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A senior United Nations official made her first trip to the divided island of Cyprus Wednesday (15 March) looking for "a way forward" as positions harden in one of the world's longest-running disputes.

As part of the EU's carbon market, the control of CO2 removal certificates could be managed by a Carbon Central Bank to ensure security for all players, write Wilfried Rickels, Roland Rothenstein, and Felix Schenuit.

Ex-Soviet Moldova is no longer receiving Russian gas or enduring the "blackmail" imposed by gas giant Gazprom over its difficulties in paying for supplies, the country's energy minister said.

The European Commission and European Parliament President stated they will not comment on the Polish court's landmark decision to convict a woman for helping to provide another woman with abortion pills, while cross-party EU lawmakers denounced the verdict.

European lawmakers called on Europe’s football governing body UEFA to ban the Belarusian national football team from the Euros qualifiers, in a letter seen by EURACTIV.

EU lawmakers called on member states on Wednesday to ensure that national minimum income schemes are set above poverty thresholds and urged the European Commission to consider a directive in that respect, though centrist and right-wing deputies did not support the initiative.

The 'renewed' relationship between France and the UK is surprising if you look in the rear-view mirror. But it is first and foremost a personal relationship between two men, which will hopefully lead to steady appeasement.

German industry reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 10% in 2022 compared to the previous year, enabling the country to stay in line with its overall emissions target despite additional emissions caused by an increased reliance on coal-fired power generation.

History is more than just a set of dates or kings and queens to memorise. And while history teaching is unique in shaping national identity and memory, there is invariably more than one interpretation of facts and historical events. How...

Bulgarian politicians' gambling with the fate of people in coal regions and those affected by toxic air and the climate crisis is immoral and unacceptable, and a workable alternative for an energy future is needed, Apostol Dyankov writes.

Kazakh authorities have impounded property of Russia's main operator of spacecraft launching sites in Baikonur in the Central Asian nation's southern region of Qyzylorda.

European doctors are sounding the alarm over the growing incidence of physical and verbal aggression against healthcare workers. 

France has welcomed the European Commission's proposal to overhaul the EU's electricity market which was unveiled on Tuesday (14 March), as it offers France the chance to develop and refurbish its nuclear fleet.

This week, EURACTIV’s health journalists Marta Iraola and Gerardo Fortuna dig into the troubled implementation of the new framework for medical devices in Europe which entered into force in 2021. When developers of medical devices started experiencing problems in meeting...

To achieve the decarbonization targets of the European Green Deal, EU policy initiatives affecting infrastructure should contain clear provisions aimed at boosting the uptake of digital technologies and data-driven solutions.

The European Commission has urged countries across the bloc to increase deportation of failed asylum seekers and mutually recognise migrant returns agreements in its latest step to improve control of the EU's borders.

“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett’s mantra sounds like a perfect fit for the European Union’s latest attempt to revamp its green buildings law, writes Frédéric Simon.

Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, and Hungary have demanded that the European Commission renegotiate the conditions for the supply of COVID vaccines manufactured by Pfizer. The health ministers of the four countries tabled a joint request during an EU Council meeting on 14 March.

The massive constellation of satellites operated by SpaceX, while still growing, will soon be joined in low Earth orbit by many more commercial competitors, but also government-sponsored programs.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Slovak interior ministry recommending staff delete TikTok, Finland likely joining NATO before Sweden, and so much more.