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Slovakia irretrievably lost €1 billion from the European Regional Development Fund as it did not reallocate the funds by the end of 2020, MEP Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová (ECR) has said. While coalition partner and Vice-Prime Minister Veronika Remišová – who...

Hungary’s chief medical officer appeared to be disingenuously citing the public health situation in order to prolong replying to a freedom of information request regarding an EU funded project on Monday.  Relying on the pandemic-induced special legal order, Hungary’s chief...

“It is time to back off. The government ignores us so there is no point in continuing,” František Vrabel, the head of the leading analyst company focusing on the fight against disinformation known as Semantic Visions, told EURACTIV.cz’s media partner...

A five-year collaboration agreement, which will be automatically renewed, was signed Monday between Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis and Israeli Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen. The agreement focuses on tourism investments, promotion, innovation, education, training, and coordinated actions and decisions in...

While two of three companies in Portugal’s catering sector have said they were not able to pay wages, almost 60% have said they were insolvent, according to a survey carried out by Restaurant Association PRO.VAR, which is calling for the...

While Sweden and Norway’s economies are expected to respectively grow by 20% in the next 10 years, growth in Finland over the same period is only expected to see a 10% increase, according to a report issued by the Finnish...

Irish representatives will touch base with Commission officials on Tuesday to probe the ins and outs of the EU executive’s shortlived decision to invoke Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Irish government is ‘anxious’ to avoid a repeat...

College Jules Ferry in Eaubonne, north of Paris, had to shut down after two positive cases of the South African variant were detected on Monday. A free and massive three-day screening campaign will start Tuesday for the town of 25,000...

Germany expelled and classified a Russian diplomat as “persona non grata” on Monday in response to Moscow’s expulsion of EU diplomats on Friday, which the German foreign office said was “in no way justified”. Poland, and Sweden also expelled Russian...

The British and EU ambassadors to Washington said they were encouraged by signs the Biden administration will re-engage in talks on reforming global tax rules for digital companies after discussions stalled under former President Donald Trump.

The European Commission chief said on Monday (8 February) she had called on EU member states to donate some of their coronavirus jabs to Ukraine, as it prepares to launch its vaccination campaign.

The Fair Play for Planet label, which was recently created by former French rugby player Julien Pierre, aims to support and recognise environmental commitment in sports. EURACTIV France reports.

The arguments Poland raised prior to High Representative Josep Borrell’s visit to Moscow were disregarded, and now conclusions should be drawn from this. First of all, it is necessary to strengthen the best practice of consulting and formulating our Eastern...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a video call Monday (8 February) he hopes for a summit with European Union leaders in the first half of 2021 to ease tensions.

As the EU works on its Arctic policy update, to be published by the end of this year, youth representatives from the European Arctic have called on policymakers to ensure that Arctic youth and Indigenous peoples are included in the actions that will directly affect their futures.

The grants and loans provided to EU countries under the bloc’s €750 billion recovery plan will not automatically exclude funding for gas infrastructure or highways, as long as these are part of a coherent national decarbonisation strategy with clear milestones, EU officials have said.

To safeguard climate targets’ integrity against greenwashing measures, transparent rules should be in place, write Vlasios Oikonomou and Haris Doukas.

Ministers from eight European countries have called on the European Commission to boost the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) by requiring them to be blended into kerosene, a move they say will drive down emissions in the sector.

Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement said on Monday (8 February)  it would consult members on whether it should back a government led by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, increasing the uncertainty over the make-up of his coalition.

The UK will demand that the EU agree to changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol in talks in the coming days, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Monday (8 February).