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Faced with growing criticism, the European Commission defended in a non-paper its legislative proposal to fight child sexual abuse material, arguing it is not at odds with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and existing case law.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Saudi Arabia on 19 May to attend an Arab summit where he will rub shoulders with leaders who shunned him for years in a major policy shift opposed by the US and Western powers.

he UK is discussing a data protection reform that would distance its regime from the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Meanwhile, the US has been working on an alternative standard for international data flows. We discuss these developments and...

Russian military forces have been enhancing defensive positions in and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, four witnesses said, ahead of an expected counteroffensive in the region.

After Russia restored visa-free travel for citizens of Georgia on 10 May and lifted a ban on direct flights between the two countries imposed in 2019. Hundreds of Georgians took to the streets to protest this rapprochement.

As EU member states prepare to submit their revised National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission on 30 June, they must pay greater attention to energy efficiency, writes Monica Frassoni.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Nordic countries waiting for EU instructions before granting Russian escapees asylum, Serbian farmers protesting for better milk prices, and so much more.

The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, repeated the call to the Albanian authorities to release Fredi Beleri, the winner of the elections in the Municipality of Himara while threatening to put the issue on the EU agenda. Albanians...

Farmers across Serbia have been protesting for two days after representatives of several agricultural associations met with government officials to voice their concerns over the prices they get for milk. On Thursday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, met with representatives of...

Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros' worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday (18 May).

The Romanian and Moldovan governments signed a memorandum about the interconnection of natural gas and electricity networks between their countries, through the expansion of the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline. The cooperation between the two states will focus on concrete projects in...

Former EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel is looking for five votes in parliament to become prime minister. She has the support of 116 deputies from GERB, DPS and ITN but has until next Wednesday to find the remaining votes before facing...

Migration has become so politicised in recent decades that even the successful integration of refugees from Ukraine will not change the European approach to people from other continents, according to the predictions of Prague-based experts. The Temporary Protection Directive was...

A local court in the autonomous Spanish city of Melilla, on the North African coast, has opened an investigation into an alleged case of postal voting fraud after an unusual number of people requested documentation for remote voting in the...

The 1st European B+ Summit conference, held in Estoril, Portugal, from 26 to 28 April 2023, brought together industry players from across Europe to discuss the decarbonisation of Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) through higher biodiesel blends. Xavier Noyon is the Secretary...

The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city of Bakhmut on Thursday (18 May), as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned counteroffensive.

The cost of the European Council summit for Iceland is not yet known but is believed to be within the budget, the Icelandic Office of the Police Inspector General revealed on Thursday. As the last guests of the Council of...

Nordic countries are coordinating their policy concerning Russian citizens escaping military service and are waiting for guidance from the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA). Around 1,109 Russian citizens have fled to Finland when trying to avoid military service, based on...

Farmers’ representatives and the Dutch government still have not agreed on the proposed Agriculture Accord, which seeks to lay out the blueprint for the future of the country’s agrarian sector, despite negotiations lasting nearly 24 hours. R The accord aims...

The LGBTI Intergroup at the European Parliament watches over member states and the Commission closely while also influencing legislative files ‘to make sure the LGBTI community is not forgotten’, Greens/EFA MEP and co-President of the LGBTI Intergroup Kim van Sparrentak...