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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed the claim of a Cypriot producers' organisation who challenged the trademark validation of Bulgarian halloumi-sounding products arguing that they could deceive consumers.

The French government will unveil a draft revision of the Constitution on Wednesday (20 January) to include the notion of environmental preservation. While the ultimate aim is to submit this proposal to the French public, holding a referendum seems a distant prospect. EURACTIV France reports.

President Donald Trump leaves the presidency under a dark cloud of his own making, ending his single four-year term stained by two impeachments, deep political divisions and his handling of a pandemic that has caused 400,000 U.S. deaths.

Russian authorities have applied for registration of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the European Union, the country's sovereign wealth fund financing the jab said Wednesday (20 January) .

The siege of the Capitol was one of the darkest moments, but not the last hour of modern democracy, writes Anna Donáth.

The head of the EU border agency will not step down, a Frontex spokesman said, as the force's board met Wednesday (20 January) to air claims guards were involved in illegal migrant pushbacks.

MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou (EPP) explains why the draft delegated acts on EU taxonomy in their current shape are inadequate for European industries and stresses the European Parliament must be involved in designing the details of such a policy.

Hours before Joe Biden was to be sworn in as the next US president on Wednesday (20 January), EU leaders extended the invitation to cooperate more closely but also warned that four years of the Trump administration had changed the nature of transatlantic ties.

The COVID-19 pandemic could be the catalyst for much-needed reform of the World Health Organization just as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 forced urgent changes at the UN nuclear agency, an independent review panel said on Tuesday (19 January).

Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic who was jailed at the weekend, released a video in which he and his allies alleged that an opulent palace belonged to the Russian leader, a claim the Kremlin denied.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Polish prosecutors getting priority access to vaccines, Conte winning his second confidence vote in parliament, and so much more.

Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas needs to explain why he remained silent after his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatened Greece at a joint press conference earlier this week, former FM Dora Bakoyanni has said.

The European Commission is inviting “creative minds” across Europe to contribute ideas to the "New European Bauhaus", an initiative aimed at designing new ways of living to meet the objectives of the European Green Deal.

NATO and Serbia are “close friends,” said the commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, US Admiral Robert Burk ahead of his first visit to Belgrade, adding that a stable Kosovo is crucial for regional stability and security. “We...

Pensioners’ Party (DeSUS) leader Karl Erjavec has withdrawn his bid to become PM-designate until all MPs can vote in person, after an opposition MP tested positive for the virus and several others continue to wait for their test results, sta...

I hope Joe Biden’s new administration “will enable stable and predictable EU-US relations and trade. That would certainly benefit Croatia and our companies operating internationally,” said the vice president for international affairs in Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK), Ivan Barbarić,...

US President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office, but did not pardon himself.

The vaccine against COVID-19 was supposed to make travel easier, but for families with children, problems will persist. Since the vaccines are currently available only for adults, kids still pose the risk of transmitting the disease, even if their parents...

Unemployment in Bulgaria maintained its level in December despite restrictions imposed by the government to contain the pandemic, as the country recorded a meagre 0.8% rise in unemployment compared to  December 2019. Bulgaria had an unemployment rate of 6.7% in...

The Labrisz Lesbian Association, publisher of an inclusive fairytale book featuring LGBTQ and ethnically diverse characters, have engaged in unfair business practice, the government authorities of Budapest said, according to state news agency MTI on Tuesday. The government office found...