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Lawmakers are planning a makeover of the European Parliament premises in Brussels that will cost up to €490 million and leave the assembly’s plenary chamber out of action for 18 months, according to an internal Parliament document seen by EURACTIV.

Border controls must be kept at the Austrian-Slovenian border given the heavy migratory pressure from Slovenia, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer told his Slovenian counterpart Robert Golob in Vienna on Tuesday, adding that discussion about lifting controls is possible if pressure...

Hackers sympathetic to Russia are believed to be responsible for a cyber attack on the websites of the Icelandic parliament, the cabinet and technology companies on Tuesday as the country struggles to defend itself against such attacks. Following a series...

The Swedish government should announce a weapons amnesty, rewards for tips on illegal weapons or even call in the army, said former prime Minister and Social Democrats’ party leader Magdalena Andersson at a press conference on Tuesday, reacting to recent...

Finland is rapidly moving towards full electrification of transportation as attitudes towards electric vehicles that remain expensive become more favourable, and petrol prices help drive the change.

The government’s no-deal Brexit planning crowded out efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the first evidence session of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry – set up to examine the country’s response to and impact of the pandemic – which...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he was against stripping Hungary of its rotating presidency of the EU Council, saying it could be ‘counterproductive’ and even put Budapest in a ‘privileged position’. Hungary is supposed to take over the Council...

A controversial law banning fossil-fuel heating will enter the German parliament this week, the party leaders of Germany’s three-way coalition announced on Tuesday, resolving a months-long feud and blockade of government business. The legislation is a flagship policy of the...

The conservative right is gaining momentum in Spain, France, Germany, Poland or Italy – a trend that could be amplified by climate change, which “will make us look more inward and thus adopt very conservative reflexes," says François Gemenne.

Poland will haul the law on combustion engine phaseout before the EU Court of Justice, as announced by Climate Minister Anna Moskwa on Tuesday, adding that the ban on combustion cars from 2035 is unprofitable for all the European economies....

The Public Buyers Community Platform, the newly launched website developed with the support of the European Commission, sets out to achieve efficiency and innovation through collaboration in public procurement.

The recent death of Silvio Berlusconi, known for his pro-American stance but also for being a great friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, further distances Italy from Russia and brings it closer than ever to the US, with Prime Minister...

Cyprus has become the privileged entry point for Israeli cybersecurity companies, including those operating in the shady world of surveillance software.

Russian actors have been involved in a digital information manipulation campaign, including several in Europe, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Tuesday, citing data from VIGINUM, the French watchdog that looks into foreign digital interference. VIGINUM monitored the Russian-led...

France will boost its domestic drug production with 50 new medicines, with production for half of them set to begin in the next few weeks, said French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, attracting strong criticism for his vague announcements meant...

Kosovo could soon face sanctions from the Euro-Atlantic community, multiple high-level and diplomatic sources told EURACTIV, while Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama cancelled his planned meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Wednesday, citing the pending measures as one...

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to advance a deal for dozens of US-made armed drones, two people familiar with the matter said.

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday (13 June) to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them.

Ukraine is progressing in its counteroffensive against Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during a White House visit on Tuesday (13 June), where all eyes were on whether he would stay on in the role or the US would signal the leadership race had started.

The European Parliament is working on a major overhaul of its powerful lawmaking committees, according to an internal Parliament document seen by EURACTIV, which will be discussed by the assembly’s leaders on Wednesday (14 June). The three proposals on the...