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The European Commission plans to propose a new 'European Defence Production Act' to boost the bloc's defence industrial base, from research to joint procurement, to help EU member states better face future crises.

China's Premier Li Qiang will attend G20summit in the Indian capital New Delhi this weekend, a Beijing foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Monday (4 September).

There was much talk about cancer warnings similar to the ones used for cigarettes on alcohol products sold in the EU after a recent law proposed by the Irish government. EURACTIV takes a closer look at what is happening in...

Russia's Monday (4 September) drone attack on a major Ukraine grain exporting port damaged warehouses and set buildings on fire, Ukraine said, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, were due to hold talks.

European Union Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Saturday (2 September) he was confident an agreement over re-implementing EU budget rules would be reached by year-end, ruling out an extension of their suspension into 2024.

While the Greek government has been quick to blame global warming for the summer's devastating wildfires, some experts argue that poor planning is at least as much to blame.

Armenia's prime minister has said his country's policy of relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has been unable to deliver and is in the process of winding down its role in the region.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovenia being close to signing a gas pipeline deal with Hungary, Albania's mandatory earthquake insurance law dividing opinion, and so much more.

The government has submitted a draft law for public consultation that will foresee mandatory insurance payments from all citizens to cover the cost of rebuilding in the event of another large earthquake, such as the one that killed 51 people...

The eighteenth ‘Serbia against violence’ anti-government protest was held in downtown Belgrade on Saturday with organisers and member of the National Assembly of the Republic Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta asking the opposition to block the parliament’s work, a proposition he says...

Police in Cyprus have made 20 arrests after a spate of racism-fuelled violence against migrants which erupted in the west of the island last week and spread to its southern city of Limassol in a weekend rampage.

Romanian beekeepers are encountering difficulties in marketing their honey, especially because of the very low prices of products imported from non-EU countries, and are advocating for EU-level measures. One of the beekeepers’ main concerns is the marketing of honey, both...

Russian citizen Alexander Stotzky, who participated in many protests against President Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was finally granted refugee status in Bulgaria on Friday after being repeatedly refused asylum under the ruling that there was no...

Authorities uncovered irregularities in the Danish-owned Donau farm’s purchase of machinery using EU money, which could cost Slovakia €100 million in fines. Police confirmed they are investigating damage to the EU’s financial interests and have already indicted “several persons” in...

Andrej Babiš, the current leader of the Czech opposition and former prime minister, is stepping away from the media world by selling Mafra, known for its popular daily newspapers Mf Dnes, Lidové noviny, and Metro, to the Kaprain group, led...

An amnesty for those involved in Catalonia’s secessionist attempts in 2017 is needed but is not enough to solve the political conflict between the region and Spain’s central government, Catalan Separatist Leader Oriol Junqueras said on Sunday. In an interview...

Six ministers will make their first round of appearances at the EU Parliament on Thursday to present Spain’s EU Council Presidency, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to do the same in October, official sources reported. The presentation of...

Swiftly banning fluorinated gases (F-gases) will not only significantly curb the EU's climate impact, but also reduce its dependence on critical raw materials, and result in substantial savings for EU households, especially in the transition to decarbonised heating, writes Davide Sabbadin.

One of the country’s largest Sami – an indigenous ethnic group – organisations have been trying to arrange a meeting with the Swedish Minister for Culture and Sami Affairs, Parisa Liljestrand, since she took office last year, only to receive...

The government currently provides larger subsidies than previously thought despite its promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, a recent study by several climate action groups shows.