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The Brussels Court of Appeal on Tuesday rejected Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella’s request to dismiss the investigating judge in the ‘Qatargate affair’ for which the lawmaker has been charged with corruption and money laundering. Michel Claise will thus continue to...

The electricity market reform proposed by the European Commission on Tuesday contains small steps in the right direction but is not enough to spread the benefits of renewables to consumers, according to Austrian Climate Minister Leonore Gewessler.

The populist Freedom and Direct Democracy party (ID-affiliated), which has strong anti-EU rhetoric, is losing its voters, fresh opinion polls show.

The French government will review the rules allowing wastewater reuse, as France is “very late” in this field, Ecological Transition Minister Christophe Béchu announced on Tuesday.

President Andrzej Duda has signed an amended wind turbine law which could help Poland access currently frozen EU recovery funds despite the industry and environmental NGOs viewing it as insufficient.

A monthly subscription ticket at the price of €49 per month for all regional public transport, including local buses, trams, and trains, will be introduced in May, with regions being left to handle rebates for students or the unemployed. Last...

It seems increasingly likely that Helsinki will join NATO before Stockholm, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a press conference on Tuesday, shooting down hopes for a joint bid with Finland and disappointing Swedish politicians.

The European Commission published its proposal to reform the EU electricity market on Tuesday (14 March), focusing on countering volatile gas prices by providing consumers with more protection, boosting renewables and supporting demand-side measures. “For over two decades, the electricity...

Luxembourg’s economy and foreign ministries are suing Spacety Luxembourg SA for its alleged ties with Moscow that were brought to light after the US sanctioned the group for allegedly providing satellite images to Russia’s mercenary Wagner group in January. The...

The US military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one of its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea on 14 March in the first such direct encounter since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago.

EU finance ministers agreed on a common position for reforming European fiscal rules, closely aligning themselves with the European Commission's approach of focusing on medium-term country-specific fiscal plans.

The EU lawmakers spearheading the work on the AI Act pitched significant obligations for providers of large language models like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion while seeking to clarify the responsibilities alongside the AI value chain.

The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) still remains vulnerable to conflicts of interest thanks to transparency loopholes and a lack of measures to detect situations at risk and protect whistleblowers, according to a new watchdog report.

EU lawmakers adopted their version of the Data Act with an overwhelming majority during a plenary vote at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday (14 March).

The EU’s pending Net-Zero Industry Act and Critical Raw Materials Act need not be another point of contention between Brussels and Washington. Instead, it could help advance a new era of transatlantic cooperation to secure supply chains essential to our shared economic and national security, write Abigail Wulf and Kaare Nielsen.

Many in the West see Alexei Navalny, the Russian chief opposition leader, and Ukrainians as natural allies in the fight against Vladimir Putin. But opposition doesn't always equal opposition.

Ahead of the Commission’s proposal for an EU soil health law expected in June, a coalition of NGOs, progressive farming organisations, and food businesses has called for ambitious and binding measures.

The European Parliament approved its stance on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) on Tuesday (14 March), setting out a more ambitious position ahead of negotiations with EU countries.

With news that an increasing number of member states are reneging on their agreement and supporting Germany's position, opposition to the combustion engine ban is spreading like wildfire.

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February, thousands of Ukrainian children in foster care have been forcibly transferred to occupied territories or to Russia itself, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).