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Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland agreed to boost night-train services on their rail networks on Tuesday (8 December), with a host of new services connecting cities across Europe due to launch at the end of 2021.

Romani people, Europe's largest ethnic minority, have been less stigmatised during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic but their social problems have seen little improvement. The EURACTIV Network reports.

The European Commission’s new chemicals strategy aims to ditch hazardous and toxic substances in order to protect human health and the environment. But there will be exceptions for applications that are deemed essential. The debate over what that means is still ongoing.

The European Green Deal has set the EU on a course to become the first climate-neutral region on the planet which will position it as a global leader in sustainability and the green economy. The EU’s quest to become climate-neutral will require innovative new technologies, and sustainable manufacturing processes that support them. Investment in environmentally friendly technologies will be critical as today’s technology companies search for solutions to our society’s problems. A focus on smart mobility, technology, big data and big society will lay the foundations for a climate-neutral future.

The volatile situation around Erdoğan’s Turkey poses a dilemma for EU decision makers. Three scenarios can be envisaged for how the EU handles tensions with Ankara, writes Sir Michael Leigh.

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The economic cost of making sure 5G poses no health and environmental risks shouldn’t provide an excuse for any shortcuts in introducing the new technology, various scientist warned during an online event co-hosted by MEPs on Monday (7 December).

The European Parliament will put pressure on the Commission and the member states to provide the necessary regulatory framework for nanomedicines in order to better make use of their potential for patients, EU lawmaker Pietro Fiocchi told EURACTIV in an interview.

Experts disagree about which technologies should be used to meet the EU’s climate change targets.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt on human rights because he did not want to weaken Cairo’s ability to counter terrorism in the region.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about three of Poland's former presidents calling on the government to stop 'blackmailing the EU', Romania's now-former Prime Minister Ludovic Orban resigning, and so much more.

Kosovo’s football team will play in the qualifying group for the 2022 World Cup against three countries that do not recognise it: Spain, Georgia and Greece. In its group, the only country to recognise Kosovo is Sweden. FIFA already moved...

Montenegro is firmly committed to a successful continuation of European integration, new Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić told the head of the EU Delegation in Montenegro, Oana Cristina Popa, on Monday – the day Krivokapić entered his office for the formal...

Serbia “reacted strongly” this year and saved the national economy during the pandemic by providing over €6 billion – about 12.7% of the country’s GDP – in government aid for businesses, Serbia’s Finance Minister Siniša Mali told the Serbian Broadcasting...

There will be zero tolerance for domestic violence, said Justice and Public Administration Minister Ivan Malenica in reference to the possibility Požega-Slavonia County Prefect Alojz Tomašević running again for office after he was given a 10-month prison sentence and two...

The now former Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban resigned Monday from his position, after the results of general elections showed his party, the centre-right PNL, coming second to the social-democrats. However, Orban is still PNL president (a member of PPE),...

Bulgarian MEP Alexander Yordanov (EPP) insulted well-known radio journalist Silvia Velikova, calling her a “neighbourhood gossip girl” for having asked “dumb questions” during Sunday’s interview on the programme “Politically Incorrect”. Following the interview, Yordanov posted on Facebook that Velikova was...

The Polish government should “stop blackmailing” EU countries, said three of Poland’s former presidents – Lech Wałęsa, Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Bronisław Komorowski – on Monday, urging the government to reconsider its veto on the EU budget. “We, the former presidents...

The Italian draft Recovery Plan, which is still to be approved by the Council of Ministers, will allocate €196 billion to six areas, including €74.3 billion to green initiatives. Of these funds, €48.7 billion will go towards digitalisation and innovation,...

A new survey reveals that a growing number of Finns would like to see wages and working conditions negotiated without trade unions but instead directly between employees and employers, according to a new survey published on Monday by the Finnish...