To play a kingmaker role in key votes and have a say in debates in the European Parliament, members of the conservative ECR group, now the third-largest EU group in the European Parliament, must be constructive and compact, Ondřej Krutílek, the newly elected Czech MEP whose party is in the same EU group, told Euractiv Czechia in an interview.

Opinion polls published a week before France's snap legislative election on 30 June put candidates backed by the far-right Rassemblement National and its allies in the lead, but with the vote taking place two rounds, the outcome remains highly unpredictable.

Ensuring journalists' safety is crucial for democracy, as threats lead to self-censorship and under-reporting. Despite Europe being relatively safe, online threats are rising, particularly against women and minorities. New EU legislation aims to enhance protection and cooperation with online platforms.

The rise of populists in the former East Germany in the European elections is linked to growing opposition to support for Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted on Sunday, insisting there was no alternative to maintaining aid.

Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, whose Forza Italia party is part of the European People's Party (EPP), has issued a warning to the conservatives: they should seek the support of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) rather than the Greens.

Russia, the world's biggest nuclear power, could reduce the decision-making time stipulated in official policy for the use of nuclear weapons if Moscow believes that threats are increasing, parliament's defence committee chairman said.

Thousands of people turned out in France on Sunday (23 June) for feminist demonstrations against the far right, which is expected to come out on top in the 30 June snap elections, as parties sought to shore up support with days to go.

Forced to resign last year as Portuguese prime minister over a corruption scandal, Antonio Costa has been preliminarily chosen to head the European Council, but questions remain over his suitability for the post.

The EU’s CO2 tariff continues to provoke basic operational questions within the business community, even though companies are already subject to its formal reporting obligations.

The left and far-left programme for the French parliamentary elections gives pride of place to ecological measures, but many of these goals are based on already-existing European measures.

North Macedonia's lawmakers on Sunday (23 June) approved a new nationalist-dominated government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, whose party won general elections in May banking on voters' anger at the slow pace of European Union integration.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday (23 June) that "intense" fighting against Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over, more than eight months into the devastating war.

A new far-right parliamentary group, allegedly named "The Sovereignists," is being formed in the European Parliament, led by Germany's AfD and aiming to gather various nationalist parties across Europe, according to multiple sources and media reports.

As European Union leaders gear up to finalise key appointments at their summit between 27 and 28 June, they will need to strike a delicate balance between competing candidates and pressing priorities.

Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in attacks across two cities in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday (23 June), killing an Orthodox priest and multiple police officers, the region's head said.

The promise of halting migration to Europe has been at the heart of centre-right and far-right parties' election campaigns across the EU for June's elections. While the strategy worked and garnered wide public approval, voters are now expecting politicians to deliver and leaders are looking beyond the EU for solutions.

The Sino-EU PerMed project was created in 2020 to foster cooperation between Europe and China in personalised medicine. As the project prepares to wrap up, Euractiv spoke with Toscana Life Sciences' Gianni D'Errico, to discuss lessons learned and the road ahead.

New guidance issued by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on medical devices aims to streamline procedures, but integrating technologies into healthcare systems remains challenging, warns Polish industry.

A new wave of radioligand therapies is approaching. With healthcare systems and policymakers ill-equipped to handle the change, Belgium is launching an action plan.

The Polish Ministry of Health has implemented a daily system for monitoring the prescription and dispensing of opioids following increasing reports of fentanyl use in the country.