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Far-right AfD candidates in the upcoming European elections will not be facing recalls despite an internal investigation finding that at least one of them had made false claims about their resume, the party’s leadership announced on Tuesday. Far-right candidates Arno...

Germany summoned the Polish ambassador on Tuesday (19 September), and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser spoke to her Polish counterpart to discuss allegations about a cash-for-visas deal for migrants that has roiled Polish politics, government sources said. 

New York – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday (19 September) made a push to woo developing nations’ support, telling the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that stopping Russia’s war was necessary to focus on other pressing global problems. Appearing...

The “lack of new ideas” offered by the EU and national governments to deal with migration is “the real crisis”, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday (19 September), following the recent spike in arrivals to the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Keeping interest rates at their current levels will be ‘decisive’ in bringing down inflation, governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário Centeno, said on Monday, adding that he considers the inflation rates ‘more socially unjust’ than measures to combat it....

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles urged EU countries on Monday (18 September) to enhance the bloc's security relationship with Africa and the Indo-Pacific in an attempt to restore its global approach, skewed by the war in Ukraine.

EU parliamentarians and women's health experts are calling to guarantee the right to safe abortions across the EU, stressing that sexual and reproductive health is a fundamental human right.

Kosovo and Serbia “risk losing opportunities for progressing on their European paths” if they do not implement the EU-brokered agreements, the EU warned on Tuesday (19 September), doubling down amid a diplomatic fallout of the latest round of talks.

The aftermath of Libya's worst ever natural disaster was evolving into a political storm on Tuesday (19 September), after demonstrators furious at the failure to protect their city from a flood torched the home of the mayor of Derna.

With the European Commission’s announcement that it would investigate whether China is unduly supporting its burgeoning electric vehicles industry, the fervour with which politicians embrace protectionism is becoming worrisome.

The European Commission is considering giving fresh funds from the EU’s agricultural reserve to Slovenia and Greece after the disastrous extreme weather events there, but other EU countries are increasingly questioning the way the fund is being used.

At least $14.3 million worth of coal produced in areas of Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia has been exported to NATO member Turkey this year, according to Russian customs data reviewed by Reuters.

A number of EU agriculture ministers expressly welcomed the idea of a strategic dialogue on agriculture put forth by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, though some lamented that it was not started earlier in the mandate.

The EU condemned the military escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday (19 September) after Azerbaijan launched an attack in the contested breakaway territory, a step that could herald a new war.

In a bid to attract more microchip manufacturers to the country, Germany plans to invest some €4 billion in 31 microchip projects with the help of EU funding.

A Tuesday (19 September) debate in the European Parliament’s subcommittee on public health (SANT) emphasised the need to identify high-risk populations amid a push for more action to tackle Europeans' declining mental health. 

The EU condemned on Tuesday (19 September) the military escalation in Karabakh and called on Azerbaijan to stop its current military activities, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.

China's ambassador to the EU made a strong appeal to the West on Tuesday (19 September) not to try to thwart Bejing's Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) with competing projects, warning that this would antagonise the Global South.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was in Copenhagen last week to officially launch the world’s first container ship running on 100% methanol - a meaningful step forward in the maritime sector’s efforts to cut its climate impact.

Despite some progress, more work is needed in the development of offshore renewable energies to achieve Europe’s ambitious 'blue' coastal economy targets, a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found.