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The newly presented Critical Raw Materials Act has received praise for its ambitious approach to securing the supply of much-needed raw materials but concerns remain that the proposal may be no more than a toothless tiger.

While several EU countries and many in the agricultural sector are critical of the planned EU-Mercosur agreement, the German government has proven a champion of the trade deal in hopes of achieving sustainability through cooperation.

France has a "very strong" interest" in "metal diplomacy" and will push for a very ambitious EU Raw Materials Act at a meeting next week that will see foreign ambassadors and industrialists discuss the EU's and France's strategy on the matter.

Looking for better conditions, doctors and nurses from eastern and southern Europe are moving to the West, leaving many member states with significant staff shortages.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $150 million in new humanitarian aid for Africa's Sahel region during a visit on Thursday (16 March) to Niger, a country Washington views as an important ally in the fight against Islamist insurgencies.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Polish security services breaking up a Russian spy network, Finland expecting concrete progress on NATO membership as their president visits Ankara, and so much more.

The President of Serbia, Aleksandër Vucic, stated on Thursday that he does not plan to sign anything at the March 18 meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti while NATO calls for both sides to progress.

President Joe Biden and Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will paint the town green on Friday (17 March) at a series of Saint Patrick's Day events celebrating strong US-Irish links -- and Biden's personal love for the country.

An increasingly disproportional migration of health workers within the EU has resulted in a workforce crisis as several member states are faced with staff shortages putting health systems’ sustainability at risk.

Macron's move to shun the National Assembly and push through a pension system overhaul without a vote in the lower house may secure a reform he says is needed for France's finances. But it may end up a Pyrrhic victory.

Over two years ago, the Commission announced its planned regulation on political advertising, designed to increase transparency and clamp down on disinformation in EU elections. Trilogue negotiations on the proposed regulation are now underway, with the Swedish Council presidency hoping...

The European Commission tabled its net-zero industry act on Thursday (16 March), setting a goal for the EU to domestically produce at least 40% of the technology it needs to achieve its climate and energy targets by 2030.

The Pentagon released a video on Thursday (16 March) that it said provided evidence a Russian fighter jet clipped the propeller of a US spy drone and caused it to crash into the Black Sea this week, despite Russia's denial.

EU rules setting stricter pollution standards for trucks will pull resources from the production of zero-emission vehicles, slowing the shift to electrification, the vice president of Volvo group has said.

Europe’s priorities have shifted; securing our energy supplies is as equally important as supporting a balanced approach to decarbonisation and emissions reduction. The F-gas Regulation must be reviewed within the new global context.

The Russian ambassador to Belgrade said on Thursday Serbia can count on “any support from Russia” but refused to explicitly confirm or deny whether this could also entail military aid.

During a visit to Switzerland on Thursday (16 March), the EU Commission's Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said he wanted to agree on the institutional questions that have haunted relations between Switzerland and the EU for years by the summer of 2024.

Talks to reach a political agreement on the joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine are set to continue on Friday (17 March), as EU ambassadors seek to remove the final hurdles ahead of the expected approval next week.

Montenegro’s President Milo Djukanovic dissolved the national parliament by decree on Thursday, paving the way for a snap election meant to put an end to a prolonged government crisis in the EU candidate country.

The use of novel tobacco and nicotine products should only be recommended to those heavy smokers who tried everything else and still smoke traditional cigarettes, Professor Andrzej Fal told EURACTIV.com in an interview.