Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has questioned the need to introduce civil partnerships, saying that LGBTI citizens already enjoy equal rights despite the Strasbourg-based human rights court condemning Romania for failing to protect same-sex couples.

Declarations for organic coriander cultivation have boomed this year in Occitanie, as farmers benefit from generous aid for conversion to bio cultivation of aromatic herbs, amid growing criticism in the sector against "misappropriation" of funds.

The Pope will meet European Council President Charles Michel in private during the pontiff's visit to Belgium this week, Euractiv has learned.

To help tackle violence against women, the EU has launched GOALSCORE, an innovative project aiming to raise awareness and promote football institutional support for gender equality.

Violence against women continues to scar our society, but the European Union continues to combat the phenomenon in all forms. Project GOALSCORE offers an opportunity to help through football, the world’s most loved sport.

Last year was the hottest on record, and scientists worry this year will be worse. Thunderstorms in Europe destroyed 9.1 billion euros in assets, while the U.S. also experienced twenty-eight separate weather and climate disasters throughout 2023 costing at least one billion dollars a piece. Again, the most ever. It’s not hard to see a trend.

The EU made the difficult decision on Wednesday (25 September) evening, to de-couple North Macedonia from Albania on their EU path and to start accession negotiations with Tirana, leaving Skopje behind.

The Draghi Report on European Competitiveness underlined the urgent need for the EU to close the competitiveness gap with other regions. Central to this ambition is leveraging private capital to help secure Europe’s future economic strength.

The EU and its countries are sleepwalking into a make a break moment for a common approach to migration policies, as right-wingers are strong-arming the bloc to either compromise on its values or see cooperation fall apart all together.

The new Grand Challenges for Europe 2050 report by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom highlights urgent issues including climate change, demographic shifts, economic instability, technological dependency, and political fragmentation. It calls for bold leadership and innovative action to secure Europe's future prosperity and resilience by 2050.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels next week as part of efforts to "reset" Britain's relationship with the European Union.

The European Commission approved a decision on Wednesday (25 September) by the French government to ban disposable e-cigarettes, marking a significant step in its efforts to reduce waste and curb youth smoking. 

Discussion of the upcoming elections with representatives of Uzbekistan’s political groups and civil society.

As Azerbaijan gears up to host COP29 in November 2024, Azerbaijan authorities continue to intensify the crackdown on civil society has intensified, with the latest arrest in August making waves both domestically and internationally.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday (26 September) ruled in favour of the European Parliament to deny former Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín their MEP seats in Strasbourg in 2019.

Close to 30 EU defence companies participated in defining who could access EU funds under the European Defence Programme (EDIP), excluding the French industry's push for stricter criteria.

The use of Telegram, a messenger created by Russians, by Ukranians was cause for concern even before its CEO's arrest, but since then the debate in Ukraine over the enemy's messenger has gained new momentum.

The European Union's decision to name a Hungarian as its health commissioner has raised eyebrows in his country, which itself has crumbling hospitals and no health minister.

In a report released on Wednesday (September 25), the European Court of Auditors (ECA) revealed that the European Commission has not adequately addressed human rights risks associated with the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.

Despite the progress we've made in advancing reproductive rights across Europe, young people and women continue to face inequalities in accessing sexual and reproductive services. With many pregnancies in Europe still unintended, this issue needs urgent attention, she warns.