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Conservatives across Europe gathered in Brussels for an event, organised by the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, at the European Parliament to hammer out their suggestions for the future of European policymaking. The young are at the core of...

Paris prosecutors said Friday (22 September) they were seeking to put far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 26 associates on trial over claims they used EU funds to finance party activities in France.

The EU should focus on doing less but doing it better, leading conservatives concluded following a two-day summit of young delegates in Brussels this week, as they seek to counter the push towards more EU integration.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Berlin said on Friday (22 September), in a bid to boost ties as Russia's influence in the region wanes.

In the iconic words of the movie character Shrek, ogres are like onions – they have layers. And so, I would argue, are agri issues, which are made up of so many layers of politics, culture, and environmental issues wrapped up together that it makes you cry when you try to pick them apart. 

Rumours are swirling that the European Commission is close to tabling a new law that targets lobbying and Russian and Chinese influence as part of its ‘Defence of Democracy’ programme.

Members of European Parliament welcomed the proposed revamp of the bloc’s regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals during a discussion this week but did not shy away from criticising certain aspects.  The Parliament’s Public Health Committee (ENVI) this Wednesday (20 September) opened...

Young conservatives came together in Brussels to talk about how they see the future of Europe, in response to the Conference on the Future of Europe, the EU democracy experiment promoted by the institutions, where randomly selected citizens had a say in EU policymaking.

US President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (21 September) that strong US support for his war to repel Russian invaders will be maintained despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers to sending billions more in aid.

Residents in Nagorno-Karabakh's separatist stronghold cowered in basements Friday (22 September) as a fragile ceasefire held two days after Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the region in a lightning offensive.

Microsoft is getting closer to a successful merger with video game-holding company Activision Blizzard, as the British Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday (22 September) that the revised offer from the tech giant sufficiently addressed their concerns.

Discussion over PPWR continues, but packaging waste accounts for just 2.5% of total waste generated per capita. If policymakers are serious about tackling waste, they will now need now to turn their attention to the remaining 97.5%.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.  “EU companies told me they face many obstacles and legal uncertainties in China.” – posted Věra Jourová, Vice President of...

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be deployed in limited cases to ensure e-fuels reach full climate neutrality, green group Transport & Environment has told Euractiv, responding to claims by e-fuel producers that 100% emissions reductions are not possible.

This week, the EuractivTech Brief podcast looks at the EU law on telecom infrastructures: the Gigabit Infrastructure Act. To find out how the legislation went from an European Commission proposal, amending the 2014 Broadband Cost Reduction Directive, to a Parliament’s...

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdoğan complained on Thursday (21 September) that he was uncomfortable with the use of what he described as "LGBT colors" at the United Nations, which is decorated this week with bright colors promoting the Sustainable Development Goals.

Europe's trade chief will push Beijing for fewer restrictions on European businesses on a four-day visit to China, when he can expect tough conversations over a planned EU investigation into electric car imports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about a high-ranking Russian priest expelled from Bulgaria in prison van, Italian government begins discussions on clean nuclear, and so much more.

Moldova will uphold its gas supply contract with Russia's Gazprom in order to ward off crises over power prices in the country and hardship in its breakaway Transnistria region, Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said on Thursday (21 September).

The time for trade-offs is over - pitting people against the planet is dangerous and not how we will thrive, argue Francine Pickup and Astrid Schomaker.