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Germany has asked the European Union to propose rules allowing combustion-engine cars that run on CO2-neutral fuels to be sold in Europe after 2035, the date by which the EU has agreed all new cars should have zero emissions.

Roma communities in the Czech Republic face discrimination in many areas, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović said after her visit to the country on Monday. According to the commissioner, there were some positive developments but problems...

Slovakia may build a new nuclear reactor in the future as electricity consumption will increase with the new energy-intensive projects. The Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority already has a request for an authorisation of construction from the Nuclear Energy Company of...

The Budapest-based International Investment Bank (IIB), which has almost 50% Russian and 25.27% Hungarian ownership, has used up nearly all of its liquidity reserves after being hit by EU sanctions. The development bank has been previously described as “Putin’s Trojan...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was accused of betraying the Spanish people in the Catalan political crisis and of bad governance, among other serious accusations, by the Vox party, who have tabled a censure motion against the prime minister. The motion,...

Rescuers recovered four more bodies on Monday (27 February), a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in stormy weather off southern Italy, bringing the death toll to 63, including at least 14 children.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg took part in a mass protest on Monday outside the Oil and Energy Ministry in Oslo against a controversial wind farm being built on a mountainous area in Sami lands. Together with Sami activists, Greta...

A third NATO meeting will be held between the three countries on 9 March, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu, with Nordic countries hoping they will become NATO members by the summer. Talks on Turkey’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO...

The dock workers’ strike – which has gone on for two weeks now – has now paralysed Finland’s foreign trade, with no imports and exports going through any of the country’s ports. Around midnight on Sunday evening, National Conciliator Anu...

To commemorate Rare Disease Day 2023 on “equity”, a special edition of CSL Behring’s New Horizon Talks explores the role of European Reference Networks in advancing equity of access to specialised care and diagnosis. Discover extracts from the conversation now.

A delegation of the Romanian parliament came to Vienna on Monday to discuss overcoming the Austrian blockade of the country’s Schengen accession, criticising Austria’s hesitation in resuming a dialogue. Romanian delegates arrived in Vienna on Monday to discuss the country’s...

Over 1,700 new foreign investment projects were identified in France in 2022 – a new national record – which should secure or create more than 58,000 jobs, according to findings published by public agency Business France on Monday. Business France’s...

Olivier Vandecasteele, a Belgian detained in Iran and sentenced to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes, was one of the more pressing topics discussed between Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Hadja Lahbib and her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday....

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is not sure whether to endorse or oppose the new proposal announced by European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. While many conservative MPs – even those...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to return to the New START Treaty, Russia’s last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US, which Moscow left last week. During his annual speech last Tuesday (21...

The Russian Transneft company was supposed to pump Russian oil into Polish refineries at the end of February, but orders were not placed and paid, and, as a result, deliveries to Poland were excluded from the export program approved by...

Airline Wizz Air said on Monday (26 February) it would suspend flights to the Moldovan capital Chisinau from 14 March due to concerns about the safety of its airspace, a decision Moldova's civil aviation authority described as sudden and regrettable.

The EU has successfully made it through the winter despite Russia’s attempts to disrupt its gas supplies, but there is still a lot of work needed to protect future energy security, said EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson on Monday (27 February).

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) seized over €170,000 in assets from Lega/ID MEP Stefania Zambelli and four of her assistants on suspicion of fraud. The investigation by the EPPO concerns the salaries of the four parliamentary assistants hired in...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was in Montenegro on Monday to sign several agreements with his Montenegrin counterpart Dritan Abazovic, including those relating to infrastructure, tourism, and customs. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting during which nine agreements were...