The far-left and separatist EH Bildu is polling ahead of other parties but remains very close to the conservative-nationalist PNV ahead of elections in the Basque Country on 21 April, a poll by the state-run Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) published on Wednesday reads.

Spain’s two main radical left parties, Sumar, the junior partner in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government, and Podemos, a member of Sánchez’s previous progressive government, have asked the prime minister to cut ties with Israel and take back his pledge to increase the national defence budget to 2% of GDP in line with NATO commitments by 2029.

Italy’s “Super Bonus” tax scheme introduced by the second Conte government to mitigate the effects of the pandemic by introducing high tax deductions for homeowners sustainably renovating their homes is “probably the worst tax policy measure implemented in the country in the past decade”, the British observatory Oxford Economics said in a recent report.

It is still unclear whether European astronauts will have the chance to step foot on the Moon or just fly around it. Meanwhile, a Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA's upcoming Artemis missions.

The much-controversial steady deployment of partnerships with countries of origin and transit is next in the EU leaders’ plan to reduce migration influxes, now that the European Parliament has ratified a large-scale reform on how the bloc will deal with migrants internally. 

The European Parliament confronts the Council and the Commission today about the political developments that have swept Slovakia.

A group of Europe's 18 major industry players insist on cloud sovereignty requirements.

Despite a nerve-wreaking buildup leading up to the vote on Wednesday (10 April) afternoon, and the final agreement to no one’s liking, the EU’s asylum and migration pact ultimately passed with a thin majority on certain parts of the package. 

The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) for safe and accessible abortion. The decision is the starting shot for the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ movement to collect one million signatures in support of their cause. The group hopes to become the fastest ECI to achieve this target, with the aim of meeting it before the European elections in June.

Switzerland said Wednesday (10 April) it would organise a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in mid-June, but without Russia, which promptly slammed the event as a US-orchestrated plot.

The EU has put together a framework document, based on the bloc’s existing and ongoing efforts, to give Ukraine lasting security commitments, according to a draft by the bloc’s diplomatic service (EEAS), seen by Euractiv.  The draft document, dated 8...

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (10 April) to improve consumer information on certain ‘breakfast’ foods, including more transparency in the labelling of the origin of honey, new categories for reduced-sugar fruit juices, and an increased fruit content in jams. 

Germany is lobbying EU allies to set up a private investment fund to help lift the immense cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war as part of several German measures to boost private investment.

The French government adopted the bill on assisted dying on Wednesday (10 April), and Labour and Health Minister Catherine Vautrin outlined the details of the future law that will allow terminal patients suffering from long-term illnesses to decide to end their life.

Finland's new President Alexander Stubb said on Wednesday (10 April) he wants a clear distinction between EU and NATO on defence matters, with industrial policy and funds on one side, and military planning and threat countering on the other.

The final draft of the Council of Europe's audiovisual working group does away with a line on a "coordinate" approach.

Recruitment for the AI Office is key to the implementation of the EU's landmark law.

The rising costs of pet food and pet healthcare are making pet ownership harder, says Ann Criel, VP of the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations. Euractiv spoke in-depth with Criel at the EU Companion Animals Stakeholder Summit.

The EU is embracing an industrial competitiveness deal for the rest of the decade, with key actors floating proposals like deeper European integration or just wholesale deregulation, while key conflicts are resurfacing.

An EU court on Wednesday (10 April) annulled sanctions on two Russian businessmen, Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman, after finding that the reasons invoked by Brussels were invalid.