The Qatargate scandal has damaged the reputation and credibility of Europe's house of democracy as it is the only EU institution where members are elected by citizens, Swedish Member of European Parliament (MEP) Abir al-Sahlani told EURACTIV in an interview.

The EU will launch a new platform to counter disinformation campaigns by Russia and China, the bloc's chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday (7 February), as EU delegations and missions abroad are increasingly becoming a target.

*This article was updated to specify the scope of the conformity assessment procedure. The EU lawmakers leading on the AI Act have circulated revised compromise amendments on how AI systems that could pose significant risks should comply with the regulation’s...

Italy's energy utility Enel inaugurated its expanded 3Sun solar panel manufacturing facility in Sicily, making it the biggest factory in Europe, officials said.

Science-based cooperation between legislators and industry will benefit consumers and the environment.

Organic farming could save countries billions in environmental and climate costs, a German long-term study found. However, the picture is soured by organic yields still trailing significantly behind those of conventional agriculture.

Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio wrote to Facebook parent Meta Platforms on 6 February about documents that show developers in China and Russia had access to user data that could be used for espionage.

A senior US general responsible for bringing down a Chinese spy balloon said on 6 February the military had not detected previous spy balloons before the one that appeared on 28 January over the United States.

Ukraine had withdrawn from its libraries about 19 million copies of books by last November that came either from the Soviet era or were in Russian, a senior lawmaker said on Monday (6 February).

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about Bulgaria being at risk of being without fighter jets for two years, Austria defending Russia's participation at the upcoming OSCE assembly meeting in Vienna, and so much more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to take part in a summit of European Union leaders, the EU said on Monday (6 February), amid reports he could be in Brussels as soon as this week.

The governments of Greece, Albania, and Kosovo have reacted with shock to the series of powerful earthquakes that shook Turkey on Sunday and Monday, pledging on-the-ground assistance and aid. A 7.8 and 7.5 earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria...

Bulgaria is at risk of being without combat aviation for the next two years as maintenance of its outdated MiG29 fighters will not be completed before it receives its first F-16s from the US. By the end of this year,...

The 2024 Paris Olympics should not allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said after the International Olympic Committee said it is keen to include them as neutral contestants. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) caused...

Poland has moved its Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to a military airfield in western Warsaw where they will remain for the time being as part of the training of Polish troops, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland’s purchase of...

Tensions in Spain’s left-wing coalition have opened up with just four months to go before the municipal elections as the two coalition parties disagree on a bill which, if approved by parliament, would seriously change the way the law punishes...

Central and local authorities are to be blamed for the lack of a decent housing policy, the president of Portugal’s Immigrant Solidarity Association, Timóteo Macedo, told Lusa, pointing to the long-standing and unaddressed issue of overcrowding in homes. Macedo spoke...

Ahead of a Commission proposal due in March, the Dutch laid out five priority areas for a “coherent” EU critical raw material strategy to ensure the transition to a green economy and decrease dependence on China. For the European Union...

Today, with ever-more technological advancements and highly flammable materials like plastics surrounding us, Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) are needed more than ever to protect us from the risks of fire.