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Candidates of the German far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) running for the European Parliament will have to submit evidence to verify their resumes to the party leadership, as investigations revealed that the resumes of two candidates contained false or misleading...

The Bulgarian government has initiated the procedure for an early termination of the import of Russian oil, which supplies the Russian company Lukoil’s refinery near the Black Sea city of Burgas – a move analysts say is aimed at pressuring...

Thailand's fugitive former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, returned on Tuesday (22 August) from 17 years in exile, a historic homecoming that coincides with a bid by his political allies to form a new government with some of its biggest rivals.

According to Semen Kryvonos, Ukraine's top anti-graft cop, fight against corruption is a matter of sheer survival as the country battles against Russia's invasion.

German prosecutors said on Monday (21 August) they searched the home of two pro-Kremlin activists under suspicion that they violated a law that regulates the production and transfer of war weapons.

International leaders congratulated Bernardo Arevalo on his resounding victory in Sunday's Guatemalan presidential election, a win long believed impossible for the anti-graft candidate in a process dogged by accusations of government meddling.

Britain has received a surge in job searches from overseas during the past year, partly reflecting a post-Brexit relaxation in work visa rules for non-European Union nationals, figures from recruitment website Indeed showed on Tuesday (22 August).

Greece will help train Ukrainian F-16 warplane pilots and assist the reconstruction of Odesa, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Monday (21 August).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (21 August) landed in Athens for an official visit, the Greek prime minister's office said, and would later join an informal dinner with EU and Balkans leaders.

The writer of this Brief has spent most of the summer at the Bulgarian seaside, which is crowded with Russians and Ukrainian beachgoers. The image is surreal: although coming from two countries at war, these people are just here to enjoy life.

European Commission officials have launched an investigation into biodiesel imports following suspicions that Indonesian biodiesel is transiting through China and the United Kingdom in a bid to circumvent taxes.

With less than a year until next June’s European elections much depends on the answer to one question: will Ursula von der Leyen seek a second term as European Commission President?

Europe’s industrial policy will need to be upgraded to ensure resilience, competitiveness and compatibility with the bloc’s climate targets. Governments should focus on innovation, ‘green’ elements, and cooperation for a smart industrial policy, write Simone Tagliapetra and Reinhilde Veugelers. 

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about two in three Germans saying tthe country would benefit from a change in government, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev being viewed as a risk to Bulgaria's future in the EU, and so much more.

With the European elections around the corner, it is crunch time for determining the legacy of the Green Deal for agriculture and food policy, as lawmakers scramble to rescue the climate-protecting credentials of this legislative mandate.

Agriculture Minister Jozef Bíreš will ask the European Commission to change rules on buffer strips, which separate single-crop fields to protect soil and promote biodiversity, but a summer ban on landscaping has left them overgrown with allergens and invasive plant...

EU top chiefs and Western Balkans leaders will have an informal dinner on Monday in Athens following an invitation by the Greek prime minister, but Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was not invited amid a growing row between Athens and...

The Czech Republic is facing the biggest turning point in its modern history as it has exhausted all previous growth drivers, lost its competitive advantages and fallen into the so-called middle-income trap, a new study has found. The study on...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing party Fratelli d’Italia (FDI/ECR) is in crisis facing public opinion over the Vannacci case, which involves General Roberto Vannacci, who has been widely criticised for the homophobic, racist and sexist positions he took in his...

Violent protests and clashes between demonstrators and police erupted in the suburbs of Liège over the weekend after a 31-year-old driver was shot and killed by police on Friday. The first demonstrations took place on Friday night after the 31-year-old...