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As the EU and European governments step up efforts to increase labour migration to face skills shortages, local governments ask to be more involved in the process to help meet the needs of local labour markets and facilitate socio-economic inclusion.

The European Commission’s proposal for a Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) received broad support from EU ministers in charge of competitiveness on Monday (22 May), but unresolved conflicts on nuclear power and EU-level financing could make the upcoming negotiations difficult.

New EU legislation to rein in vehicle pollution will push up manufacturing costs by €2,000 for cars and €12,000 for trucks and buses, far higher than initial European Commission estimates, a new study backed by car maker association ACEA found.

When the new German government entered office in 2021, one of its main goals in EU politics was very simple: End the German voting abstentions that had become the norm in the previous government. What we got instead, however, is even worse, and possibly more dangerous.

The long-awaited proposal for a Critical Raw Materials Act was published by the European Commission in March, initiating discussions on an overdue industrial agenda focusing on the raw materials industry in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act. Will this Act deliver the much-needed solutions that the aluminium industry, and many others, have been eagerly waiting for?

The Belarusian government has allegedly taken part in the illegal deportation of children from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, exiled Belarusian opposition leaders said in a preliminary report.

A new French defence bill aims to create a personnel reserve for the country's defence industry in a bid to counter worries over lacking human resources should there be a need to increase defence equipment manufacturing, particularly in emergency situations.

The new agency, which will start working in January 2024, will assess the health and security threats related to illicit drugs across the European Union. What exactly will be its responsibilities and how will it work?

Yevgeny Prigozhin is not directly challenging Russian President Vladimir Putin but rather playing a jester role and acting with the approval of those dismayed by the military's conduct of the war, officials, diplomats and analysts explain.

Industry ministers from the EU's 27 member states met in Brussels to discuss the bloc's supply of critical raw materials on Monday (22 May), as the Swedish EU Council Presidency aims to reach a common position before the summer.

Three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African continent is still struggling to reach the 70% vaccination rate recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The late arrival of vaccine doses, lack of information and the reluctance...

While COVID-19 vaccination rates in Africa lag behind the EU and the US, awareness-raising campaigns across the continent appear to be resulting in an uptick in uptake. 

The European Commission’s upcoming gene editing proposal is ‘inseparable’ from its proposals to slash the use and risk of pesticides in half and to restore nature, Vice President Frans Timmermans said, stressing the proposals are not an ‘à la carte’ menu.

In the wake of Germany’s last-minute blockage of the combustion engine phase out, commentators speculated whether the move would have lasting consequences. On Wednesday (17 May), we may have gotten our answer.

The training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 jets has begun in Poland, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday (23 May), after the United States gave its green light.

Leading experts on digestive health presented the latest data and trends at European Parliament, calling for key stakeholders from the European health community to take action to help prevent digestive diseases and alleviate the growing health and economic burden.

The German lawmaker responsible for the Critical Raw Materials Act in the European Parliament, Nicola Beer, has suggested scrapping targets for mining, processing and recycling of strategic raw materials in Europe.

Unpopular among European regulators, the European Commission’s idea of making Big Tech companies contribute to network costs has found an ally on the other side of the pond. Last February, the EU executive presented a Connectivity Package with measures to...

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was quoted on Monday (22 May) indicating sweeping changes in his country’s policy vis-à-vis its arch-foe Azerbaijan and its ally Russia.

The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said on Monday (22 May) that a Ukrainian "sabotage group" had entered Russian territory in the Graivoron district bordering Ukraine and was being repelled by Russian security forces.