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Albanian opposition party supporters held a protest outside of parliament on Monday, the second protest since Saturday, disrupting a parliamentary session as they called for the prime minister to resign over allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the economic crisis....

Kosovo citizens face a number of hurdles and obstacles, including those that violate the EU’s Visa Code, at the hands of private visa processing companies when applying to enter member states, according to an investigation by Kosovo 2.0. Citizens of...

Kosovo Police raided and seized two drug laboratories in three locations in the north of the country, apprehending three suspects, with Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla saying they are linked to Serbian organised crime and protagonists of recent unrest. The raids...

Foreign direct investments in Romania rose to €10.7 billion in 2022, from €8 billion in the previous year, central bank data showed Monday. The additional funds from foreign investors could not balance the payments and investment position, as Romania’s current...

Italy’s right-wing parties made huge gains during the regional elections held in two of Italy’s most populous regions, Lazio and Lombardy, confirming Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s leadership and the left opposition’s ceaseless decline. In Lazio, a region of almost six...

Meticulously crafted over decades as a major revenue stream for the Kremlin, Moscow's gas trade with Europe is unlikely to recover from the ravages of military conflict.

Slovakia does not fulfil the basic criteria for the absorption of EU funds targeting social inclusion and poverty from the new programming period, meaning it will not be eligible for reimbursement, according to the European Commission,  EURACTIV Slovakia reports. This...

Recently released figures by EU statistics agency Eurostat show a substantial fall in the amount of renewable energy in the transport sector for 2021, an alarming trend that affects almost all EU countries.

Transport aircraft have evolved significantly since the first biplanes began delivering mail and freight more than a century ago. Since then, the demands and level of performance of these aircraft have increased, but the fundamental role remains broadly similar.

Catalan pro-independence activists, including leader Oriol Junqueras, are banned from holding public office until 2031 despite receiving a government pardon for the crime of sedition in 2021, the Supreme Court decided following recent reform of the criminal code. The pro-independence...

Supply security and simplifying investments for the transformation of the energy industry should be the main focus of EU electricity market reform, the Czech Industry and Trade Ministry revealed.

Inflation in Croatia is expected to drop dramatically in Croatia this year and the next, according to the European Commission’s latest projections, though Croats themselves remain unconvinced. The European Commission published its Winter Economic Growth forecasts regarding growth and inflation...

Minor victims of sexual abuse crimes in Portugal should be able to report their case until they turn 30, not 22 as is currently the case,  the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse of Children in the Portuguese...

Balancing the state budget and reducing indebtedness as the national debt has risen to €144 billion has become a hot topic among Finnish parties ahead of the elections. A catchphrase from the 1992 US elections, ”it’s the economy, stupid”, holds...

A security guard at the British embassy in Berlin collected highly sensitive information for more than three years, including "secret" government communications with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, prosecutors told a London court on Monday (13 February).

There is a risk that the far-right partner of the Swedish coalition government could give in to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s set of demands to extradite Kurdish opposition members, Swedish opposition Social Democratic MEP Evin Incir (S&D) told EURACTIV...

Eurohold Bulgaria, a leading energy and financial group in Southeast Europe, said it has been the victim of an "organised attack” against its subsidiary in Romania which has the potential to destabilise the entire region.

The Municipal Executive of Amsterdam presented a new proposed plan on Monday that aims to guarantee affordable housing and help lower and middle-income households in the city. The Dutch housing crisis, plagued by a growing shortage of houses and rising...

Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday morning in Zeebrugge, the site of a massive LNG terminal, to discuss energy supply. On Tuesday, De Croo will receive Scholz for a meeting on...

Austria will not train Ukrainian soldiers on using Leopard 2 battle tanks, Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner confirmed in a written statement to the public broadcaster Ö1. After Germany gave its needed green light for other states to send the German-made...