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Russia's most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass.

Germany wants to lower the requirements for acquiring its citizenship following the example of France, the government has announced, continuing its reform agenda to tackle labour shortages.

As the EU continues its soul-searching exercise to structure its approach to future enlargement, hopefuls outside the bloc now float 'progressive' integration as the short-term answer.

Powerful winds, high temperatures and dry weather continue to fuel Greek wildfires, destroying properties and natural habitats, while political questions are being raised over the effectiveness of fire prevention and mitigation measures.

Despite continued political uncertainty in Spain, the country's health minister José Miñones told EURACTIV in an interview that he is optimistic that the Spanish presidency of the EU Council will be able to finalise key health files.

The war in Ukraine and talks of energy independence are pushing superpowers to turn to nuclear, driving uranium prices up after a 10-year slump, and raising concerns that supply shortages are not to be ruled out in the long run.

As sustainability and mindfulness for the environment begin to shape consumers’ purchasing choices, an increasing number of companies are jumping on the bandwagon by advertising their products and services as ‘climate neutral’. But many of these claims are misleading and the EU needs to take action, writes Roberta Arbinolo.

Germany's rising far-right AfD party may use local politics to amplify its message and draw attention, experts say, as the party gains ground in communities throughout Eastern Germany.

Germany’s new monthly €49 offer for all regional public transport will have little impact on the transport sector's carbon emissions so the country will continue to fail its climate targets for transport and beyond, according to an expert council advising the government.

With several regions struggling with the impact of heavy rainfalls and crops in many parts of Europe still affected by severe drought, Brussels is taking steps to soften the blow for the fruit, vegetable, and wine sector.

Some 161 abusive lawsuits were filed in European countries in 2022, the highest number mapped in a single year according to a report published on Wednesday (23 August) by the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE).

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the ongoing government spa in German, Romania risking to not meet its 2025 recycling target , and so much more.

Prime Minister Edi Rama addressed the informal government meeting of regional leaders in Athens on Monday, to which he was not invited, stating he hoped it was not used to send Albania a message and that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...

Romania is still far from meeting its 55% recycling target by 2025, with only 12-14% currently subject to selective collection, Environment Minister Mircea Fechet said at the launch of an anti-waste campaign on Tuesday. Feche presented the campaign as well...

Greek police arrested a man after a shocking video published on social media showed him locking up refugees in a van and calling other residents to do the same, as he claimed they were responsible for the wildfires. The video,...

As the sixth anniversary of the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia draws near, Pieter Omtzigt, Dutch representative and rapporteur at the Council of Europe and critical rapporteur, has called on ministers to push Malta to close the...

Lucia Kleštincová, a substitute MEP for Progresívne Slovensko and co-leader of the Slovak Volt party, could enter the European Parliament after September’s parliamentary elections, making her the third MEP from the pan-European political party. September’s snap election could also shake...

Poland has suspended payment of childcare benefits for thousands of Ukrainian war refugees due to them leaving the country, the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) said. From June, ZUS suspended the payment of 18,000 zlotys (€4,027), said the spokesman for ZUS,...

Multilateralism is suffering an unprecedented crisis, with multilateral institutions increasingly unable to deal effectively with geopolitical and other socio-economic and financial challenges. Against this backdrop, the G20 remains the best forum to pursue reform of financial and economic multilateral institutions...

Feijóo’s PP won the snap general election held on 23 July in the Iberian country, but his party, the main opposition force, fell short of the absolute majority (176 seats in a Parliament of 350).