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In order to attract experts and highly skilled employees from abroad, the Confederation of Finnish Industries has proposed to revise the country’s residency procedures by having highly skilled foreign workers work immediately upon arrival while waiting for their residency permit...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on on Monday £23 million to help fishing businesses affected by Brexit delays after fishing firms brought their protests to central London. Around 20 lorries blocked access to government departments on Whitehall in a bid...

Monica Semedo (Renew Europe) has been suspended for a period of 15 days over allegations of “psychological harassment” by her assistants. European Parliament President David Sassoli pronounced the suspension at the start of a plenary session, saying that she had...

The French parliament’s debate on the draft bill “reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic” – which began on Monday – is already promising to be heated. Several amendments aimed at restricting the wearing of religious signs in public...

Belgium has not yet taken a decision on stricter travel rules, despite the appearance of the UK COVID-mutation in the country, as it is hoping for a joint European approach. Possible measures could be implemented through the next scheduled meeting...

Although the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) elected North Rhine-Westphalian premier Armin Laschet to be the party’s chair over the weekend, recent opinion polls show that he is not particularly popular, meaning he could face challengers in the chancellorship race. According...

European institutions must find a “rapid and pragmatic solution” to overcome the “deadlock” which is preventing the Conference on the Future of Europe from being held, Portuguese State Secretary for European Affairs, Ana Paula Zacarias, told a press conference on...

The owners of Bulgarian restaurants and nightclubs  – which were forced to close months ago because of the pandemic – have threatened with civil disobedience and unauthorised openings of their businesses after police and health inspectors surprised a series of...

More than 20 shellfish trucks parked on roads near the British parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence on Monday (18 January) to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has throttled exports to the European Union.

Belarus was on Monday (18 January) stripped of its role as co-host of the 2021 ice hockey world championship over "growing safety and security concerns related to both the rising political unrest and Covid-19".

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will on Tuesday (19 January) face a vote of confidence in parliament, seeking the Senate's support for his teetering government as it battles a deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament raised concerns about possible UK regression on pesticides and gene editing at a meeting on the new EU-UK trade agreement on Thursday (14 January).

Czech health minister Jan Blatný is aware of the negative impacts of coal mining on the environment and human health. “Personally, I am in favour of a coal mining phase-out as soon as possible,” he told EURACTIV.cz.

Young people will be the ones who will eventually transform aviation and make it 100% climate neutral. Axel Krein is the Executive Director of Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking. At Clean Sky, we are paving the way towards climate-neutral flight...

On the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration as US president, the European Commission will launch a new offensive to promote the use of the EU's single currency on a global level, aiming to address the vulnerabilities of financial markets, which are seen as “too reliant” on the US dollar.

The EU’s recently approved Magnitsky-style law to impose sanctions on human rights abusers could soon come to life as calls the new punitive measure on Russia over the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny grow. The 44-year-old critic of...

United Group, a leading multi-play telecoms and media provider in South-East Europe, has bought a large chunk of the Bulgarian media, as its latest acquisition was cleared by the country’s anti-cartel body on Monday (18 January). 

As soon as the EU has a new set of leaders, it stages its traditional extravaganza in the form of a big conference to discuss the ‘Future of Europe’. Every 10 years, there is a new one. Contrary to its...

Europe's shift from fossil fuel-based electricity to renewable sources has cut down on greenhouse gas emissions while tackling environmental problems, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Monday (18 January).

The Green Deal is a vital opportunity - the only route available - which should also be applied in the health and therapy sector. It is a vision that Aboca has been pursuing ever since it was founded.