Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) is projected to tie for first place with the ÖVP at a historic 28% in Sunday's national elections, though hopes for a far-right chancellorship seem unlikely. 

While EU industry broadly agreed with former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s “valid” diagnosis of Europe’s economic ills, they remained deeply divided on Thursday (26 September) over how to fund the bloc’s bulky  investment needs.

Twenty-eight organisations representing EU primary producers and industries have urged a delay in the application of the EU's Deforestation Regulation. The European Commission does not intend to postpone implementation.

For the first time, the entire ecosystem of EU rail has come together in Berlin. From innovation to authorisation and market entry, stakeholders are building on rail’s rich history to integrate it into the digital era.

Plans to develop offshore wind in the Baltic Sea promise much-needed developments as the region strives to strengthen its energy security. This is despite long permitting procedures, supply chain constraints and grid connection bottlenecks.

Germany’s Olaf Scholz is the latest high-profile official and the first head of government to call on the European Union to postpone the European Union Deforestation Regulation. He said the regulation must be practicable.

As Ukraine braces for its toughest winter since the start of Russia's war, Kyiv's push to garner support for its 'victory' and 'peace' plans has reached a decisive crossroads.

The EU Monitoring Mission in Armenia has been making headlines in Armenia in recent weeks following the Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev’s claims in August that the mission should be withdrawn.

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.