Poland is rapidly replacing Russia in providing supplies to eastern Germany, a dynamic which could have long-lasting effects, writes Alessandro Bertoldi.

Revamping Europe's building stock is not only expected to reduce energy bills and help tackle climate change, it is also widely supported by the construction sector, which sees a business opportunity in renovation.

The 1.5C degrees warming target of the Paris Agreement cannot be attained unless the necessary instruments are put in place, according to Mohamed Nasr, the lead negotiator of last year's COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

Ukraine's future hinges on the outcome of battles in the east, including in and around Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, with both sides describing brutal fighting in the small city as Russia intensifies a winter campaign to capture it.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about most Poles believing the ruling conservatives are there to stay, France announcing it will regulate the work and status of influencers, and so much more.

Britain cast China as representing an "epoch-defining challenge" to the world order in an update to its foreign policy framework and also said the United Kingdom's security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war.

Portugal and Spain will meet again at a summit this week in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to enhance bilateral relations ahead of the Spanish EU Presidency amid a polarised atmosphere in Madrid due to the upcoming municipal and national...

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic presented a new relief package worth €1.7 billion at a meeting behind closed doors of Croatia’s Economic and Social Council (GSV) on Monday. The new measures are grouped into three main areas, intended to offset the...

Forming the Association of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo is a prerequisite for normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Vučić said after his first day of meetings with the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajčak in Belgrade on...

Russia on Monday (13 March) began the closed-door trial of jailed opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces more than two decades in prison on charges including treason for comments critical of the Kremlin.

EURACTIV reported on Monday that in 2019, the Greek government signed an MoU with TrainOSE, a private railway company (now Hellenic Train) which currently operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines.

Albania’s Vjosa River, subject to a years-long international campaign, has officially been declared a National Park after the decision was formalised by the Council of Ministers and announced by Environment Minister Mirela Kumbaro. Europe’s last free-flowing river, which stretches from...

GERB leader and three-time prime minister Boyko Borissov said he is giving up on his chances of becoming a prime minister for another term during a pre-election meeting in Pleven ahead of elections in April. According to the latest polls,...

President Joe Biden sought to reassure Americans over the country's financial system Monday (13 March) as more US banks and leading European lenders were hammered amid contagion worries.

The atmosphere in the EU is much more friendly towards enlargement, and Bosnia-Herzegovina should seize the historic opportunity, visiting Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said on Monday. On his first trip to the Western Balkans since taking office last May,...

Joint borrowing is currently not an option to help member states finance the green transition, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday (13 March), marking a shift from previous calls for 'mutualised tools' at the European level.

Trustworthy and verifiable information is key to empower consumers in the sustainability transition, but regulatory clarity and policy coherence shall be guaranteed to reward progressive industries investing in greener solutions.

Central European countries are key drivers in developing EU-Taiwan relations as they make up 60% of all interactions between EU and Taiwan actors, a new report by the Central European Institute for Asian Studies (CEIAS) reads. From 2019 to 2022,...

The Visegrad Group is now a consultative group even if it was not set up as such, the new Czech President Petr Pavel, a former NATO military committee chief, who vows to strengthen cooperation with Slovakia and Poland but not...

The French government is set to present a plan to better regulate the commercial work of social media influencers to ensure they, as well as the consumers of their content, are better protected, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told Franceinfo on...