The aspirations of Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), Germany’s rising ‘left-conservative’ party, to form a new group in the European Parliament remain shrouded in mystery, as other leftists seem, so far, to keep their distance.

While the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has explained that she is prepared to work with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) under certain conditions, François-Xavier Bellamy, the head of the French Republicans (LR) list, seems to be leaving the door open to discussions with the far-right group.

The European Maritime Day is the annual event dedicated to discussing maritime affairs and the blue economy. This year's edition offers an excellent opportunity to explore the innovative marine data services that support the implementation of the EU's green priorities.

Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday (27 May) at a meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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What Malta lacks in size, it has been making up for in controversy ahead of the EU elections. Its commissioner candidate, the former prime minister, and multiple former and current officials were charged with a litany of criminal offences in a scandal that has overshadowed all other aspects of the upcoming vote.

Twenty-four NATO members have pledged to no longer accept restrictions on the use of Western weapons against legitimate targets on Russian territory, in a statement issued on Monday in the capital of Bulgaria, whose pro-Russian president, who opposes sending arms to Ukraine, has been absent for some days.

EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (28 May) are adding joint procurement to the European Defence Agency's (EDA) tasks, despite criticism and reluctance to use the body for that purpose.

Moldovan citizens will go to the polls for presidential elections and a referendum on the country’s future EU integration in October, but for Chisinau's pro-EU government, the bigger challenge until then is the fight against Russian disinformation.

Spain’s decision to send €1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine has opened a deep rift in the country’s progressive coalition government, with far-left Sumar spokesman Ernest Urtasun criticising Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s majority PSOE party for making the decision in a non-transparent manner. 

The EU has imposed sanctions on the news website Voice of Europe and two businessmen connected to it, officials said on Monday, extending penalties imposed by the Czech Republic which says the outlet spreads Russian propaganda.

With the far right expected to do well in the upcoming European elections, Italian Prime Minister and Fratelli d’Italia leader Giorgia Meloni said she expected the long-standing coalition between the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) to be challenged.

Though Marine Le Pen has invited Giorgia Meloni to form a grand EU far-right group, differences between right-wing nationalist parties make it unlikely, vice-president of Romania’s far-right AUR party Adrian Axinia told Euractiv, who also calls for a “strong shepherd” to unify Europe’s sovereigntist forces.

Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week: Will EU government subsidise electric vehicles with one hand, and tax with the other?

As the European Parliament elections approach, the Greens are broadening their focus beyond environmental policies to address issues like security, defence and housing, which resonate more with the general electorate.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Brussels on Tuesday (28 May) to sign a security pact with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. His visit to Belgium comes a day after the Ukrainian leader signed a similar bilateral...

The Dutch innovative medicines association, VIG, says amendments to the pharmaceutical legislation adopted by the European Parliament aren't enough to ease concerns.

In Europe’s fields, a revolution is quietly unfolding, it’s not a rebellion of pitchforks and torches, but of drones and data. Innovation, the invisible hand guiding this transformation, is sowing the seeds of a new agricultural epoch.

Farmers with small plots of land are struggling with new requirements as part of the EU Deforestation Regulation, lacking resources and technical know-how, and leaving them open to exploitation by larger suppliers.

A new series of reports published recently by the World Bank in partnership with the European Commission paints a troubling picture of Europe’s readiness to handle the effects of climate change over the coming years.