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The EU's 27 energy ministers failed to reach a common position on reforming the bloc's electricity market on Monday (19 June), following disagreements over subsidies for backup coal power generation and the lifetime extension of existing nuclear power plants.

Party of EU Parliament Vice President Michal Šimečka narrowly missed the quorum last time and is now polling second ahead of the September snap elections, but has an unclear path to government, which also goes for the competing camp. In...

The idea of a lower VAT rate on products made from recycled materials, which could be applied at the EU level, will be presented by Czech Environment Minister Petr Hladík at the meeting of EU environment ministers on Tuesday. Currently,...

Support provided by Basque pro-independence party EH Bildu to socialist party PSOE’s (S&D) government sparked a bitter dispute between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and right-wing PP (EPP) chief Alberto Núñez Feijóo on Monday due to the Basque party’s terrorist past....

European Union countries' environment ministers will attempt on Tuesday (20 June) to agree a common position on the bloc's landmark law to restore deteriorating natural habitats, having watered down the proposal after pushback from some governments.

Right-wing parties in government proposed to make gestational surrogacy a ‘universal crime’, meaning Italian citizens abroad could be prosecuted, to discourage ‘procreative tourism’, according to MP Carolina Varchi (FDI/ECR), who presented the bill on Monday. The practice of surrogacy is...

An armed attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out at a time when Sweden is waiting to join NATO, according to a report on Sweden’s security policy, presented by the Swedish Defence Commission to Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson on...

Increased cooperation in the field of green hydrogen as well as dialogue with third countries concerning the war in Ukraine, were the main topics during Prime Minister Rutte’s (VVD/Renew) visit to Namibia on Monday.

Germany will re-evaluate all subsidies that are not aligned with its key priorities as part of its efforts to reduce public spending, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at an industry conference in Berlin on Monday. While Germany has reacted to both...

Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the "biggest blow" in Kyiv's military campaign is yet to come, but admitted the operation is difficult as Russia throws all it can to stop the offensive.

Over half of Poles want a referendum on Poland’s participation in the EU relocations scheme – an idea put forward by ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jarosław Kaczyński – according to a poll.

Almost 400 ‘mushroom’ sites – created in bulk by malicious actors with the sole purpose of seeding disinformation and fake news – are spreading Russian propaganda in Bulgaria.

An education system geared towards sustainability may look wholly different – including teaching climate science at a younger age, and involving students in projects so that they can enact change and co-construct solutions.

Finland will not give any development aid to governments and countries that support Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the programme of Finland’s new right-wing government, Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio told YLE on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Élysée Palace to discuss European issues and Franco-Italian relations in Paris on Tuesday following months of tension between both governments.

The trial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on new charges of "extremism" will take place behind closed doors, a court spokesman said on Monday (19 June).

The Parliament’s communication strategy for the 2024 EU elections will rely on a network of media and civil society organisations, with a €37million budget – or €0.08 per citizen – , “almost peanuts” compared to other institutions and governments’ budgets,...

The German balancing act between de-risking its political relationship with China while maintaining strong economic relations will be one of the main challenges both countries will face during government consultations on Tuesday, Claudia Schmucker, head of the Center for Geopolitics...

While the EU accession process of Ukraine and Moldova is underway, it must follow a planned process and come with necessary reforms, Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, French National Assembly's European Affairs Committee chairman, told EURACTIV France.

The EU sustainable finance taxonomy aspires to provide the investments necessary to make the ambitious Circular Economy Action Plan a reality, and set an example for countries to follow. But for the transformation to happen, the taxonomies need to be in line with regulatory requirements and standards, write Jack Barrie and Pratrick Schröder.