Achieving Circular Economy success demands value-chain collaboration. The 4evergreen alliance unites experts from design to recycling, targeting a 90% fibre-based packaging recycling rate by 2030. This effort promotes circular design, improved collection, and informs environmental policy for a greener Europe

The EU could become as dependent on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells by 2030 as it was on Russia for energy before the war in Ukraine unless it takes strong measures, a paper prepared for EU leaders said.

Incidents of verbal and physical abuse have forced candidates to step down ahead of Slovakia’s snap election on 30 September, with one candidate punching a bystander during a campaign stop and another sending texts to a student promising to ‘behead...

The Steering Committee of the Convention for the Conservation of Wild Life and Natural Habitats in Europe, or Berne Convention, has asked the Albanian government to suspend construction of the Vlora airport, stating the matter will find its way into...

Tensions have flared between the Czech ANO party and the European liberal ALDE party, with ANO abruptly cancelling a planned visit by ALDE representatives to investigate whether the Czech member party still adheres to liberal principles. ANO said it would...

The Spanish parliament will hold its first fully multilingual session on Tuesday, with interpreters for Catalan, Basque, and Galician – one of the non-negotiable ‘red lines’ set by Catalan separatist parties for them to consider negotiations to reinstate Prime Minister...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s priorities are to block departures, also through a European naval mission, and to speed repatriations up, while EU Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen stressed the need for legal routes and humanitarian corridors to defeat...

The European Union on Sunday (17 September) told Iran to reconsider its decision to withdraw accreditation from several inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

In what can be viewed as a fresh blow to the EU’s visa-free Schengen zone, Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced plans to begin restricting free travel into the country from Italy. Austria already carries out border checks on its...

German ministers have stepped up their criticism of proposed EU building regulations, as Housing Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD/S&D) made clear her opposition to mandatory renovations after Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP/Renew) made similar comments. EU governments are currently negotiating a...

The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) arrested a Defence Ministry official accused of having evaded EU sanctions against Russia by exporting spare aircraft parts to Russia via third countries, the government agency announced on Friday. The 48-year-old Arnhem-based...

Bulgarian grain producers are preparing to block key roads in Sofia to pressure the government to change its position and ban agricultural imports from Ukraine. Bulgarian grain producers say the state is not doing enough to help them cope with...

Only Poles can determine the future of their country in the upcoming October elections, said the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, after Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party accused him of trying to influence people’s...

By praising Matteo Salvini’s efforts to fight immigration when he was Italy’s interior minister, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is once again targeting the head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, whose country has been facing a large influx...

The EU centre-right top leaders last week put an end to “dangerous” accusations suggesting that the European People’s Party (EPP) is a “climate-denier” or eyes a post-election coalition with the far right, the party’s Secretary-General Thanasis Bakolas told Euractiv in...

In this week’s edition: UNGA preview, SOTEU aftermath and defence budget push.

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the European Parliament has backed the Commission's proposal to spend more money on defence in next year's EU budget even though financial resources are scarce.

Germany will not be able to meet all of its hydrogen demand from piped gas, the cheapest way of transporting hydrogen, forcing the country to rely on costlier shipping options instead, according to a new study by influential think-tank Agora Energiewende.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lampedusa on Sunday (17 September), an official said, as dozens of the Italian island's citizens protested over a recent surge in migrant arrivals.

Ukraine will be able to conduct more drone attacks on Russian warships, a Ukrainian minister who has played a key role in building the country's drone industry said in an interview after a recent series of sea raids.