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Europe is likely to need effective sorting for mixed waste streams before they are sent to landfill or burnt for energy recovery to reach its recycling targets and reduce emissions, according to a study by Eunomia Research and Consulting, published on Thursday (16 February).

The approval of the reform of EU electoral law is absolutely doable before the next EU elections are due in spring 2024, Domenec Ruiz Devesa, a Spanish member of the European Parliament responsible for legislative text dedicated to the reform and transnational lists, told EURACTIV.

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde reiterated Wednesday (15 February) that the institution plans to raise its interest rates by a half percentage point even as the eurozone's economic outlook improves.

Norway's government said on Wednesday (15 February) it would consider taxing electricity exports and impose other changes to its energy market to preserve more power for domestic use and keep a lid on prices.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the airport crew announcing they will strike this weekend, while the Spanish prime minister organises a mini-tour that started in Austria, and so much more.

A Russian government commission has approved the sale of Swedish furniture maker IKEA's three factories in Russia to two local buyers, paving the way for a deal to be struck, a government official was quoted as saying on 16 February.

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we are discussing Ecofin after EU finance ministers met on February 14th in Brussels to exchange views on the EU’s debt and deficit rules. What did the Commission propose for the reform...

Imprisoned EU lawmaker Eva Kaili will make a new request on Thursday to be released until her trial for her involvement in the Qatargate takes place. Meanwhile, Le Soir reported that ten socialist MEPs, all Italians, sent a letter to...

Portugal wants to play a pivotal role in helping the EU understand developments on the African continent, particularly with regard to peace, security and stability, Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho told Lusa from the African Union summit in Addis Abada...

Albanian Defence Minister Niko Peleshi took part in the two-day NATO Defence Ministers Meeting in Brussels this week, pledging more support for Ukraine while increasing stockpiles and strengthening deterrence and defence. Defence ministers took decisions to further strengthen the deterrence...

Marking one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, the UN General Assembly will vote next week on a draft resolution stressing the need to reach a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in line with the founding United Nations Charter.

Parliament’s upper chamber has shelved legislation that would create a legal basis to establish provinces, ensuring that yet another attempt at devolution is doomed amidst irreconcilable disputes about the number of provinces. After being shepherded by the National Council through...

The European Commission has approved a €259 million scheme, under Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, to support investments in energy projects. The scheme aims at supporting Romania’s regional development and fostering the EU’s strategic objectives relating to the green transition,...

Bulgaria, a major producer of ammunition used by Ukrainian soldiers, has sent all the armaments required under a parliamentary decision, Acting Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov, echoing the previous words of  President Rumen Radev. Bulgaria is a major producer of...

The European Commission launched legal proceedings against Poland on Wednesday, citing the Constitutional Tribunal’s 2021 ruling as challenging the supremacy of EU law. In 2021, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal decided that certain EU Treaty provisions were incompatible with the Polish...

The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) are on a collision course with the EU centre-right (EPP) over a European Parliament mission to Spain related to the country’s recovery fund. Socialists hint that the EPP aims to discredit Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez,...

The European Parliament’s motion for a resolution on fertilizer availability and affordability offers an opportunity to recognize the importance of domestically produced mineral fertilizers and pave the way for Europe’s long-term action plan for strategic autonomy on low-carbon fertilizers and food.

Hundreds of hardline Serb nationalists and pro-Russia activists rallied in downtown Belgrade on Wednesday (15 February), threatening riots if Serbia accepts a Western-backed plan aimed at mending ties with Kosovo, its former mainly Albanian southern province.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to begin his mini EU tour on Thursday to give Madrid’s priorities for when it takes over the six-month rotating EU Council presidency in July. Sanchez’s mini-tour will take him through Austria, Croatia and Slovenia,...

Support for Ukraine, reconstruction and the country’s EU application process were among the topics Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson discussed with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday. Kristersson went to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....