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The modern right needs strengthening without losing sight of its values, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Sunday as anarchist protestors in the country call for the so-called ‘hard prison’ system imposed on dangerous criminals to be reformed. On Sunday, Meloni...

Austria’s far-right FPÖ party, known for a series of scandals, is looking set to make major gains in two upcoming state elections, likely cementing its fastest-ever comeback as a serious contender to lead the government. All eyes are now on...

Plagued with an ageing population and a low fertility rate, Finland would need three times more immigrants than projected to boost growth and improve public finances, according to ETLA Economic Research, an independent, private and non-profit economic research institute. To...

The Spanish Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, defended the urgent need to freeze mortgage payments to avoid “greater risks”, and ensure “a dignified life” for millions of citizens who can’t afford their repayments. In a rally held in Valladolid (Castilla...

Centrist Nikos Christodoulides won the first round of Cyprus’s presidential election on Sunday with 32.0%, defeating Andreas Mavroyiannis, who won 29.6% and was supported by the left-wing AKEL party during the election campaign. Centre-right DISY party candidate (EPP), Averof Neofytou, came...

Britain faces its largest ever strike by health workers on 6 February as thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in a pay dispute which the health minister said would place further strain on the National Health Service (NHS).

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has said that forming the Association of Serb Municipalities is possible, but only after reaching an agreement with Belgrade for mutual recognition. The association was agreed upon and signed in 2013 under the...

Slow permit-granting processes are one of the biggest barriers standing in the way of reaching the EU’s 2030 renewables targets. Governments and policymakers must act boldly so that renewables deployment can ramp up as quickly as possible, writes Sandrine-Dixson-Declève.

“Electrifying everything” has become a key solution to tackling climate change, but for the cement industry — which relies heavily on fossil-fuel-generated industrial heat — the challenge is more complicated.

Africa is likely to be Europe's most important partner as it looks to increase its renewable energy supply and switch to green hydrogen, EU climate chief Frans Timmermans told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.

The European Parliament’s committee on human rights is not for those involved in corruption and bribery, but rather those who care about giving those in need a voice, Udo Bullmann, socialist MEP (S&D) candidate for the committee’s chair, told EURACTIV....

Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium were ranked the best countries to drive in, according to the results of a study by the International Drivers Association. The study focused on various factors, including the price per litre of petrol, the number...

Bulgarians trying to enter North Macedonia to celebrate the birthday of a hero shared by both countries said they encountered difficulties at the border, yet the overall celebrations passed without major incident, despite fears and toxic rhetoric. During the days...

Poland will soon start building an electronic fence at its border with Kaliningrad Oblast as it fears Russia and Belarus will again help migrants cross the border in a bid to destabilise Europe. The barrier will cover about 200 kilometres...

French and German Economy Ministers Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck will visit Washington on Monday to defend the European Commission’s latest moves to counter the US’ controversial granting of green subsidies through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Le Maire...

Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (5 February), in a reshuffle at the forefront of Ukraine's war campaign.

European countries, such as France and Spain, have recently upped repatriation efforts to bring back their citizens held in jihadist camps in Syria, but as the process remains slow, the women and children living in the camps in poor conditions...

The US military said on 5 February it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down a day earlier, while Beijing urged Washington not to escalate or take further action to harm its interests.

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday (6 February), killing scores of people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed, and triggering searches across the snowy region for survivors trapped in rubble.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (4 February) that the situation on the front lines in the east of the country was getting tougher and Russia was throwing more and more troops into battle.