Finnair said on Monday (29 April) it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, which Tallinn blamed on neighbouring Russia.

Deputy Prime Minister and Lega leader Matteo Salvini stood by his choice to have suspended Army General and controversial figure Roberto Vannacci run in the EU elections on Monday, which, according to an expert, would be part of an effort to gain support from the far right.

The Russian government’s recent move to temporarily nationalise Ariston Thermo Rus, a company that sells boilers, water heaters, and heat pumps under the umbrella of the Italian-owned Ariston group, has drawn criticism from the Italian government and the EU.

Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a successful time for cycling policy, but challenges remain for implementation.

The European Union’s long-term budget needs to be strengthened to cover defence spending and enlargement, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said on Monday as he pointed to EU enlargement being difficult negotiation-wise.

The  Socialist Party of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would win the general elections if they were held today, according to a fresh poll published on Monday, meaning that Sánchez’s “letter to the citizens” in which he left open the possibility of resigning may well have worked in the party’s favour.

Bidzina Ivanishvili, the influential billionaire founder of Georgia's ruling party, accused a Western "global party of war" of meddling in Georgia in a rare speech at a rally backing a bill on foreign agents that has sparked a political crisis in the South Caucasus country.

Germany has a “very different standpoint” on French President Macron’s proposal to expand the mandate of the European Central Bank (ECB), the German government said on Monday, casting doubt on the French leader’s vision for the EU’s future.

Russian agents who were found to be responsible for blasting ammunition deposits on Czech and Bulgarian territory following year-long investigations will likely lead nowhere as Russia’s non-cooperation currently makes bringing these agents to justice impossible.

David Cameron was the first British prime minister to visit Kazakhstan. That was 11 years ago, now reincarnated as the UK’s foreign secretary, Cameron has urged stronger ties between the two nations during his Astana pit-stop.

Europe’s citizens called for an end to the ‘cage age’ with the phasing-out of cages and crates for farm animals. The European Commission agreed but now says more consultation with farmers is needed. The ECJ will calm the coop.

Poland's pharmaceutical industry says there's still a long journey ahead for the revision of the EU's pharma legislation. Despite the Pharma Package now heading to Council, the Polish Ministry of Health chooses to remain silent.

Slovakia's much-needed hospital reforms aim to create an optimised network of categorised hospitals in Slovakia, ensuring higher quality of provided health care for patients. However, the system is plagued by delays and controversies. 

The Bulgarian parliament has adopted a decision requiring the state to pay for the treatment of some patients with rare diseases. The decision follows decades of legal battles and accusations of discrimination.

The Hungarian pharmaceutical market could be fundamentally reorganised following a government decree entrusting the supply of hospital medicines to a 'project company' with special rights. The change will take effect in January. Stakeholders are alarmed.

The first National Strategy on Quality of Care, Patient Safety, and Patient Experience is being developed in Greece. It aims to build, strengthen, and consolidate the quality of care through national policies.

A new antibiotic against gram-negative bacteria hasn’t been developed since the 1970s. Now, a European research team led by Swedish scientists has discovered multi-drug-resistant bug-killing compounds that could lead to a new class of antibiotics.

The EU’s multibillion pandemic recovery fund is a “success story” that European policymakers “should not rush to roll back”, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.

New European legislation on a border carbon tax and a ban on imports linked to deforestation pave the way for progress in international negotiations on "mirror clauses" in agricultural trade with non-EU countries.

Ministers from France, Germany, and Poland revealed on Monday (29 April) that the Russian disinformation network "Portal Kombat" has continued growing, with new websites targeting 19 member states and the Western Balkans, and called for more resources to tackle online disinformation ahead of June's EU elections.