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The EU is expected to commend Ukraine on its progress on membership-bound reforms and send a strong message to Moscow, according to a draft summit communique seen by EURACTIV, but member states remain divided over the speed of accession. The...

Pro-European parties GERB and DPS joined the Eurosceptic Bulgarian Socialist Party, “Bulgarian Rise” and the openly anti-Western “Revival” party in sabotaging a key bill on Bulgaria’s path to the Eurozone, as MPs from the parties failed to show up to...

Newly elected Czech president Petr Pavel’s phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Jing-wen on Monday has caused anger in Beijing as tensions between China and Taiwan simmer over Taipei’s continued assertion of its autonomy on the global stage and an...

German exports to Russia fell by more than 50% by autumn 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a government publication, but imports from Russia decreased less drastically despite the halt of fossil fuel deliveries. According to the document,...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's bid to rally support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's invasion during his first South American tour fell flat, with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reiterating his view both parties shared blame.

European Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Monday (29 January) clashed over EU rules for national public debts and deficits, which the Commission wants to make more flexible, while Lindner insists on "verifiable" rues. 

A draft communication, seen by EURACTIV, laid out the measures the European Commission is due to propose on Wednesday (1 February) in reaction to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Agriculture ministers from 16 EU countries have demanded more of a say, relative to environmental ministers, on sustainable measures that have ramifications for the farming sector.

At the start of the Russian aggression almost a year ago, Western countries were very shy about providing aid to Ukraine. Many stuck to the policy of providing only “non-lethal weapons” or symbolic supplies such as helmets or blankets.

Finland is sticking to its plan to join NATO at the same time as Nordic neighbour Sweden, and hopes to do so no later than July, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto said on Monday (30 January).

As negotiations within the European Parliament on the Energy Performance of Buildings directive head into the final stretch, political demands on heating become the centre of attention.

A joint paper obtained by EURACTIV details six possible scenarios to deal with the controversial sovereignty requirements in the upcoming certification scheme for cloud providers.

After bloodshed in Jerusalem and the West Bank and a month since Israel's most right-wing government took office, Israel and the Palestinians risk sliding into a cycle of wider confrontation with pressure on both sides for retaliation, analysts say.

Turkey's opposition vowed on Monday (30 January) to crimp the president's powers and broadly expand democratic rights if they seize power in the 14 May presidential and parliamentary polls.

Washington and Brussels are stepping up their formal cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) research at a crucial time for EU regulatory efforts on the emerging technology.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's policy of reaching a compromise with Pristina is, and will be, exposed to enormous resistance, and will reach a peak in the upcoming parliamentary debate, writes Orhan Dragaš.

EU countries will be required to reduce the harmful impacts of fishing on sensitive species and their habitats, under a draft EU biodiversity plan seen by EURACTIV.

The cornerstone of a successful energy transition in southeastern Europe is the accelerated uptake of renewables and energy storage technologies, which should go hand in hand with the phase-out of coal and gas, write Toby D. Couture and Martin Vladimirov.

The one-year scheme to suspend import duty on all agricultural products from Ukraine is coming to an end. Now, the Commission is reconsidering the arrangement. EURACTIV Germany’s Julia Dahm spoke to EU agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski about this and Gerardo...

British PM Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on 29 January after an investigation found he committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe, the latest scandal to hit one of Sunak's top ministers.