need a lot longer than that.