The European Union "will start collapsing" unless it challenges a ruling by Poland's top court that national legislation trumps European laws, Commission Vice President Věra Jourová said on Monday (11 October).

The IMF Executive Board reaffirmed on Monday (11 October) its "full confidence" in the Washington-based crisis lender's chief, Kristalina Georgieva, keeping her on as managing director after she was hit with allegations of data tampering.

The Observatoire des multinationales and Corporate Europe Observatory published a new report on Tuesday 12 October. They criticised the French government for working too "closely" with big business in the run-up to its rotating presidency of the EU Council.

EU countries have backed the European Commission's proposal to ban the use of the common food additive titanium dioxide after the European food safety agency deemed it to be unsafe, paving the way for a potential ban in 2022.

The Taliban will hold face-to-face talks with European Union officials, the acting foreign minister said on Monday (11 October), in a diplomatic push by the hardline Islamists groping for international support.

The EU is supposed to embody the values of liberty, democracy and fundamental human rights. But when it comes to media freedom, it is a passive observer in the face of widespread abuses on its own turf and in its immediate neighbourhood, writes Antoinette Nikolova.

During the opening speech of the OSCE South Eastern Europe Media Forum held in Tirana on Monday, Prime Minister Edi Rama raised eyebrows after calling for regulation and limitations on freedom of expression in online media. Rama spoke at length...

NewCo Ferronikeli, Kosovo’s only ferronickel producer, reportedly closed production due to higher power prices amid the global energy crisis. As Europe struggles to grapple with increasing energy costs, the impact is being felt first by businesses. NewCo Ferronikeli told Reuters...

Bosnian-American, Albanian-American and Montenegrin-American organisations have addressed senior US officials with an open letter, warning about “Belgrade’s threats to the security of the Western Balkans” and urging for the return of US leadership in the region. “Over the course of September...

The main concepts of the United Nations must not be forgotten so that international order is not disrupted, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Belgrade on Monday (12 October). “We must avoid double standards, we must fight for the...

President Klaus Iohannis made a surprising move by designating Dacian Ciolos, a former EU Commissioner and ex-chair of Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, to form the new government. Last week, the Romanian parliament dismissed the government led by...

Two weeks ago, 20 migrants, including eight children, were taken care of in the Eastern town of Michałowo before being pushed back to Belarus. Now, they have been found safe in Belarus. On 27 September, the pushback took place, which shaped...

Boris Kollár, Speaker of Slovakia’s parliament, said he refuses to support judiciary and healthcare reforms and threatened to pull the coalition’s second-biggest party from the government. The reforms are a key part of Slovakia’s Recovery Plan, and failing to deliver...

A storm that hit central Greece over the weekend has caused severe damage to the road network, houses, and agricultural properties on the island of Evia, which was ravaged by wildfires last summer. At least 100 people were evacuated from...

NATO’s secretary-general acknowledged in Lisbon on Monday that the return of the Taliban to power “is a tragedy” but reaffirmed that the allies must learn lessons from Afghanistan and remain united to face new challenges. “The crisis in Afghanistan does not alter...

New lava flows that emerged during a volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands, which has destroyed some ​​525.77 hectares in three weeks, are keeping emergency services on standby. Spain’s socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced on Monday that he would...

Partial data from a new study shows that in at least 15 Italian hospitals it’s impossible to have an abortion because all gynaecologists, anaesthetists and non-medical staff identify as conscientious objectors. The 1978 law that regulates abortions in Italy allows...

Esrange Space Center will be the first platform for developing rocket technologies and launching satellites in the European Union. Situated outside the city of Kiruna in northern Sweden, the site should be ready for operation by the summer of 2022....

The British government keeps “shifting the goalposts” and rejecting any proposals offered by the EU when it comes to post-Brexit trade negotiations, Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told Irish broadcaster RTÉ on Monday. Coveney praised the work of European Commission...

Former Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as Chancellor of Austria on Monday. He said that he wants to continue the “successful path” of former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who resigned on Saturday due to a looming government crisis and...