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Lithuania has solid research capabilities and innovation while Taiwan has commercialisation capabilities and experiences in developing international markets, a Taiwanese official told Euractiv, adding that they would be glad to provide various kinds of facilitation to deepen this cooperation. The...

A last-ditch weekend spending agreement avoided a US government shutdown but left pro-Ukraine officials in Washington scrambling on Monday (2 October) to determine the best path forward for securing approval for billions more assistance for Kyiv.

Swedish police have launched a unique national initiative to deal with the rise in violence, focusing on gang-related shootings and explosions after two new blasts rocked Stockholm on Monday. In September alone, 11 people were killed in shootings, making it...

Utrecht Mayor Sharon Dijksma (PvdA/S&D) has sounded the alarm as the Netherlands struggles to cope with a growing influx of Ukrainian refugees, with the country’s main asylum centre for Ukrainians in Utrecht at twice its capacity. Ukrainian refugees arriving in...

Business and civil society organization leaders urge the co-legislators to prioritize adopting the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) for energy security, climate goals, and industrial competitiveness. They call for swift action.

The government’s decision to suspend the reception of single male asylum seekers in the centres run by the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) to give priority to families with children is backed by 56% of Belgians,...

Germany did the right thing by funding private rescue operations for migrants in the Mediterranean. Ricarda Lang, leader of the ruling Greens, insisted on Monday, rejecting complaints from the opposition and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Last week, Italian media...

France launched a vaccination campaign against genital human papillomavirus (HPV) for all girls and boys in secondary schools, as the country has one of the lowest vaccine rates against HPV in Europe. The vaccination, which requires two doses, will not...

Bulgaria became the latest EU country on Tuesday to ban the entry Russian-registered cars, joining Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland. Russians can currently enter Bulgaria with their cars, mainly through Turkey, although there are no official figures on how...

Austria, Croatia and Slovenia are pushing to open accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina this year, arguing that the move would be of geopolitical importance to stabilise the region, the foreign ministers of the three states wrote in an op-ed...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has taken aim at Italian judges for refusing to order the detention of some refugees who should have been repatriated in accordance with the government’s most recent measures, accusing them of politicising the issue and going...

Ukraine excluded Poland from the invitees to its International Defence Industry Forum last week, according to Polish Minister of State Property Jacek Sasin, but Kyiv says this is not the case. Speaking at the forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced...

EU foreign ministers assured Kyiv of their continued support on Monday, amid concerns that a pro-Russian candidate's win in Slovakia and the US Congress dropping Ukraine war aid from its spending bill might be a sign of its waning.

The recent years have been generous for EU health policy. COVID-19 pushed forward the creation of the European Health Union and boosted the creation of health policy files. In times of ongoing challenges that healthcare systems across the EU have...

The victory of anti-liberal pro-Russian leader Robert Fico in the general elections in Slovakia is perceived as a shock across the EU, apart from in Hungary, where Viktor Orbán welcomed the incoming prime minister to be at his side at EU summits.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the potential to transform healthcare by enhancing various aspects of patient care, diagnostics, and administrative tasks. However, critical issues such as ethics and discrimination, still need to be addressed. 

Thousands of Afghan girls and women across the country are desperately calling for education and work opportunities in the face of an inhuman denial of their rights by the Taliban.

European countries must seize this moment to collectively strengthen Europe’s cyber resilience - and October 2023, the European cyber month, must mark the start of this challenge, write Marie-Pierre de Baillencourt, Oliver Vallet and Gérôme Billois.

The challenge with any energy efficient renovation project is demonstrating performance. How do you know that the renovation delivers the promised energy savings? Barry Lynham is Managing Director and Quentin Galland is Public & Regulatory Affairs Director at Knauf Insulation....

EU foreign ministers are planning a surprise visit to Ukraine's capital on Monday (2 October) for an informal meeting meant as a show of support for the war-torn country.