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The Estonian capital, Tallinn, has landed the 2023 “European Green Capital” award for its commitment to boosting biodiversity, green innovation, climate and sustainable governance.

Sopra Steria’s CTO, Mohammed Sijelmassi, reflects on the increasing importance of cybersecurity to the digital and non-digital ecosystems. He highlights the root causes of cybersecurity, the problem of European skills shortages, the importance of the ENISA competence framework, and explains why European vendors should strengthen their cybersecurity profile.

Pier Antonio Panzeri, the alleged mastermind of the Qatargate scandal, is expected to give the Belgian justice new names of EU lawmakers from Germany, France and Italy, the lawyer of jailed Greek MEP Eva Kaili said on Monday. “Messages and...

As Albania continues trying to put itself on the map as a tourist destination, businesses are hindered by a lack of workforce, with over half saying that is their main issue, according to a recent survey published by the UNDP....

A new and provocative think tank has entered the Brussels policy wonk scene, ready to throw down the gauntlet by attempting to challenge Hungary's "toxic reputation". And MCC Brussels has no intention of copying the "boring" competition either. 

Slovenian police caught 32,042  migrants who irregularly crossed the border last year, a 214% increase compared to the previous year that is largely due to a huge influx of persons from Afghanistan, Burundi, India, Pakistan and Russia, the latest statistics...

The idea of a constitutional block on electoral reform is gaining ground among parties, including the strongest OĽaNO party, who fear the next coalition may copy Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and reform the electoral system for longtime rule. Slovakia’s...

The cabin crew of Portuguese flag carrier TAP accepted a proposal put forward by its employer and will thus call off the strike they had planned for 25 to 31 January, an official from the National Civil Aviation Flight Staff...

Italy’s two-day state visit to Algiers resulted in energy giants Eni and Sonatrach signing two agreements Monday that aim to reduce emissions and improve the energy interconnection network linking the two countries. The Italian delegation, including Prime Minister Georgia Meloni...

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson likened those responsible for the recent rise in violent gang-related crime in Stockholm to “domestic terrorists” on Monday as Sweden has been struck by a wave of serious violent crimes since the start of the year....

The Finnish state is on its way to ditching its 80-year monopoly over gambling as the country’s three biggest parties have decided to make a last effort before elections in April to reform a sector that faces increasing challenges from...

Finding a compromise to end the long-running impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol “isn’t rocket science,” Bertie Ahern, the former Irish Taoiseach told UK lawmakers on Monday, adding that it was “beyond comprehension” it could not be resolved. Giving evidence...

Eight F-35s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force will leave for Poland at the end of January to defend NATO’s Eastern flank. Four of the fighter jets will be available for surveillance of NATO’s airspace over Eastern Europe in February...

Belgium registered a budget deficit that amounted to 5.1% of its GDP in the third quarter of 2022, the largest in the Eurozone countries in that period, Eurostat data from Monday reads. Figures on government deficits in Eurozone countries were...

Chancellor Karl Nehammer called on the European Commission to assist Bulgarian border protection with €2 billion and is working on building an alliance within the EU to push the Commission into a stricter line on border protection. Bulgaria’s Schengen membership,...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has declined to comment on the delivery of German-made Leopard 2 tanks for which his country needs to give the green light, despite mounting pressure from within his own governing coalition as well as from international partners....

NATO and EU members Estonia and Latvia told their Russian ambassadors to leave after Moscow said it was downgrading diplomatic relations with Estonia, accusing it of "total Russophobia."

Presidential candidate Andrej Babiš questioning his country’s commitment to helping neighbouring NATO allies in a TV debate on Sunday has been criticised by the foreign ministers of neighbouring Baltic states and neighbouring Poland. Asked whether he would send Czech troops...

NATO allies should remain united and avoid confrontation and division, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said Monday in reference to the recent spat between Poland and Germany over the sending of modern German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. In a...

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she opposes sending heavy tanks to Ukraine, fearing it could escalate the ongoing conflict with Russia. The debate on whether to send Ukraine heavy weapons, including modern tanks, which is currently shaking German politics...