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In an effort to increase its political influence in the EU’s poorest country, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), which is part of the EU Socialists (PES), announced this week an official move to form a broad coalition with pro-Russian and...

Polish truckers protesting at the Ukrainian border are not blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid, according to the national tax authority, which dispelled the accusations from leading Ukrainian politicians. Polish truck drivers have been protesting at the Ukrainian border against...

The idea that the Partido Popular (PP) and its EU family party (European People’s Party – EPP) have floated on Monday about the alleged danger that the Next Generation funds could face if the planned amnesty law finally goes ahead...

Spain’s re-appointed minister for agriculture, Luis Planas, has promised to continue to prioritise the triangle of "youth and women, water and digitalisation”, signalling that, in his third term in office, he will stick to his established course.

The EU co-legislators are set to reach a political agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act, with the main major hurdle left to solve around the power of national authorities to restrict access to reported vulnerabilities.

As the EU is struggling to balance its economic and security interests amid US-China tensions, South Korea faces similar challenges in a much more accentuated way, requiring the country to take extraordinary care in devising its economic security strategy.

Civil society groups have underlined their concerns about a European Commission draft directive on foreign agents expected to be published in the coming days, warning that it could break the bloc’s own laws. 

An increasing number of European diplomats - not only those from the hawkish east - is growing increasingly uneasy about 'normalising' dialogue with the Russians in international forums.

As part of its PSD2 review, the EU is updating its payments legislation to better promote competition and innovation. However concerns remain about discriminatory practices when it comes to access to payment systems for services such as direct currency conversion.

Finland will close its entire border with Russia to travellers for the next two weeks in a bid to halt the unusual flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, which the government says is orchestrated by Moscow.

The deal between the French government and state-owned utility EDF to regulate nuclear power sales prices at an average of €70 per megawatt-hour (MWh) may be subject to EU state aid rules, according to experts, while the European Commission said it was reserving its judgment until further details emerge.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was harshly criticised by the opposition after he downplayed his government's declaration of emergency for the 2023 budget following the constitutional court's ruling - as questions remain over how to fill the €60 billion hole in the climate fund.

Government offices in the EU can ban employees wearing religious symbols such as Islamic headscarves, even when they do not have contact with the public, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled Tuesday (28 November).

The UN ambassadors of the United States and North Korea sparred at the Security Council on Monday (27 November) over Pyongyang's first spy satellite launch and the reasons for growing tensions in a rare, direct, public exchange between the adversaries.

The European Commission unveiled an action plan on Tuesday (28 November) to accelerate the roll-out of electricity grids and remove bottlenecks hampering the deployment of renewable energies at local level.

Belgium's parliament recently approved the health minister's bill for the exclusive provision of MRI and CT scans at official rates. without extra charges, but the Belgian doctors' syndicate

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as well as Ukraine said on Tuesday (28 November) they will boycott an Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) ministerial meeting in Skopje later this week if Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is allowed to attend.

A market failure is preventing EV owners from using their cars’ batteries to power their homes and back up local grids. Following up on its Grid Action Plan, the Commission needs to propose the necessary regulatory measures to give drivers a right to bidirectional charging, writes William Todts.

The European Commission is scheduled to unveil new passenger mobility legislation on Wednesday (29 November), with the package partly aimed at improving passenger rights for flyers in a post-COVID world.

Spain is ready to sign a deal on the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar as early as Wednesday (29 November), Spanish Foreign Minister José  Manuel Albares said, before setting off to meet newly appointed British Foreign Minister David Cameron in Brussels.