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The liberal SAS in Slovakia filed a complaint with Slovakia’s GDPR office, warning of the hundreds of thousands of letters being sent to pensioners that detail how much their children earn as part of the new parental pension scheme, which...

Tobacco is responsible for 8 million deaths a year, yet governments across the world spend millions supporting it's farming industry. On World No Tobacco Day, EURACTIV’s health team talks with Rudiger Krech of the WHO on why it is important to move towards growing sustainable food crops instead of tobacco.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for South American unity Tuesday (30 May) as he hosted fellow leaders for a regional "retreat," but drew barbs for his warm welcome of Venezuelan socialist Nicolás Maduro.

NATO will send 700 more peacekeeping troops to north Kosovo and cancel the ongoing Defender 2023 exercise, as tensions between Belgrade and Pristina simmer and China and Russia voicing support for Serbia, while both Brussels and Washington keep their distance...

Former journalist Jana Peterková received a two-year suspended sentence from the Prague City Court for spreading alarmist news during the pandemic, despite her supporters storming the courtroom. Dozens of supporters came to support Peterková in the court hearing, breaking down...

When TAP was privatised, 100% of the profits went to the private sector, and all of the risks went to the state, said former Planning Minister Pedro Marques in parliament on Tuesday. At the time, the PSD/CDS government had ceased...

Washington is encouraging Kyiv by publicly ignoring the drone attack that struck several districts of Moscow on Tuesday (30 May), Russia's envoy to the United States said on Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for the strikes.

A united democratic front of all pro-independence parties in Catalonia is the only way to stop the surge of the right and far-right, and avoid a pact of all reactionary forces who oppose an independent Catalonia, the regional president, Pere...

On Monday evening, a wildfire broke out in the High Fens region, on the border with Germany, burning an area equivalent to 230 football pitches, with 140 firefighters from Belgium and Germany scrambling to control it. At the start of...

France is set to crack down on social and welfare fraud, public accounts Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Tuesday, while experts claim this will hit the poorest, and the government should focus on tax evasion instead. Up to €8 billion...

The German government will deploy additional police forces at the Polish border to crack down on increasing traffic from the Belarus route, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced. Germany has been facing a new surge in irregular migrant crossings, mainly from...

Finland’s Defence Forces have suggested raising the age limit for military reservists to 65 as the parties set to form the new Finnish government continue with their negotiations. Under current legislation, enlisted personnel remain in the reserves until 50 and...

Solar panel converters are vulnerable to hacking, the Dutch Government Inspectorate for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) warned in a study published on Tuesday, stating that many of them did not meet cybersecurity requirements. The RDI is tasked with the maintenance and...

Working together, legislation and industry can transform the plastics packaging value chain – making significant steps in recyclability and use of recycled content. Separate collection of packaging waste, product design, infrastructure and a strong internal market will be key.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg voiced optimism about Sweden's accession to the Western military alliance as the US pressed holdout Turkey to drop its objections ahead of an informal meeting of the body's foreign ministers on Wednesday (31 May).

Bulgaria has refused political asylum to Russian citizen Alexander Stotzky, who participated in many protests against President Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court refused to grant the individual refugee status, citing...

Left-wing electoral platform Sumar has been formally registered as a party to bring together civil society, academia, and leftist political forces together, hoping to counterbalance the rise of the right in Spain’s snap elections scheduled for 23 July. On 2...

Ahead of the Brussels conference on Syria, Amanya Michael-Ebye reflects on the 12 years of conflict and multiple hardships for Palestine refugees, calling on the EU and the international community for support.

A loophole that allows the e-cigarette industry to give out free samples of vapes to children is set to be shut down after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to clamp down on companies that target youth vaping. The increase...

Austria, France and the Netherlands are calling for tighter regulation of fuel-guzzling private jet flights, the three said in a letter sent to the European Commission. The letter was sent on the initiative of the environment ministry. “Private jet flights...