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A separatist official in Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan on Thursday (13 July) called on Russia to ensure free movement on the only road linking the breakaway region to Armenia, warning of dire humanitarian consequences.

Sweden will bring great benefits to the North Atlantic Alliance and the Nordic countries when it joins the NATO alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. In an interview with Swedish national broadcaster SVT on Thursday, Stoltenberg expressed...

The Swedish government and the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats will push ahead with a proposal to tighten the requirements for family immigration aimed at reducing the number of crossings to Sweden, the government and the party that supports the government...

The US and Nordic countries pledge to cooperate on military, climate and technology issues, Nordic leaders and US President Joe Biden said at a meeting in Helsinki as they pledged continued support for Ukraine and underlined transatlantic security. Following the...

Austria wants to become one of the EU’s leading countries in the chip industry and is banking on the EU’s Chips Act as the main vehicle for boosting semiconductor production, but is shying away from investing fresh public money in...

As emission norms continue to drive up the price of cars that run on fossil fuels, electric cars are becoming more cost-efficient, as people could save up to €2500 when buying the greener option five years ahead of the EU’s...

Italy plans to reopen mines that were closed 30 years ago in a bid to deal with the shortage of critical raw materials in the European Union, Italy’s Made In Italy Minister Adolfo Urso announced on Thursday. Urso intends to...

The slew of politicians stepping down from their position continued on Thursday, as outgoing Finance Minister and party leader Sigrid Kaag (D66/Renew) announced she was leaving politics amid concerns over her safety. The exodus began after the Dutch cabinet fell...

Southern Europe sweltered under a fierce heatwave on Thursday (13 July), with a warning that temperatures could hit record highs for the continent next week, raising fears about the impact on human health, crops and animals.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to make the controlled dissolution of the EU one of its key targets for the upcoming European elections, with its leader Tino Chrupalla calling Hungary’s Prime Minister  Viktor Orbán one of his...

Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers.

World nations must agree to phase out unabated fossil fuels “no later than 2050” and earlier if possible, says Steven Guilbeault – with any residual oil and gas emissions mitigated thanks to carbon capture and storage technology, he told EURACTIV in an interview.

Germany's first-ever China strategy puts technology at the heart of its efforts to lessen dependence on Beijing in areas from raw materials supplies, critical infrastructure protection, and cybersecurity, to counter-espionage and fighting disinformation.

The European Parliament has called for the restoration of a European Search and Rescue (SAR) mission in the Mediterranean Sea following a series of deadly shipwrecks in the region.

Monitoring the spread of pests, conducting soil analyses, and learning how to intervene in plant health at the right moment are crucial in the switch to sustainable farming practices, an organic winemaker told EURACTIV.

The EU's discussions with Australia over "double pricing" of raw materials during the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) point to a conflict of goals in the EU's approach to ensuring its supply of critical raw materials.

Sweden's top court on Thursday (13 July) blocked the extradition of two Turks that Ankara says are part of a terrorist group, potentially complicating Stockholm's bid to join NATO just days after Turkey dropped objections to Sweden's membership.

The European Commission's appointment of an American economist to a top job in its competition department has prompted a backlash from French politicians, with the digital minister "inviting the Commission to re-examine the matter".

Sometimes we suspect that Russia’s diplomacy and secret services play a role when EU decision-making is blocked. A resolution passed by the European Parliament on Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen accession on Wednesday suggests this may be the case with the enlargement of the EU's passport-free zone.

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded, where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the European Parliament’s hopes of...