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Outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s surprise announcement to resign from her position as the Chair of the Social Democrats – following her defeat in the elections – could broaden the composition of Finland’s possible future coalition. In a press meeting...

Opposition forces in parliament were united in criticising the government for its lacklustre and uncertain approach towards the nitrogen crisis during a parliamentary debate about the results of the recent regional elections on Wednesday. The elections, which took place on...

The government was criticised for its economic policy by some of Germany’s leading research institutes despite announcing that the country would not enter a recession in 2023. Due to the energy crisis and high inflation, many economists expected the German...

“Industries that have an objective to grow their markets, grow their market share and reinforce their licence to operate need to look beyond business-as-usual,” Jan te Bos, Director-General of Eurima told an expert audience in Brussels.

The Ramadan Friendly label that indicates that no violence will be shown in a performance or art at about 20 cultural centres in Brussels could lead to self-censorship, said Minister-President and Culture Minister in the Flemish Parliament Jan Jambon who...

The government will not change the widely opposed pension reform text adopted without a vote and led to mass protests around the country, unions confirmed after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne met with them for the first time since January. The...

The Lukhoil Group in Bulgaria must pay €100 million for abusing its dominant position by limiting access to tax warehouses and transport infrastructure, which can reduce the import of fuels into the country, according to the Commission on Protection of...

Poland and Ukraine will find a solution to the issue of cheap Ukrainian grain flooding the Polish market to the detriment of Polish farmers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his visit to Warsaw on Wednesday. After the EU launched...

Italia Viva leader and Senator Matteo Renzi will become the new director of the in-depth political newspaper Il Riformista from May while keeping his job as Senator. He disclosed that he would serve in the role for one year and...

The European Commission must implement a safety assessment of genetically modified products and maintain mandatory labelling, Austrian Climate Minister Leonore Gewessler and Consumer Protection Minister Johannes Rauch said in a letter to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides...

Spanish sovereign assets in London, including the country’s cultural institute premises and its bank accounts and the Catalan government’s embassy building, may be seized as part of a World Bank international arbitration decision against Spain, which faces claims worth €2...

While EU member states agreed to jointly procure ammunition for Ukraine last month, they still have not decided on legal details, such as who the contracts should be awarded to. EU ambassadors met on Wednesday (5 April) to discuss legal...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday (5 April) said Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, as his fighters continued to defend their eastern bastion of Bakhmut in the face of relentless Russian assaults.

The German government proposed a draft law on Wednesday (5 April) to give its competition authority more powers to tackle interferences with competition, following allegations that petrol stations had artificially kept fuel prices high in 2022.

The European Commission has ruled out tweaking its reform of the EU's plant protection products framework after a citizens' initiative demanded more ambitious targets in curbing synthetic pesticide use.

The EU executive has removed the names of officials below the middle management level from its public register, citing security and data protection reasons.

The German competition authority on Wednesday (April 5) added Apple to its 'special watch' list, joining the other Big Tech companies. However, the iPhone maker already announced it will legally challenge the decision.

When it became clear that the first handful of indictments against EU politicians related to Qatargate would be socialist, the European People’s Party leadership chose, unwisely, to gloat and make political capital out of it. 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (5 April) told the new EU and US ambassadors in blunt language that their countries were responsible for a dramatic deterioration in relations since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year.

Germany will change its funding policy to expand digital infrastructure and ensure fibre-optic connections reach the most underserved communities, according to the 'Gigabit Funding 2.0' plan presented by the Digital and Transport Ministry.