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Two years after unprecedented anti-government protests rocked communist Cuba, the deep economic and social problems that drove people to challenge a government notoriously intolerant of dissent have only gotten worse.

The EU must show solidarity towards states affected by migration flows, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said as he was a guest at the trilateral meeting of the Northern Adriatic countries in Ancona on Monday. Migration was at the centre...

The European Parliament should adopt an "integral and holistic vision" on nature and the environment because these are issues that affect society and future generations, Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera and European Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius urged on Monday.

Spain’s acting Prime Minister and socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of Partido Popular, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, clashed Monday night in a tense and tough debate with constant reproaches between the two just a few weeks before general elections....

The EU battery regulation cleared the final hurdle in its legislative journey on Monday (10 July), as member states voted to adopt new rules aimed at making batteries produced in the EU more sustainable and competitive.

While the State Agency for National Security (SANS) – whose leadership is appointed by President Rumen Radev – warned that hostilities could escalate to include other countries in its annual report, the Defence Ministry has said that there is no...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday (10 July) he was leaving politics after nearly 13 years in charge, in a shock end to his time as the longest-serving leader in the history of the Netherlands.

The debate on nuclear deterrence needs reopening while reliance on allies is key, German MP Thomas Silbehorn (CSU, EPP) told EURACTIV.cz in an interview. According to Silberhorn, only the United States or an alliance of liberal democracies led by the...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) started investigating the complications of diet drugs known as Ozempic and Saxenda on Monday after the Icelandic Medicines Agency said these appetite-reducing drugs could be linked to suicidal thoughts. The EMA investigation into drugs like...

While consultancy expenditure rose significantly in the last years, the French Audit Office (Cour des Comptes) warned against the still incomplete regulatory framework governing the use of consultancy firms, which are sometimes used under vague conditions. Consulting firms are sometimes...

Advocates propose implementing a public access system for adrenaline-autoinjectors (AAIs) in public spaces to battle anaphylaxis inspired by Automatic External Defibrillators’ (AEDs) best practices, but challenges remain ahead. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that can lead to death within...

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdoğan dropped his resistance to Sweden joining the alliance late Monday (10 July) evening, on the eve of a landmark NATO summit in Vilnius which is set to discuss Ukraine's push for membership.

The group of 'nuclear alliance' states will meet with the European Commission on the fringes of the informal EU energy ministers' meeting on Tuesday (11 July) to seek guarantees on the inclusion of nuclear power in the EU's energy transition.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won a third term that will keep him in charge of the tightly controlled country until 2030 as international observers said Monday (10 July) the vote lacked "genuine" competition.

The European Commission formalised its new adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework on Monday (10 July), providing a new legal framework for transatlantic data flows after the two previous ones were struck down in court.

NATO is the largest Western military alliance, it gathers 31 countries, from the US, Canada, and around Europe, all the way to Turkey. Next week, for two days, Lithuania will become the host of the NATO summit and leaders will...

It will be ‘almost impossible’ to reach the EU’s climate goals without the nature restoration law, Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said ahead of a key European Parliament vote that will decide the fate of the contentious law.

The European Commission gave the go-ahead on Monday (10 July) for setting up the European social dialogue committee for social services, which will aim to improve working conditions, job evolution, skills, and attractiveness of social services. 

EU countries have taken sides on the measures in support of innovation in the upcoming AI rulebook.

Five hundred days after Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, peace talks are not yet in sight. But when that day comes, which country and city could host them?