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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė believes that Europe should develop its security system without Russia. “Sometimes there are voices saying that it will still be necessary to somehow develop a security system together with Russia. In my view, such thinking...

The unexpected announcement by the Spanish construction giant Ferrovial to move its headquarters from Madrid to The Netherlands over better tax policies prompted a storm of reactions in Spain on Thursday, with left-wing junior coalition member Unidas Podemos accusing the...

Ukrainian forces clinging to the city of Bakhmut dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers, as the US said new military aid for Ukraine would be discussed at a meeting with Germany's leader on 3 March.

The Belgian Constitutional Court on Friday will decide whether to cancel the Belgium-Iran prisoner swap treaty, which would allow for a Belgian aid worker who is convicted of espionage to be swapped for an Iranian diplomat facing prison for having...

The length of many Master’s degrees is to be halved, according to the education reform plan presented by the government on Thursday –  a move experts and the opposition believe will greatly harm the Danish education system. With its new...

Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella and former European Parliament’s VP Eva Kaili, who is currently incarcerated in Belgium for alleged participation in the corruption scheme at the heart of the Qatargate scandal, will know on Friday whether they will be kept...

Royal Navy ship HMS Lancaster seized weapons from a vessel travelling south from Iran while completing a routine security patrol after a US fixed-wing Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform detected a suspected smuggling vessel. ISR detected the vessel travelling...

Lawmakers voted in favour of doing away with the 50% legal limit on nuclear in the country’s total energy mix on Thursday as part of France’s larger efforts to build newer, more modern nuclear plants. The vote took place in...

Nobody can hold talks if they are being held at gunpoint, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told lawmakers on Thursday, pushing back on calls for peace talks with President Vladimir Putin. The Social Democrat chancellor addressed the parliament’s plenary to mark...

The biodiversity crisis threatens the life of all Europeans, from impeding food production to hindering the development of life-saving medicines. While some progress has been made, there is still a lot more to do to secure our future.

European defence is not about declaring that we have an EU army, Czech President-elect Petr Pavel said, suggesting that even French President Emmanuel Macron changed his mind and admitted the need to strengthen the European pillar of NATO instead of...

The United States is hosting war planning exercises in Germany for Ukrainian military officers to help them think through upcoming battlefield decisions, officials said on Thursday (2 March), ahead of the next phase of the year-old conflict with Russia.

Ninety-two per cent of Ukrainians favour EU membership by 2030, the latest poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) finds. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in December 2021, only 67% said they would...

One of Europe’s most staunchly pro-Ukrainian governments faces a challenge in a national election in Estonia on Sunday (5 February) from a far-right party that is seeking to capitalise on dissatisfaction with the rising cost of living. If, as opinion...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss clean energy and supply chains with President Joe Biden in Washington on 10 March, the White House said, as European nations worry that new US subsidies will hurt their economies.

Shortages of fruit and vegetables -- from broccoli, cucumbers and lettuce, to tomatoes, peppers and raspberries -- have served up a blame game in Britain.

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at Boris Johnson’s reaction to the agreement to replace the controversial Northern...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has undoubtedly made a huge mistake by launching a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine. However, his personal rating in Russia remains high, which doesn’t augur for a major policy shift anytime soon.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. As businesses and governments cry out for more skilled workers, it is good to know that in a properly functioning market, skills and labour force shortages will...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday (2 March) urged China not to send weapons to help Russia's war in Ukraine and instead asked Beijing to exert pressure on Moscow to pull back its forces.