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Activists are calling for an immediate ban on the practice of using donkeys as “taxis” for tourists in Greece, saying that an awareness campaign will not be sufficient to a stop to the cruel tradition.

In an increasingly digital global economy, new technologies have a lot of benefits to offer Europe. European Standards (ENs) are on the forefront to make new technologies trustworthy and safe.

Slovakia’s parliamentary elections on Saturday (29 February) are on course to redraw the country’s political map, and also its role in the European Union, writes Grigorij Mesežnikov.

EU trade and industry ministers weighed into a discussion on a carbon border tax on Thursday (27 February), as the bloc’s internal market chief said the tariff will be ready to deploy “as soon as possible”.

Food supplements can improve public health and reduce pressure on the sustainability of healthcare systems in the EU. However, to achieve the full potential of the sector, the EU needs a clear political strategy and stable legislative framework write MEPs Simona Bonafè and Pascal Arimont.

A recent op-ed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is rich with unbelievable false statements, according to Dragan Djilas. As the deception of EU officials has become Vučić's common practice, the former Belgrade mayor sets out to refute almost everything Vučić wrote.

Air France is to cut 1,500 jobs, mostly ground staff, by late 2022, union sources told AFP  on Thursday (27 February), although the company insisted talks with labour representatives have not yet concluded.

Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell and Dutch gas company Gasunie plan to build a massive green hydrogen plant in the northern Netherlands in the next decade, the companies said on Thursday (27 February), to cut emissions.

Influential Republican Senator Marco Rubio has asked President Donald Trump to block a deal through which the PPF group of Czech billionaire Peter Kellner is to acquire a majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises (CME). The media company...

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While Germany is set on tightening its fertiliser regulation after the EU Commission sued the country for excessive nitrate levels in groundwater, a new study has linked agriculture and particularly animal fattening with groundwater pollution. Could the European Commission drop its lawsuit against Germany? EURACTIV Germany reports.

Serbia’s Finance Minister Sinisa Mali, the New Ljubljana Bank (NLB) Chairman of the Executive Board Blaz Brodnjak and Board member Arcibald Kremser signed on 26 February a contract under which NLB bought 83.23%tof Serbia’s Komercijalna Banka for €387 million, payable...

Kosovo Premier Albin Kurti stated on 27 February that the tariffs on the imports of raw materials from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia would be abolished as of 15 March, the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS) has reported. Read more. During...

Poland's government appointed a new director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews on Thursday (27 February), as the ruling nationalists face accusations of politicising museums to reflect their view of history.

New Croatian President Zoran Milanović chose neighbouring Slovenia for his first official visit, where he was welcomed by his counterpart Borut Pahor. Bilateral relations between the two countries have lately been challenged by the issue of border arbitration and razor...

Europe and Africa would benefit from a real partnership, but the EU needs to avoid being taken hostage by migration politics, argues José María Vera

The centre-right PNL (EPP) is supporting the candidacy of Nicusor Dan in the race for the Bucharest mayoralty. Dan, who is running as an independent against current mayor, Gabriela Firea of PSD, was the founder of the Save Romania Union...

Remarks made by the Finns Party Youth Group Vice Chairman, Toni Jalonen, have sent shockwaves across the country’s political landscape. Giving a speech in English at an ethno-nationalist Etnofutur event in Estonia, Jalonen said he was “a nationalist, a traditionalist...

In an unexpected move, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided on Thursday (27 February) to upgrade border controls to the “maximum deterrent” level to prevent migrants affected with coronavirus from entering EU territory. How did the Commission react? An EU...

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in Naples, in a bid to move on from last year’s diplomatic crisis. The coronavirus outbreak in Italy was, however, the main topic of discussion. Both Macron and Conte agreed that...