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Russia's most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass, amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority and unconfirmed reports of at least one arrest.

The new Bulgarian government has started negotiations with the European Commission to introduce the euro as a parallel currency to the Bulgarian lev as early as 2024, Finance Minister Asen Vasilev announced on Wednesday.

The Czech-US defence agreement was widely backed by parliament on Wednesday, surviving a pro-Russian disinformation campaign the Czech far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy Party (ID affiliated) stood behind. Following a long debate on Wednesday, the treaty for the Czech-US defence...

 The municipalities governed by the far-right Vox party on Wednesday refused to hang rainbow flags to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Day, Partido Popular exposed its divisions, and the left camp took advantage of the celebration to attack its rivals, ahead of...

While the EU Commission’s request for member states to contribute an additional €65.8 billion as a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework was ignored by German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, discussions are not over, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office said on...

Two French Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said on Wednesday (28 June) that they want to kickstart a European regulation of online commercial influencers on the blueprint of legislation recently passed in France.

A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday (28 June), an event that risks angering Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO, after Swedish police granted permission for the protest to take place.

As someone who has attended several international conferences and witnessed the demands for military support by Ukraine being met with clarity and understanding, Olga Bielkova says she is surprised by the lack of specificity when it comes to strategic foreign investment in the energy field.

In a statement to the press on Wednesday (28 June), the French President said that support for Ukraine also involved giving it concrete prospects of joining NATO.

As a result of climate change, Europe is facing a massive increase of disease-carrying mosquitoes in countries that were previously not affected, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned on Wednesday (28 June). 

EU countries are in the process of setting up the competent authority to police Europe's ambitious new digital rules, with no shortage of challenges ahead.

The European Commission presented two proposals for updated rules on payment services, in a bid to combat fraud, increase transparency for consumers, improve the availability of cash, and level the playing field between banks and fintechs.

The European Parliament and EU countries reached a political agreement on Tuesday (27 June) on the update of the EU Directive on asbestos at work, lowering asbestos limits ten times and setting new measurement methods.

The European Parliament’s draft report for the proposed EU directive to protect journalists from abusive litigation was adopted by the legal affairs committee on Tuesday (27 June), a move advocacy groups have described as relieving.

When a legislative mandate starts drawing to a close, politicians start positioning themselves ahead of elections, bureaucrats in political offices start landing new posts, and leaders start thinking about their next move.

The EU has reiterated its commitment to addressing inequalities between the global south and global north in the international pandemic treaty, but while the text is being drafted, many answers remain pending. The WHO’s international pandemic treaty, scheduled to be...

The European Parliament's health committee has approved an update to the existing fee system for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), criticised as too complex and outdated, to make the agency's work more streamlined and better funded. 

The European Commission's 'Euro 7' proposal on vehicle pollution standards came under fire again on Tuesday (27 June), with the file's lead EU lawmaker slamming it as harmful to consumers and automakers and arguing that substantial changes are needed.

EU leaders are expected to discuss on Thursday (29 June) what future security commitments the bloc could provide to Ukraine, according to the latest draft conclusions of an EU summit to be held this week, seen by EURACTIV.

There is increasing evidence that faecal microbiota transplants (FMT) – in other words, ‘poo transplants’ – can help to treat advanced cirrhosis of the liver, as well as tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). FMT has a long history. In ancient China,...