The European Commission defended its four-out-of-five star rating for Italy's COVID relief plan, known as the "super bonus" tax scheme, to Euractiv Italy, despite recent data detailing the fiscal policy's staggering cost to the Italian state.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged his support to Israel after the country got hit by several missiles from Iran and warned Teheran against any further attacks.

The response to Iran's attack on Israel should not lead to a large-scale regional conflict that would make people forget about suffering in Gaza, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said in an interview with Spanish TV Antena 3 on Sunday.

President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu's war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, according to officials.

Ukraine's situation warrants a coordinated international response similar to that received by Israel in the wake of Iranian drone and missile strikes, some Czech officials who expressed support for Israel said.

The absence of programmatic data in the latest economic and financial document could indicate the Italian government's unwillingness to acknowledge rising public debt before the European elections in June, former IMF director and former Senate member Carlo Cottarelli told Euractiv Italy.

Doubling down on climate action and social justice, the restored trust in European democracy, and a proud Europe on the international stage: This is the vision set out by Spanish Vice-President and Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera, the frontrunner to become Spain's next commissioner in Brussels.

Croatia heads to the polls on Wednesday (17 April) for parliamentary elections that have centred around a bitter fight between the country's longtime rivals -- Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and President Zoran Milanović.

The European Commission is ramping up its oversight of major tech firms. Google’s parent company Alphabet, META, Tiktok, and Apple are all in the Commission's crosshairs. But experts say that fines might not be enough to halt bad behaviour.

Ireland’s pharmaceutical innovators unveiled their European election manifesto in the Irish Midlands-Northwest constituency. With candidates present, the IPHA said they're ready to work with EU health leaders to enable faster and fairer access to life-enhancing medicines.

G7 leaders unanimously condemned Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on Sunday (14 April), calling for "restraint" from all sides to prevent a regional war, as international concerns keep growing, pushing the issue to the top of the EU's agenda for next week.

The EU’s buildings directive has been adopted by EU countries, paving the way for national renovation plans amid cheer from the wider energy efficiency industry.

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Ukraine's army chief said on Saturday (13 April) the situation on the eastern front had worsened in recent days as Russia has intensified its armoured assaults and battles rage for control of a village west of the devastated city of Bakhmut.

Hundreds took to the streets of Niger's capital on Saturday (13 April) to demand the departure of US troops, after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors.

Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday (13 April) in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict, as the US pledged "ironclad" backing for Israel.

An aborted 2022 peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could be the basis for new negotiations but there is no sign that Kyiv is ready for talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday (12 April).

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Friday (12 April) for a "re-balancing" of trade relations between Europe and China on the eve of the German leader visiting Beijing.

The current chair of Europe's biggest security body pledged on Friday (12 April) to boost efforts to breathe new life into the process of resolving a three-decade-old dispute between Moldova and the ex-Soviet state's pro-Russian separatist Transnistria enclave.

The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday (12 April) selected Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to serve as managing director for a second five-year term, starting on 1 October this year, the global lender said.