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The EU is to send 200 to 300 military-training officers to Mozambique by 2022 to train its forces to fight jihadists, EU foreign ministers agreed Monday. Portugal is to supply half the personnel and the commander for the two-year long mission to its former colony, Reuters reported. It already sent 60 soldiers in May for an initial four-month period to teach local forces how to use drones.

Facebook's decision to share users' data from its WhatsApp messaging firm across the group in January "put an undue pressure on users" and impaired "freedom of choice', violating EU laws, the European Consumer Association in Brussels (Beuc) and eight national members said in a complaint to the European Commission, Reuters reports. Facebook's "unintelligible" WhatsApp policy made matters worse, it added, but Facebook said Beuc's concerns were based on a "misunderstanding".

The EU executive is analysing the latest replies it received from the Hungarian authorities which only arrived last Friday. MEPs have urged the commission not to approve Hungary's plan until an effective anti-fraud system is in place.

The European Commission will unveil its 'Fit for 55' package of revised climate and energy laws this week. We take a look at what is expected to be in it - and why it matters.

Minsk suspended an EU-readmission agreement in June. Now the European Commission announced similar threats, possibly making it more difficult for Belarusians to travel to the EU.

The Future European Leaders Forum (FELF) will present their visions on how to shape the EU policies. Watch it live here on Tuesday (13 July) between 9:30 and 10:40 CEST

Just weeks before Tbilisi Pride, the ultra-conservative Georgian activist, Levan Vasadze, who is affiliated with the group that organised the counter-protests, held a press conference at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel.

Thousands of Cubans poured into the streets of major cities such as Havana and Santiago on Sunday, as well as scores of other towns, with demonstrators calling for an end to the communist government, Deutsche Welle reports. Demonstrators chanted slogans such as "Down with the dictatorship" and "We want liberty." The protesters were incensed by long food lines, rising prices, and the lack of vital medicines during the coronavirus pandemic.

Turkey's energy ministry has filed a request for new licensing of explorations by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) in the Eastern Mediterranean, in particular in the area between southern Turkey and Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus. The area in question includes not only parts of the territorial waters of Turkey, but also a significant part of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of the northern, occupied, part of the island.

The European Union has approached Russia for talks on recognising each other's coronavirus vaccination certificates, the EU ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer has said, The Moscow Times reports. "It would be very useful if our certificates with Russia were equivalent ... so we turned to the Health Ministry with a proposal for such discussions," Ederer said at a press conference.

Iran has rebuked Slovenian prime minister and temporary EU presidency-holder Janez Janša for giving a video-speech at an event in Berlin hosted by the NRCI, an Iranian opposition group in exile, on Sunday. It was "against diplomatic norms", Iran's state-owned Iran news-agency said. The event was backed by senior US politicians. The NRCI is hunted by Iran after carrying out attacks on its territory following the Islamic revolution.

Sunday's elections in Bulgaria ended with another inconclusive result, with the centre-right Gerb party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov and the anti-establishment There Is Such a People party both on some 23 percent, according to exit polls. The snap vote was called after failed coalition talks in April, with the Socialists coming in third (13 percent) and the anti-corruption Democratic Bulgaria party fourth (12.8 percent).

Lithuania has called on the EU to help deter Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko from pushing migrants across its border in record numbers.

The PAS party of pro-Western Moldovan president Maya Sandu conducted early parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to data from the Central Election Commission, on a platform to fight corruption and implement reforms, Reuters reports. After 37.16 percent of the ballots were counted, the PAS won 42.34 percent of the vote, while the Socialist and Communist bloc obtained 33.86 percent. Preliminary results are expected to be announced on Monday.

A new report reveals how key industry groups in Europe have been actively lobbying against some of the upcoming proposals under the 'Fit for 55' package, to weaken climate regulation - despite their public support for net-zero emissions by 2050.

Aside from the green package, Poland will also be the centre of attention. Two decisions by the controversial Constitutional Tribunal could affect the country's EU future. Belarus' border with Lithuania will also be in the spotlight.

The request was included in the European Parliament's annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area, and received overwhelming support from MEPs, with 505 votes for, 134 against, and 54 abstentions. The EU Commission has made a similar request.

If we are to prevent the pandemic from having a life-long impact on an entire generation of children and young people - especially the most marginalised - we must ensure that schools reopen and stay open safely.

SOS Mediterranee's Ocean Viking carried out six rescues since the start of July. After a week of high tension, the NGO was finally given a port of safety in Sicily's port of Augusta on Friday.

SOS Mediterranée's Ocean Viking obtained a port of safety late Thursday evening and is now heading to Sicily's Augusta to disembark the 572 people rescued. The search and rescue vessel had carried out six rescues between 1 and 5 July. The announcement sparked widespread joy among those rescued, with many breaking into song and dance.