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Disparities between the rankings of EU states have declined in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2023 Press Freedom Index, but the war against Ukraine has shaped many of the past year’s trends in the region. 

Kosovo and Serbia's leaders met in Brussels on Tuesday (2 May) for talks on the EU-backed plan to normalise relations, agreeing to cooperate on resolving cases of missing persons but stumbling on lowering tensions in Serb-majority North Kosovo.

Internationally-agreed targets to expand renewable energies and increase energy efficiency are needed to put the world back on track towards limiting climate change to 1.5 °C, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, reports Clean Energy Wire.

Dinara Naumova, the youngest member of parliament of Kazakhstan, described the changes that have taken place in Kazakh society and politics since the January 2022 unrest, as well as what lies ahead for the future, in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV.

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday (2 May) passed one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including long jail terms and the death penalty, after President Yoweri Museveni requested some parts of the original legislation be toned down.

Germany’s Greens stand accused of engaging in a veritable bout of cronyism, as political opponents have pounced on a chink in the armour of a party all too ready to give off a sense of being “holier than thou”.

Ukraine’s agricultural goods are safe and comply with EU safety standards, Ukraine’s deputy agriculture minister stressed in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV just as a deal was struck with EU frontline countries to end the ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports.

It is no secret that EU citizens are not as good as their US counterparts when it comes to investing their savings in capital markets. The European Commission, aware of this problem, is currently preparing a Retail Investment Strategy. Martin...

Electric vehicles are set to account for around one in five car sales globally by the end of the year according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), a sea change in the automotive landscape.

The European Commission should make a "clear commitment" to nuclear, the president of French energy giant EDF's small nuclear reactor project, Renaud Crassous, told EURACTIV France in an interview, describing the EU's Net-Zero Industry Act proposal as a failure.

A group of 24 cross-party members of the European Parliament have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to express their disappointment at an initiative to combat the piracy of live events, due for presentation this week.  

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are asking fellow NATO members to ramp up the air defence support to secure the Baltic part of the military alliance’ Eastern Flank in case of an attack ahead of revamping defence plans for the NATO...

Arable farmers in Europe face multiple challenges of which climate change is but one. Reducing mineral fertilisers and synthetic pesticides, reduce emissions, create space for nature and deliver affordable foods are others.

EU lawmakers are backing trains to cut transport emissions, setting ambitious goals to boost passenger and freight numbers. The European Union Agency for Railways has been assisting train companies to authorise rail vehicles, ensuring new trains can enter service quicker.

The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has overtaken national bodies as the primary authoriser for train vehicles, with a 60% share of all applications for new trains between June 2019 and April 2023.

The future of the entire internet will depend on which countries dominate the South China Sea, writes Maurizio Geri.

Experts and lawmakers are making a case for a co-decision process allowing European citizens to have a voice in deciding how the EU budget is allocated, which could strengthen citizen participation and drive sustainable economic growth models across member states.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Swedish majority being down to one seat as a far-right MP resigns amid a conspiracy scandal, the Spanish labour minister and trade unions urging employers to strike a wage increase deal, and so much more.

US President Joe Biden on Monday (1 May) summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the Treasury warned the government could run short of cash to pay its bills by June.

One day before the next EU-backed meeting with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic in Brussels to continue the path towards the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he would not accept a Republika Srpska...