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The European commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson, on Tuesday (20 April) underlined the importance of the 'Renovation Wave' strategy in combating energy poverty in the European Union, saying that sustainable, energy-efficient buildings should be "the new normal".

European Council President Charles Michel "took risks" during his recent visit to Georgia, and some in Brussels thought his actions were "mad", according to an EU official familiar with the latest diplomatic action meant to reassert the EU's 'soft power'.

The opposition to modern breeding technologies is strong in Europe; however, it is not based on scientific facts. As soon as a serious flaw in the arguments is exposed, activists are moving the goalposts. From non-existent health dangers, the focus...

After a failed attempt last year, the European Commission is finally presenting today (21 April) its first batch of implementing rules under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, laying down detailed technical criteria for what can be labelled a “green” investment in the EU.

The agricultural sector is faced with exponential population growth and is under pressure from different challenges, including climate change and changing socio-economic dynamics.

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on Tuesday (20 April) called for "coordinated action" across the European Union to tackle energy poverty, warning that poverty is "likely" to increase once bank moratoriums are lifted.

The Portuguese presidency of the EU Council aims to meet the European Parliament halfway by increasing up to 25% the eco-scheme ring-fencing, in a bid to break the deadlock on the green architecture of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German defence minister saying German-French cooperation is needed as security threats are increasing in Europe, US fighter planes being deployed in Poland, and so much more.

European Union negotiators reached a deal on the European Climate Law after fourteen hours of talks on Wednesday (21 April), allowing the EU to arrive at the US-hosted climate summit tomorrow with an agreement on the bloc’s 2030 target.

“The United States will continue to support efforts to secure a lasting peace through productive dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia and ultimately a comprehensive normalisation agreement which we believe should be centred on mutual recognition,” US President Joe Biden said...

The Chairman of BiH’s Presidency and leader of the ruling party (SNSD) in the country’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity, Milorad Dodik, said the entity parliament will be forming a team that would negotiate with representatives of the country’s other semi-autonomous...

Serbian citizens will be exempted from paying road tolls in North Macedonia during the summer holiday season from 15 June to 15 August as a sign of gratitude for the vaccines Serbia has procured, North Macedonian Health Minister Venko Filipče...

A preliminary study conducted on 29,000 vaccinated and 100,000 non-vaccinated citizens in the central Serbian city of Kragujevac has shown that fully vaccinated people being hospitalised because of COVID-19 three weeks after receiving the second dose of the jab is...

Four representatives of ethnic minorities will pay tribute to the victims of the World War II concentration camp Jasenovac on Thursday at a separate ceremony to that to be attended by state leaders. “That means that ethnic minorities will this...

Romania’s USR PLUS alliance is expected to nominate a new health minister on Wednesday after Prime Minister Florin Citu accepted an addition to the coalition agreement that requires him to inform the party ahead of time when planning to dismiss...

The Czech Republic will ask European Union and NATO allies to take action in solidarity with Prague in its row with Moscow, including expelling Russian intelligence officers from their countries, acting Foreign Minister Jan Hamáček said on Tuesday (20 April).

A Bulgarian arms dealer with alleged involvement in the 2014 explosion of a Czech ammunition deposit has made contradictory statements about whether he had been keeping ammunition in the warehouse. The admission comes days after the Czech Republic expelled 18...

Eight Hungarian universities will stage an “infostrike” this week to protest the government-backed transfer to a foundation management model. The insitiutions plan to hold lectures and workshops about university autonomy. Earlier this year, the government pushed through a change in...

Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger has joined the prime ministers of Czechia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Malta, Greece and Cyprus in calling on the European Commission to delay its green taxonomy proposal. The EU executive intends on 21 April to present the...

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has apologised for suggesting Russian involvement in an ammunition deposit blast in 2014 did not amount to state terrorism but an “attack on goods being purchased by a Bulgarian arms dealer.” Babiš apologised before the...