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Slovenia has sent 20 six-wheeled light armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine, primarily designed to transport troops, and armed with 40mm cannons and 12.7mm machine guns, according to a report by 24ur.com. This is the latest shipment of arms after Slovenia...

The European Commission plans to tackle political and economic instability in Tunisia leading to migration influx caused by economic instability, according to an internal note sent to the member states, seen by EURACTIV.

Poland will have Krab self-propelled howitzers and service Leopard 2 tanks, equipment also sent to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced on Wednesday. The production and repairs will occur in the Bumar-Łabędy factory in Gliwice...

The bans on Ukrainian grain and other food products that were unilaterally introduced by the war-torn country’s neighbours are not a viable solution, Konstantinos Baginetas, secretary general of Greece’s agriculture ministry, told EU agriculture and fisheries ministers in Luxembourg on...

Leading politicians, businesses and trade associations from Italy and Ukraine spoke about the war-torn country’s reconstruction in Rome on Wednesday. The idea behind the event is not to wait for the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine but to act now...

Spain and Brazil have joined forces to make progress on the currently stalled EU-Mercosur trade agreement, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Brazilian counterpart, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, announced in Madrid on Wednesday. Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) held a joint...

Brussels welcomed Wednesday's conversation between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, thought to be their first call since Russia invaded Ukraine. In contrast, Russia "acknowledged" the diplomatic move.

Germany's traffic light coalition came into office more than one year ago with big ambitions. But promises like legalising cannabis and banning glyphosate risk falling flat due to the parties' ignorance of EU law, comments Julia Dahm.

The Swedish government was urged on Wednesday to speed up the next governmental decision on defence and rearmament to take effect as early as 2025. Parliament’s Defence Committee, which includes representatives of all political parties, submitted its first interim report...

Russia’s decision to temporarily take over the Russian assets of Fortum has not caused panic among investors and after a slump, the company’s share recovered.

Almost 7,000 Germans come down with multiple myeloma, an aggressive form of bone-marrow cancer, every year. While mortality rates remain high, research is moving fast and recent studies show signs of hope for patients.

Ahead of regional elections, the site has become the epicentre of a clash between local fruit producers, environmentalists, and national and European authorities.

Ireland’s  first ‘Clean Air Strategy’, aimed at reducing pollution-related deaths and improving air quality to meet targets set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), was approved by the government on Wednesday.

The government will meet its climate goals under the EU’s Fit for 55 package by introducing additional measures to reduce CO2 emissions by further 22 megatons until 2030, Climate and Energy Policy Minister Rob Jetten announced on Wednesday.

The US Trade Representative's office added Belarus to an intellectual property rights watch list over a new law allowing the unauthorized use of copyrighted works from countries sanctioning Belarus for its support of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Wheelchairs will be fully reimbursed in France from next year, President Emmanuel Macron, who presided over the sixth annual national disability conference at the Elysée Palace, said Wednesday while presenting his government’s policy to improve the rights of persons with...

Despite ongoing challenges like the war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia, the German government has adjusted its economic forecast upwards and predicts that inflation has passed its peak. According to the spring economic forecast presented on Wednesday, Berlin...

The number of Albanian asylum seekers in the EU dropped significantly during the first two months of 2023, according to data from Eurostat, echoing a trend seen in the UK after 2022, where a surge of Albanian nationals caused tensions...

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has responded sharply to comments his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, made after the publication of an interview with Czech President Petr Pavel. Following Pavel’s tweet on Tuesday that said that “China has no reason to play...

Austria cannot offer an exact date for when his country will lift its veto on Romania joining the Schengen Area, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said during a meeting with Romanian counterpart Lucian Bode on Wednesday. In December, Austria blocked...