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EU and NATO on Sunday (26 March) condemned Russia's intentions to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, calling on Minsk to rethink the move amid fears of the conflict's escalation.

Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday (25 March), sending a warning to NATO over its military support for Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.

EU plans to seize Russian assets following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, prioritising state assets of around $350 billion, are unprecedented and tricky, the EU task force head told AFP on Friday (24 March).

Germany and the European Commission have moved closer to a deal on the future of the internal combustion engine, the German transport minister said, raising hopes that EU legislation to rein in carbon emissions from new cars will soon be finalised.

EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) scrambled on Friday (24 March) to reassure the markets that the eurozone banking sector is resilient and able to withstand shocks, after European bank shares plunged.

For those of us who have been immune to the charms of Boris Johnson from the start, the psychological hold that the blonde has had over the Conservative party and a large chunk of the British people has always been hard to understand and fascinating to watch. 

While the importance of women in the farming sector and rural communities is widely acknowledged, their role and significance still continue to be overlooked.

Copenhagen and Berlin want a land-based hydrogen pipeline in place across the two countries’ joint borders by 2028, which would make it easier for Germany to import large volumes of hydrogen to fuel its industry.

China has not crossed any red lines in terms of supplying arms to Russia and wants to "minimise the risk of being associated with Russian military activities", the EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell told several European media, including EURACTIV.

Data retention and encryption emerged as the most pressing issues for law enforcement in the EU government's comments on the establishment of a High-Level Expert Group on police access to digital data.

France has asked EU member states to decide "once and for all" whether nuclear power is an asset for the bloc's decarbonisation ahead of an EU summit that opened in Brussels on Thursday (23 March).

As French President Emmanuel Macron seeks to shore up parliamentary support in the face of political crisis, some MPs are pushing for a formalised coalition between the presidential majority and the right-wing Republicans.

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The Polish centre-right MEP Bartosz Arłukowicz was elected by acclamation as chair of the brand-new European Parliament's public health subcommittee (SANT) in its first-ever meeting.

King Charles III has postponed his state visit to France amid ongoing unrest and protests after President Emmanuel Macron pushed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined limits to EU backing for nuclear power under the bloc’s Net-Zero Industry Act, which seeks to support home-made production of clean technologies like batteries and solar panels.

A significant proportion of honey imported into the EU is suspected to be fraudulently adulterated with added syrups, according to a new Commission-led analysis, marking a significant increase from previous years. 

The decision of the authorities in North Macedonia to de-register a Bulgarian cultural club in Bitola has sparked new tensions between the two countries and harsh comments from Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at an EU summit on Thursday (23 March)....

The European Central Bank is pressing Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International to unwind its highly profitable business in Russia, five people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

European Union leaders held talks on Thursday (23 March) with UN chief Antonio Guterres on global food security and sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and also endorsed a plan to supply more artillery shells to Kyiv.