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Spain is Europe’s ground zero of climate change and the Doñana nature reserve, at the centre of a political dispute, is an ‘innocent victim’ of the fight Secretary General of WWF-Spain Juan Carlos del Olmo told EURACTIV’s partner EuroEFE in an interview.

Imports of cheap Ukrainian grain are causing significant problems for farmers in the Visegrad Four, and the only effective solution is to reintroduce import tariffs and quotas on Ukrainian agri-commodities, according to the Visegrad countries’ national agri-food associations. Farmers in...

The speakers of parliaments of European countries supported Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression and declared the willingness to provide further humanitarian and military aid to the country at the end of the two-day Prague conference. The parliament heads...

Italy’s celebration of the anniversary of the country’s liberation from fascism and Nazi occupation on April 25 is an occasion that annually divides the country. The debate centres not only on the actual unfolding of historical facts but also on...

Ukraine is working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and American companies to collect evidence of war crimes by Russians, such as geolocation and cellphone information, senior officials said on Tuesday (25 April).

New NATO defence plans for the Baltic countries have not yet been approved, so it is too early to celebrate, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said. “We hope that consensus will be reached, but it is not guaranteed yet. Let...

The French left-wing coalition NUPES is divided over whether to run as a common bloc in the 2024 European elections: The radical-left La France Insoumise (LFI) is pushing for a joint candidacy while the French Greens and Communists are more sceptical.

The EHPM Conference on Quality and Safety in Food Supplements brought together European and National Authorities, industry experts and EU stakeholders, to discuss the food supplement sector’s best practice to provide safe and high-quality products and implement industry proactive proposals to ensure the highest standards.

Five Russian diplomats were expelled over accusations of espionage, a first since the Western series of expulsions in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, the Swedish government announced on Monday. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström first...

The number of infections and the number of patients in hospitals’ intensive care units across the country have been on the rise for the past three weeks. Commenting on the situation to the media, the Head of Infectious Diseases at...

UK bodies could be locked out of negotiations to set European standards for areas like artificial intelligence under new EU legislation, according to a press release published by the European Scrutiny Committee  on Tuesday. In 2022, the EU amended their...

Various new measures to compensate the province of Groningen, which has been struggling with the fallout of local gas extraction, were announced by Prime Minister Mark Rutte and State Secretary for Mining Hans Vijlbrief on Tuesday.

Around 959 people who were staying illegally in Belgium were deported over the first three months of this year in comparison to the 502 people who were deported over the same period last year. “Those who have no right to...

After a report by the Federal Environment Agency revealed that Austria will fall short of reaching its climate targets, the governing Greens blamed their conservative coalition partner, telling EURACTIV they are often left alone in parliament when it comes to concrete decisions.

The European Commission's exclusion of aluminium from the EU's Strategic Raw Materials list is unacceptable because of its importance to key industries of the future. Aluminium should be reinstated to the list as demand for it is rising, writes Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou.

Former European Council President Donald Tusk was unphased by Monday’s news that the prosecutor’s office had launched an investigation against him, suggesting the complainant may have acted under the influence of Moscow. The investigation was launched after a complaint by...

Portugal must apologise and assume responsibility for the exploitation and slavery during the colonial period, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said in a speech following Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s welcoming session on Tuesday. De Sousa took this position in...

The three-party government coalition is split over the reform of EU debt rules, with high-ranking Greens criticising on Tuesday Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) for being confrontational about strengthening EU fiscal rules, not diluting them. On Wednesday, the European Commission...

Serbia’s vote against Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) has raised questions over Belgrade’s commitment to implementing the EU-brokered deal on normalising relations with Kosovo. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Monday (24 April)...

The EU Council, representing the 27 member states, is moving towards slashing critical products and curtailing the discretion of the European Commission in the new cybersecurity law, according to a new text seen by EURACTIV.