Contrails, as these stripes are called, are caused by jet engine exhaust. They are worse for the climate than aviation’s CO2 emissions. Cutting contrails is the quickest, cheapest path for the airline industry to reduce its climate impact.

Germany’s left-wing parties are accusing the far-right of creating a “climate of fear” after several incidents of physical attacks on left-wing campaigners were reported since the left-wing parties officially launched their EU election campaigns.

The European Union must become “democracy-secure” and be able to expel countries that move in the opposite direction, former prime minister and Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson told a press conference ahead of her Labour Day speech.

Poland’s GDP per capita could be higher than the UK’s in five years’ time, according to the latest World Bank data, which Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to make a reality on Wednesday – the day Poland celebrated 20 years as part of the European Union.

The Czech ANO party launched its EU election campaign on Wednesday, with the fight against the EU Green Deal and the migration pact being among its top priorities, further distancing itself from its European partners in the liberal Renew Europe group.

Controversial and popular in Germany, but relatively unknown in Brussels, Marie Agnes Strack Zimmermann nomination to lead candidate of the liberal party ALDE has taken most by surprise.

Contrary to the current European Union reform debate, it is possible to have the enlargement process and deeper EU integration run parallel, former European Commission president José Manuel Barroso told Euractiv. “A very important lesson learned from then is that...

Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam still played on grass, is intent on becoming genuinely green. Organisers of the event have set ambitious, clear goals on how to achieve that. Their game plan is all about taking a high level view.

A report by Invest Europe reveals that €130bn was invested by private equity and venture capital in 2022, marking the second-highest year for investment. More than 9000 companies were backed, helping drive innovation, jobs and green growth.

On International Workers’ Day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD/S&D) and trade union representatives have voiced opposition to calls by business leaders and pro-business parties for longer working hours and to increase the retirement age.

For the 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004, the economic transformation has been impressive but significant disparities remain to this day and this is particularly the case when it comes to health.

The United Nations on Tuesday (30 April) warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation.

New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday (30 April) to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building.

Britain launched physical checks on fresh food products imported from the European Union on Tuesday (30 April) some three years after it left the bloc's single market and eight years after it voted to leave the EU.

A group of Palestinian students disrupted a meeting of EU diplomats in the West Bank and attacked some of their cars with stones, to protest against the war in Gaza, witnesses said.

An Azerbaijani pro-democracy activist was placed in pre-trial custody on Tuesday (30 April) on smuggling charges he denied in the latest of a series of cases that have prompted Western concern about free speech and human rights.

Poland has launched an investigation into multi-million-dollar cash losses by Polish refiner Orlen's Swiss unit and allegations that its former CEO had ties to "terrorist organisations", Warsaw chief prosecutor Malgorzata Adamajtys said on Tuesday (30 April).

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Denmark pushing ahead with agri-carbon tax plans despite already nearing 2030 climate target, Spain’s Ribera urging EU voters to stop a possible von der Leyen-far-right deal, and so much more.

In this week's Green Brief, Euractiv's Donagh Cagney explores whether Europe can make the fundamental changes to deliver a real Green Industrial Strategy. Either it can or cannot - either outcome will be a critical moment for the EU.

Ethiopia on Tuesday (30 April) said it was dismayed by an EU decision to impose a tougher visa process on the African country.