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The process to privatise national flag carrier TAP will likely begin in July, as the government said it would aim to approve the statute to start the privatisation process then and later approve a resolution to define terms and specifications....

The Spanish government is committed to reducing the country’s deficit to 3% of its GDP by 2024, one year earlier than foreseen by the progressive government, Finance Minister María Jesús Montero confirmed on Thursday. Madrid sent Brussels an updated version...

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged the main opposition centre-right Partido Popular party (PP/EPP) not to harm Spain's image in the EU after the conservative party accused EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius of partiality in a “hot” Spanish climate dossier.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her UK counterpart Rishi Sunak seem to have found a common line to curb irregular immigration and trafficking by smugglers in the Mediterranean and English Channel, as the two met in London on Thursday....

Five EU countries and Norway have called on the European Union to propose an ambitious law to prevent microplastics pollution further clogging up the environment.

France is particularly exposed to Russian espionage and interference, such as intelligence officers under diplomatic cover and disinformation, because of its importance on the international scene, Nicolas Lerner, head of the French domestic intelligence service, told the National Assembly’s Committee...

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Moscow's burgeoning energy and wider economic ties with Ankara on Thursday (27 April) as he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took part virtually in a ceremony inaugurating Turkey's first nuclear power plant.

Government officials in Rome are fuming at Josep Borrell for his push to appoint former FM Luigi Di Maio as the EU special envoy chief to the Persian Gulf, saying the Commission ignored Italian voters.

Negotiations to form a majority government with the nationalistic and populist Finns Party, the Swedish People’s Party and the Christian Democrats will start next week, Petteri Orpo, chair of the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party (NCP), told a press conference Thursday....

Anti-royalist protests and a heated debate about the royal family’s involvement in Dutch colonialism and slavery overshadowed the Dutch holiday, as King Willem-Alexander and his family visited Rotterdam on Thursday. King’s Day is celebrated every year on 27 April, the...

The Austrian government looks to reign in its independent public broadcaster ORF following significant pressure from private sector media companies, in a move harshly criticised by experts. In Austria, the public broadcaster ORF – financed through a general levy of...

The German government will take a more restrictive position in the upcoming negotiations on revamping the EU asylum system and will accept the controversial accelerated asylum procedures. While Germany has taken a refugee-friendly position within the EU so far, with...

Electricity is key to decarbonise most sectors of the economy. But, for some of them, such as aviation and maritime transport, electricity alone will not be appropriate. For those, new energy solutions – based on low-carbon electricity, low-carbon hydrogen, carbon dioxide (CO2) and careful use of biomass – must be developed.

Russia attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine early on Friday (28 April) extending from the capital, Kyiv, through central and southern regions and at least two people were killed, according to media and officials.

Romania signed a purchase contract with Turkey over the purchase of 18 Bayraktar drones, worth €290 million, Turkish Ambassador to Bucharest, Özgür Kıvanç Altast, announced on Thursday. In a bid to support Romania’s military modernisation efforts until 2040, the National...

Debris of an unidentified military object that reportedly has Russian-language text on it was found in a forest in Central Poland, the Defence Ministry confirmed. Several meters in length, the object was found near Zamość town, about 15 kilometres from...

A report adopted by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Interference insists on investigating alleged ties between Catalonia’s secessionist movement and Russia, while the Catalan government rejects such ties and welcomes any investigations, affirming they have nothing to hide. Set...

The far-right Sweden Democrats are cranking up pressure on the government, namely over immigration and wind energy, as the country currently holding the EU Council presidency could face a serious political crisis and even possible government collapse. While the Sweden...

The French government presented some 20 milestones that need to be reached on the environment and energy front by the end of the summer before more intensive discussions with local authorities can be launched in autumn.

Following months of intense negotiations, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have bridged their difference and reached a provisional political deal on the world’s first Artificial Intelligence rulebook.