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Tehran’s mayor Alireza Zakani – an ultra-radical of the Iranian regime – has been invited to attend the Brussels Urban Summit, and even though he is not on the sanctions list, his presence in Brussels was questioned, notably in light...

The Czech centre-right Cabinet on Wednesday (14 June) approved seeking a 137 billion crown (€5.75 billion) loan from the European Union's post-COVID recovery funds, part of efforts to boost its energy transformation while cutting dependence on Russian fuels.

The proposed ban on conversion therapies faces a significant hurdle as the conservative-Green government had different opinions on whether the ban should extend to treatments for transgender individuals. The Austrian conservative-Green government intended to propose in parliament on Wednesday a...

Large Spanish companies and wealthy people should pay more taxes and contribute to building a social and fairer economy, Labour Minister and new left-wing party Sumar leader Yolanda Díaz announced Wednesday. Díaz announced an in-depth reform of the Spanish corporate...

Bulgaria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry accused Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova on Monday of spreading disinformation when she said that sending Bulgarian soldiers to Ukraine would negatively impact the dialogue between Moscow and Sofia. In her address on Russia Day, she stated:...

About 55% of Poles believe their country should not offer more help to Ukraine, a stark contrast to the 28% who believe more support can be given, according to poll results by researchers from Warsaw University and the University of...

The electoral battle between majority parties PSOE (S&D) and Partido Popular (EPP) is taking a toll on the upcoming Spanish EU Council presidency – which will start on 1 July – as it becomes part of their offensive campaign. Sánchez...

Finland’s wolf population has increased by 10% every year since 2017, with the latest estimates suggesting 310 wolves living in country, according to a report by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) published on Wednesday. Wandering wolf packs may create...

The government will help steel giant ThyssenKrupp with its green transition and is confident that the EU Commission will play along, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told steelworkers at a union rally in Duisburg on Wednesday. ThyssenKrupp, Germany’s largest steel producer,...

The bodies of at least 79 migrants who drowned early on Wednesday (14 June) were recovered, while hundreds more were missing and feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece, in one of Europe's deadliest shipping disasters in recent years.

Without deescalating the situation in the north of Kosovo, there is no room for continuation of the EU-facilitated dialogue process between Belgrade and Pristina, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday (14 June). His comments came in response to...

Germany’s first-ever national security strategy presented on Wednesday (14 June) described Russia as the biggest threat to Europe's security but provided few concrete steps on how to deal with emerging challenges and remained non-committal on European defence projects.

After months of delay, the German government adopted its National Security Strategy on Wednesday (14 June), in which they rejected the controversial issue of 'hackbacks', a form of active cyber defence.

The EU pharmaceutical market's problems 'cannot be solved with the stroke of a pen in Brussels', drug manufacturers warned, emphasising that new European pharma rules must not neglect patent protection.

Several NGOs have criticised the composition and functioning of the European Commission’s expert body on carbon removals, saying it gives too much weight to business interests and leaves no room for 'balanced debates'.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi continued to divide his country even after death, as a decision by the government, which includes his former party, to honour him with a national day of mourning on Wednesday (14 June) sparked controversy.

Tuesday's agreement of Germany's three-party ruling coalition on the controversial heating law averted a looming government crisis, but the cracks between the governing parties are nevertheless widening, with more trouble already on the horizon.

Ahead of Wednesday's (14 June) European Parliament AI Act vote, stakeholders came together to discuss the outstanding challenges posed by generative AI technology, from risks of disinformation and bias to competition and the need for international alignment.

At least 78 migrants drowned early on Wednesday (14 June) and more were feared missing after their overloaded boat capsized and sank off Greece, in one of Europe's deadliest shipwrecks this year.

The European Commission's competition authority found that Google may have abused its dominant position in the online advertising market, concluding the preliminary phase of an antitrust investigation started in 2021.