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A European Parliament resolution to support children’s ‘healthy diets’ – touched by Qatargate and caught in between Farm to Fork disputes – is slowly taking shape as the Commission’s clock to close food flagship files keeps ticking. It might have...

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, considered a hero by compatriots for leading the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule that led to independence, will go on trial on Monday (3 April) for alleged war crimes during the conflict.

The European Greens will officially elect a candidate for the European Commission presidency ahead of next May's European elections, a process known as ‘spitzenkandidat’, a senior party source told EURACTIV on Friday (31 March).

The Italian privacy watchdog mandated a ban on the popular chatbot ChatGPT and launched an investigation on its provider OpenAI for suspected breaches of EU data protection rules. Italy’s Garante for the protection of personal data on Friday (31 March)...

Tucked away in the heart of Ireland in the sleepy rural village of Cloughjordan, you’ll find an eco village which hosts ‘Feeding Ourselves’, an annual gathering of farmers and environmentalists to discuss the future of sustainable agriculture. A number of...

The EU lawmaker spearheading the Cyber Resilience Act has produced a draft report pitching the removal of time obligations for products' lifetime and limiting the scope of reporting to significant incidents, among other significant changes.

Young people across France are increasingly mobilising against President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, which they see as the 'last straw' amid issues of police brutality, a saturated labour market, green issues and 'anti-youth' reforms.

Agrifood sector contributes to a great extent to climate change – 1/3 of all food purchased is wasted, 1/3 of all GHG emissions comes from the food industry and only 1/3 of the freshwater withdrawals are attributed to other sectors of the economy.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “It’s a delicate balance.” -A European Parliament official Story of the week: The European Parliament’s IMCO and LIBE committee...

In the Balkan region, Russian embassies are very active spreading propaganda on Facebook, but the Russian embassy in Sofia has by far the biggest impact on society, a study presented in Brussels on Thursday (30 March) revealed.

By successfully holding the early parliamentary and local elections on 19 March, four years into the presidency of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan has completed an overhaul of its political system in the wake of the tragic turmoil that shook the country back in January 2022, writes Berik Uali.

A Russian cybersecurity company that calls the Kremlin and its agencies clients, has been laid bare in a cross-border investigation following a disgruntled employee's leak of thousands of internal documents, giving a unique insight into Moscow's modus operandi.

Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday night (30 March) to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance, with Sweden kept waiting. Helsinki applied to join NATO less...

Hungary has made progress on bolstering guarantees of judicial independence but is "not quite there yet", and needs to improve democratic credentials in other areas before getting billions worth of blocked European Union funds, officials said on Thursday (30 March).

Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday (30 March) after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to fight droughts, Austrian far-right MPs walking out during Zelenskyy's online address to parliament, and so much more.

The European Commission has recently proposed a Gigabit recommendation as part of a broader Connectivity Package. We discuss the potential impact of the recommendation on the European telecom market with Kamila Kloc, Acting Director for Connectivity at the European Commission,...

National state-owned energy company HEP will  be recapitalised with €900 million, including what Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic called a €400 million “shareholder loan,” the Croatian government announced Thursday.

Europe is gearing up for seven elections next week, with key votes in Finland, Bulgaria and Montenegro, elections in Andorra, four French constituencies, and regional elections in Italy and Switzerland. EURACTIV’s partner Europe Elects provides you with the latest polls...

The UK will join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday (30 March), in the country's biggest post-Brexit trade deal following nearly two years of talks.