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Fifteen EU states on the migration front line on Friday (24 February) called for stronger borders and agreements to be struck with third-party countries to accept migrants.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second year, coal mining towns are not only on the front line of our country’s resistance but also at the heart of our vision to rebuild a fairer, safer and greener Ukraine, writes Anna Ackermann. 

The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU presidency said late on Friday (24 February).

National legislation concerning the promotion of electronic cigarettes would be more effective than an EU-wide framework, Swedish conservative EU lawmaker Johan Nissinen told EURACTIV in an interview.

The Financial Action Taskforce (FATF), the international anti-money laundering watchdog, suspended Russia’s membership with immediate effect on Friday (24 February) due to the country's attack on the “security, safety and integrity of the global financial system”.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago, the European Commission has slowly started filling the political leadership vacuum increasingly left by the bloc's member states.

As the EU prepares to table legislation to make it simpler to book long-distance journeys across the bloc, a fierce debate has broken out between rail companies and independent booking platforms over the provision of data.

I woke up at 3:46 o’clock on Thursday morning a year ago, when many of us were buzzed out of our sleep by our phones and the realisation that war had broken out on the European continent.

Swede’s dreams are made of … what? Well, not agriculture, if the past couple of months is anything to go by.

China’s attempt to play the role of neutral peacemaker in the Ukraine war fell flat on Friday (24 February) as both NATO and the EU appeared to reject Beijing's credibility as a mediator.

Germany’s dual vocational training system, often praised as a model to follow, is in crisis, workers' representatives and employers say, while more and more skilled workers are needed to realise the country's green transition.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.

A common position among the EU agriculture ministers on the sustainable use of pesticides regulation (SUR) will not be reached under the Swedish EU presidency, Swedish Agriculture Minister Peter Kullgren told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.

A new project by EU and UK researchers will see the development of a machine learning tool to detect and block child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on devices in real time, before they can be seen by users. 

China released a new position paper outlining its stance on the Ukraine conflict on Friday (24 February), the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.

The EU’s plan to oblige companies to police their value chains for human rights and environmental standards has been met with fierce opposition. However, for the mining industry, the new due diligence directive could prove to be a competitive advantage.

Over the coming months, efforts to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia will reach a critical juncture. In pursuit of a successful conclusion, the US and the EU must support Kosovo’s irreversible anchorage to the West and fend off malign interferences from Russia and China, writes Lumir Abdixhiku.

Major mapping project reveals PFAS have been found at high levels at thousands of sites across Europe. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on Friday (24 February) with a sombre message of defiance to his people, saying "we will defeat everyone".

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world's "most vulnerable citizens" as he inaugurated a G20 meeting on Friday (24 February), the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.