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Inflation, the standard of living, and Kosovo are the main topics highlighted in the ruling party and the opposition’s campaigns ahead of the 17 December elections. Political scientist Boban Stojanović told Euractiv Serbia that this campaign will be the dirtiest...

Romania’s decision to limit cash payment for individuals and businesses, which will come into effect on Saturday, has sparked controversy from within the governing coalition, with leaders criticising their fiscal measures. The new rules impose daily cash payment limits of...

As Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE party and the Catalan separatist formation JxCat, led by former regional president Carles Puigdemont, close in on a deal, Spanish judges have challenged the ‘all-important’ but controversial amnesty law, while some colleagues are pressing...

The commercial sale of ammunition does not go against previous governmental declarations of stopping military aid to Ukraine, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after he also greenlit European Council conclusions that included military aid for Ukraine. Slovakia’s Defence Ministry worried...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico asked his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala to revive the Visegrad Four group (comprised of Czechia, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) to coordinate on migration and the EU’s multiannual financial framework. Slovakia’s desire to revive the Visegrad...

Despite an appeal by the opposition camp led by Donald Tusk that seems more certain to have a parliamentary majority after October's general elections, Duda decided to give preference to PiS, his own grouping, as the party that had gained the most votes.

Renewable energy production in Portugal reached a new high, exceeding consumption needs for 149 hours in a row, said the energy manager REN on Monday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday (6 November) he doesn't believe it is the right time for elections as debate intensifies on holding a vote in 2024 while the country fights against Russia's invasion.

The results show a 48.2% lead for the pro-EU candidate Vasil Terziev and 46.9% for Grigorova, nominated by the socialist party and other leftist and pro-Putin formations.

The Greek conservative government has imposed a two million euro fine on two known multinational companies for unfair excessive profit margins as public anger for rising prices in basic goods is growing with a heavy political impact.

Breaking his silence on his coalition preferences for the first time, New Social Contract (NSC) leader and poll leader Pieter Omtzigt said on Monday that a minority coalition of right-wing parties was an attractive option for him but remained tight-lipped...

French hunters’ representative Willy Schraen has made his candidacy for the EU elections official, heading a list that will defend the rural way of life he says is under threat from EU ‘technocrats’. Known for being outspoken in French media,...

With all eyes now on the Middle East, the growing disinterest in Russia’s war in Ukraine is playing right into Putin’s hands, wrote French Renew lawmaker Nathalie Loiseau in an op-ed on Monday.

Apart from its potential to meet domestic demand, CPK has the potential to become a transport hub for the CEE countries playing an important role in boosting the connectivity and economic development in this part of Europe.

Germany’s federal and state governments have agreed on a package to speed up the roll-out of new infrastructure projects such as railways and power grids, in part by automatically approving applications if there is no timely response by responsible authorities.

The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee (JURI) will issue its recommendation on Tuesday morning on whether four Polish MEPs accused of inciting hatred against migrants should be stripped of their immunity.

The German government insisted on Monday that it continues to back the two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but stated that Israel’s protection was more pressing. “We can’t give up on [a two-state] solution because there hasn’t been a...

To limit foreign interference and increase transparency, the EU Council and Parliament agreed on a regulation on Monday that harmonises requirements for political advertising across countries and bans foreign actors from sponsoring political ads before an election – but the...

Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers rescued from the Mediterranean by Italian vessels will be sent to Albania for processing following an agreement between Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Monday. But the decision has...

The Moldovan president's pro-European party came first in hundreds of local elections, but failed to win mayoral seats in major cities during a weekend vote that monitors said was marred by foreign meddling and the barring of a pro-Russian party.