France’s left-wing NUPES alliance will present a single list for the 2024 European elections, the leader of the left in the European Parliament, French MEP Manon Aubry, said on Tuesday. “The debate on a joint NUPES [the left-wing coalition in...

Aimed for net-zero operations on its launch in 2028 the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport in Poland is on its way to becoming a globally unique transport hub and a global model for sustainable aviation, integrating innovative technologies and sustainable practices.

Belgium has violated the right to a fair trial by allowing a civil case to drag on for seven years, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights said in a press release issued on Tuesday. In 2015, the claimant brought...

Faced with growig criticism from environmentalists, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended individual mobility as a great social achievement and called upon carmakers to make electric vehicles available for all.

Marine Le Pen and her Rassemblement National party are enjoying increased trust and an uptick in image perception, making her the second most popular political figure in the country, according to a poll published on Tuesday. An opinion poll conducted...

Germany’s budget for next year includes spending cuts in all areas except defence in anticipation of growing future debt, the government announced on Tuesday, but critics worry about extra-budgetary ‘special funds’ not counted in the official budget. Fiscal prudence and...

Torrential rains caused massive floods in the Black Sea region of Bulgaria and Turkey, as well as in Greece on Tuesday (5 September), making victims in all three countries.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has reacted to the centre-right European People’s Party resolution on allowing the imprisoned mayor-elect of Himare, Fredi Beleri, to be sworn in, passed in the European Parliament on Tuesday. Beleri, the winning candidate of an...

Bulgaria must create a legal status to recognise same-sex couples – who are currently wholly deprived of rights on the country’s territory – to obtain protection for their private and family life, the Strasbourg–based European Court of Human Rights recently...

Czechia is ready to help Ukraine hold parliamentary and presidential elections in 2024 after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated that they would need help from Western allies, Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Drake told EURACTIV.cz. “The organisation of elections in the...

Livestock numbers must be cut by 75% to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Dutch Party for the Animals (PvdD/Greens) states in its election programme for the upcoming national elections, as tensions over the issue simmer between the outgoing cabinet and...

Italy’s majority and minority parties are considering lowering the voting threshold ahead of the upcoming EU elections, while Matteo Renzi’s party remains opposed and aims for an alliance with the centre and the left in Brussels. Ahead of the European...

The European defence agency signed eight contracts European industry for the joint procurement of 155mm ammunition to Ukraine on Tuesday (5 September), in the first ever move to use the EU to purchase weapons collectively.

A report published by the Fondation Abbé Pierre and the European federation working with the homeless highlights poor housing conditions in Europe and the threat they pose to the health and safety of those affected, including certain cancers.

Slovak will vote on 30 September, the first to take place since the EU's DSA enforcement which obliges social media platforms to combat electoral manipulation.

It is a bit slow around Schuman these days, isn't it? Yet the clock on this European Commission has already started ticking.

The Economic Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voiced concerns over the digital euro, including costs for banks and its use by EU citizens, during questions posed to European Central Bank Executive Fabio Panetta on Monday (4 September).

European industrial workers, worried about the future of their jobs and communities, need to be reassured of the EU’s support for industry. They are calling for a robust industrial plan for Europe, which is essential for tackling climate change, building strategic autonomy, creating a prosperous EU, leaving no region behind and for peace.

US tech giant Apple, which decided to halt the development of a photo-scanning tool to detect child sexual abuse material last December, has now offered data privacy concerns as the main reason behind the decision.

Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said she was “confident” that France's requirements under the EU electricity market reform will be met, just weeks before formal negotiations are due to resume following the collapse of talks at the end of June.