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EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson praised Portugal’s work on ‘offshore’ renewable energy and ‘green’ hydrogen in Matosinhos Thursday, commending Portugal’s high renewable target and joint electrification plans with Spain. The Commissioner spoke at the Great Summit of the Sustainability and...

The Austrian government has lauded its ability to facilitate a key secret exchange between top US and Chinese officials as relations between the superpowers are somewhat ‘frosty’. Vienna, which inherited its reputation as a key diplomacy hub from the Cold...

The four parties currently trying to form Finland’s new government are divided on the future allocation of development funds to non-EU countries, including Ukraine. Aiming to find a consensus on how to reach the ambitious target of cutting public debt...

GroenLinks (GL/Greens) and the Labour Party (PvdA/S&D) will not present a joint election programme for next year’s European Parliament elections despite overwhelming support within both parties, according to internal sources. The two parties entered an alliance on the national stage...

After meeting King Willem-Alexander, the Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague on Thursday to discuss cooperation on trade and climate change, though onlookers criticised the warm reception after tensions have risen in recent...

Renovation requirements in the EU's buildings directive can do more than anything else to address energy poverty, but without specific policies to help the most vulnerable people and households they could backlash badly, write Anna Bajomi, Caroline Simpson and Brook Riley.

Finance Minister Christian Lindner has postponed a government decision on next year’s budget for the second time as the coalition’s three parties remain split on the issue. While the government was set to decide on the state budget for 2024...

The EU’s sanctions on Russia because of the war in Ukraine do not affect the Bulgarian economy, acting Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov told parliamentarians on Thursday. Stoyanov was requested to speak to parliamentarians on Thursday, following a request filed by...

The government presented a new tax package, which includes a significant VAT increase on printed newspapers, a move harshly criticised by Czech publishers who say it will kill off their businesses. The VAT on printed newspapers will increase from 10%...

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton both advocated for a change in thinking regarding industrial policy and the US in separate addresses on Thursday. “Europe has been consumer-focused for way too long”, Macron said in...

Faced with the need to reduce risks when dealing with China, the EU must adopt a more 'clear-eyed' view and focus on values, economic security and strategic security, according to an internal document seen by EURACTIV.

In an interview with EURACTIV, Jim Snabe, the chairman of German industry giant Siemens, argued that the current societal challenges required a more active state involvement and worried about the deterioration of relations with China.

In terms of political experiments, Bulgaria has tried everything. In 2001, it brought from Madrid the former King Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was elected in a landslide but a few years later disappeared from politics when the miracles he had promised didn’t happen.

If it comes to power in Sunday's (14 May) elections, the Turkish opposition led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu pledges to restore trust with Washington and Europe while mending ties with Syria. However, no significant change of policy vis-à-vis Russia is expected.

France presented a plan to launch a €2 billion investment fund for critical metals on Wednesday (10 May), which according to former industry boss Philippe Varin is just a starting point, with more to come.

Welcome to EU Politics Decoded. In this edition, we look at the first round of Turkey's presidential elections, where President Erdoğan faces a rival who supports Turkey's EU integration.

Germany's railway union EVG announced on Thursday (11 May) a new 50-hour strike to take place from Sunday to Tuesday as wage talks with state train operator Deutsche Bahn (DBN.UL) and around 50 other rail companies dragged on without a resolution.

Following heated debates on Wednesday night (10 May), France's National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at making it compulsory for town halls representing over 1,500 inhabitants to display both French and European flags.

France is progressing well in terms of integrating renewable energies into its energy mix, though the efforts are still insufficient to achieve the national and the EU objectives, according to the numbers published by the French Energy Transition Ministry on Wednesday.

After the internet and social media triggered national media concentration, artificial intelligence requires cross-border cooperation, facilitated by new EU policies. Integration of the pan-European network with the five-country group can show the way, writes Christophe Leclercq.