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Emmanuel Macron was the first EU leader to pledge to offer surplus COVID vaccine supplies ahead of last week’s G7 summit and the French president got plenty of laudatory media coverage. However, neither Macron nor the UK’s Boris Johnson, who...

Millions of European citizens are victims of harassment and violence every year, according to a report published on 19 February by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), revealing that "acts of violence and harassment in Europe are far more frequent than official data indicate." EURACTIV France reports.

The international community should agree on the establishment of a global minimum corporate tax rate, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. The proposal is part of a package of reforms to combat tax evasion and money laundering and ensure that cash strapped governments can boost their public finances in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

European soft drink makers unveiled their new vision for 2030 on Monday (22 February), announcing plans to reach 100% recycled or renewable materials in plastic bottles by the end of the decade.

The unprecedented freeze in Texas that left over a million people without heating has been seized upon for political gain, but there are lessons that Europe can learn from this, writes Michael Hogan.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will convene an informal meeting in April involving Greece,Turkey and Britain to explore a possible end to deadlocked Cyprus peace talks, his spokesman said Wednesday (24 February).

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Croatia's HDZ saying it will pursue legal action against index.hr, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz proposing a 'green pass' for those who pose no COVID-threat, and so much more.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on EU leaders to introduce controversial "vaccine passports" to restart the ailing air travel sector, according to a leaked document seen by EURACTIV.

The European Union on Thursday (25 February) joined the United States in expressing concern over Malaysia's mass deportation this week of Myanmar nationals after a military coup in defiance of a court order halting the plan.

The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) has announced legal action against the Index.hr news website for creating a pop-up asking visitors whether they are human beings or members of HDZ before entering the website and a sign with words that...

US Ambassador in Sofia, Hero Mustafa expressed support for the Bulgarian freelance journalist Dimiter Kenarov, who was severely beaten by police officers while covering the anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital last September. “Ambassador Mustafa met with journalist Dimiter Kenarov to...

The Greek authorities are currently verifying a report stating that former 59-year-old lawmaker Christos Pappas, who has been on the run since he was sentenced for having a leading role in the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn organisation, has been hiding in...

Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulík has offered to take over the health ministry from current minister Marek Krajčí as Slovakia currently ranks worst in terms of deaths per 100,000 people. Sulík and his Freedom and Solidarity party, despite being part...

No relaxation of measures is expected yet, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his video posted on Facebook on Wednesday (25 February) following consultations with experts, adding the day was an important one because vaccinations with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine...

Poland has banned covering the mouth and nose with scarves, neckerchiefs, bandanas, or plastic visors, and allowed the use of tight-fitting masks, announced Poland’s health ministry as the country will soon enter the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Under...

National flag carrier Czech Airlines – which has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus crisis and was denied a €42 million state rescue package requested by the company’s owner, Smartwings, earlier this month – is planning to fire all of...

The Greek cabinet discussed on Wednesday a pet ownership bill proposing a new national pet registry and a digital health book for all pets. The new bill introduces a new digital health book for pets, which will include a full medical...

On the day the European Commission launched a consultation to understand how to improve the “protection of platform workers”, the Milan prosecutor’s office announced in a press conference on Wednesday – where the Ken Loach movie Sorry We Missed You...

A startup called H2 Green Steel, is on its way to launching the world’s first large steel production plant powered by green hydrogen in northern Sweden as it aims to begin production in 2024 and reach its full production potential...

Finns have lost €1 million to online fraudsters and 200 complaints about scammers posing as employees from the Microsoft technical support team were received from authorities in 2021 compared to 1,000 such complaints made last year, Finland’s Cyber Security Centre...