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Russia is preparing for a conflict with NATO in the next decade, Poland’s top general, Wiesław Kukuła, said during a debate organised to mark the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the world’s largest military alliance.

The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong's new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in the China-ruled city.

Portuguese police carried out 78 raids on Tuesday as part of Operation Maestro, targeting projects co-financed by EU funds that would have allowed suspects to make illegal profits of almost €39 million between 2015 and 2023, the Judicial Police, confirmed on Tuesday.

The European Union faces a ‘real and direct risk’ of increased ‘terrorist threats’ due to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, warns an anti-terrorism report by Spain’s National Security Council (CSN).

As EU leaders face a tough call this week whether to move with the next steps for Ukraine and Moldova or risk a delay until after the EU elections, progress on Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to complicate matters further.

German police have arrested two people suspected of planning a terrorist attack on the Swedish parliament in response to the Quran burnings that have taken place in the country in recent years.

Germany will send nearly 200 vehicles and 10,000 artillery shells worth €500 million to help Ukraine fight back against Russian aggression, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Tuesday.

EU member states on Tuesday (19 March) gave their green light to send EU satellites from US territory, in a last-ditch effort and extraordinary measure to save their programme, for lack of a European solution.

In this episode of the Today in the EU podcast we look at the ALDE congress and the launch of the Renew platform.

Speaking in Berlin on Tuesday (19 March), Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas warned against increasing reliance on state subsidies, as it posed the risk of taxpayers having to underwrite company losses, while profits were kept private.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticised the general lack of accountability of EU institutions on Tuesday (19 March), warning that not just national governments but also the European Commission and Parliament need to be held responsible by the public for policy choices.

In a decision made public on Tuesday (19 March), the European Commission announced its support for the Belgian bill aimed at banning the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes in the country.

The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (AGRI) voted on Tuesday (19 March) to loosen rules on marketing seeds and plant reproductive material for conservation purposes and informal exchanges between farmers. 

In the space of three weeks, President Emmanuel Macron has declared himself in favour of several rather progressive measures. With EU elections around the corner, is he trying to woo younger and left-wing voters? 

The EU’s industrial output as a share of total GDP will decline as a result of persistently high energy prices, the head of the world's largest chemicals company has said, adding that such a “structural development” is not necessarily bad and may even be “healthy” for the European economy.

Sustainable biodiesel is a primarily EU-produced fuel, which can replace imported fossil fuels in various sectors, such as transport, as a renewable alternative.

The measures to loosen some of the environmental requirements of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could come into force in 2024, with the European Parliament speeding up the approval of the Commission’s proposal and member states broadly supporting the initiative.

Almost all consumers of flavoured disposable e-cigarettes in Poland are underaged, a report shows. In response to the alarming rise of e-cigarette use among minors, Warsaw is drafting legislation to ban their use.

A new approach by the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council to the draft law to detect and remove online child sexual abuse material puts focus on the Coordinating Authority's roles, such as risk categorisation or detection orders.

Lawmakers on the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee backed the Commission's proposal to give farmers greater flexibility to slaughter animals on the farm and thus reduce the need for animal transport, but called for more assistance.