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Rating agency Fitch underestimates the impact of newly-approved structural reforms, including the pensions bill, said Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire after the credit rating agency announced it would downgrade France’s credit rating.  On Friday, Fitch – which assesses a country’s...

Majority parties PSOE (S&D) and Partido Popular (EPP) are undermining the rule of law in Spain by playing a “card trading game” with the country’s judiciary, public institutions and the public media, Renew Europe MEP Maite Pagazaurtundúa (Ciudadanos) told EURACTIV...

A Ukrainian drone strike set ablaze a Russian fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol early on Saturday (29 April), sending a vast column of black smoke into the sky in the latest attack on the Russia-occupied peninsula.

The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on 30 April, adding that it was also ready to help repatriate Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land.

Poland became the primary destination for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war on the country, with millions crossing its border. With the fighting entering its second year, needs have shifted beyond humanitarian aid.

The energy crisis and pressure to reduce consumption following the invasion of Ukraine have driven further demand cuts as EU institutions join efforts to cut energy use and emissions.

UK lawmakers have urged EU and UK officials to gradually rebuild relations following a period of “tension and mistrust”, putting visa access for musicians and speedy UK access to the Horizon Europe research programme at the top of a list of fixes.

The European Commission said on Friday (28 April) it had reached a deal in principle to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain to resume through five European Union countries that had imposed restrictions.

One year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, neighbouring Hungary is struggling to  establish a support system for Ukrainian refugees, which according to humanitarian organisations, struggle to find schooling or affordable accommodation.

In an interview for EURACTIV, the Chief Advisor to the Turkish Presidential Candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Saadetin Kilic, discusses the approaching general elections in Turkey and outlined the vision of the opposition leader.

The EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum fails to consider the long-term consequences of migration processes on the well-being of migrants, and of their second and third-generation descendants, writes Kathrin Pabstis.

The move by a handful of EU countries to impose bans on Ukrainian grain exports risks playing into Russia’s hands, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna told EURACTIV. “The recent decisions to impose restrictions on Ukrainian exports have played into...

Ask a punter in the street what they know about European political parties, and - unless you are in Brussels within walking distance of the EU institutions - they will probably draw a blank.

In this video, we take a closer look at the European Commission’s draft directive on platform work, which aims to ensure platform workers have the contractual relationship that best encapsulates the work they actually do for platforms. The directive also...

France's foreign minister on Friday (28 April) urged Azerbaijan to restore "unhindered movement on the Lachin corridor", the only land link between Armenia and the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.

Pope Francis, on a trip to Hungary, warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity.

Over the past ten years, treatments for multiple myeloma have progressed significantly, allowing French patients to live longer. However, much progress remains to be made, particularly in access to innovative drugs.

The German yellow press is trying to shape the future European Media Freedom Act, and even the European Parliament rapporteur is helping them achieve this goal, the president of the European Federation of Journalists Renate Schroeder told a conference in Brussels on Thursday (27 April).

In its pharmaceutical package proposal, the Commission aims to simplify the regulatory framework for the development of new medicines and the repurposing of existing ones. 

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