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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Wednesday it will provide a loan of up to €85 million for the construction of a 39-km section of the “Peace Highway” between the cities Niš and Pločnik in the...

There will no longer be an annual quota for the employment of foreign nationals in Croatia, according to the new Foreign Nationals Act adopted by parliament, which will enter into force on 1 January 2021. Employers will be obliged to...

It is no secret that Romanian President Klaus Iohannis would like the National Liberal Party (PNL, part of EPP) to form the government following the elections set for 6 December. Although he is the biggest supporter of the current PNL...

Bulgaria will tighten its COVID-19 restrictions as of Friday at 11:30pm, the government announced after the country recorded the highest virus-related mortality rate in the EU and the second-highest in the world. Authorities will close universities, schools, kindergartens and all...

Another suspected pollutant has been found in the Czech Bečva River, after the river was first found to have been contaminated with cyanide in September, killing all living organisms along a 40-km stretch, including over 32,000 tonnes of fish. The...

The Polish Senate adopted a resolution prepared by the opposition Civic Coalition, calling on the government to adopt the negotiated draft EU budget which it vetoed, together with Hungary. Read also: Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to lift EU budget...

The conservative Greek government of New Democracy wants to have a cross-party agreement on a campaign to raise awareness over the need for people to be vaccinated against COVID-19. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked the ministry of health to contact all...

Two of the government coalition parties, 5-Star-Movement and Italy Alive, are asking for the return of in-person-schooling as of 9 December. Mayors “offered their full cooperation with the government to work to the common objective, which is the reopening of...

Although the 15% increase in hospital admissions in the city of Helsinki has prompted the closing of facilities, cancelling public events and applying distance learning, there appears to be a clear rift between key decision-makers in the city and government,...

The UK government’s decision to cut development aid prompted an immediate backlash on Wednesday as junior minister Liz Sugg resigned, describing the cuts as “fundamentally wrong”. Read also: UK set to slash development aid budget Sugg had been the parliamentary...

Austria’s Western states (Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg) will have their tests already on the first weekend of December to make logistics more manageable, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Wednesday. This comes after Austria initially stated that the whole population would...

Skiing will not be permitted during the Christmas period, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday night in a televised speech where he laid out the country’s new health measures. It was an icy shower for mountain hoteliers and ski...

Leaders of Spain, Italy, Greece and Malta called on Wednesday for greater European solidarity with member states most affected by illegal immigration flows. The joint declaration was signed during a Spanish-Italian summit held on Palma de Mallorca by Spanish Prime...

The European Parliament President David Sassoli expressed “astonishment and irritation” at France on Wednesday for publicly demanding that the EU’s legislature return to its official seat in Strasbourg. It is the latest stage in a standoff between Brussels and Paris...

The European Commission needs to bring in legally-binding energy efficiency targets to support building renovation and give member states the support they need to reach them, write Kamila Waciega and Ville Niinistö.

Cross-Channel high-speed rail operator Eurostar is “fighting for survival” and has urged the UK government to help it ride out a coronavirus-induced collapse in passenger numbers, as Westminster this week signed off on tax relief for major airports in England.

Europe’s restaurants, bars and cafés are incredibly resilient, but many are now teetering on the brink of collapse in the face of repeated shutdowns, writes Ulrich Adam.

The German Cabinet Committee on Combatting Right-Wing Extremism and Racism agreed to 89 measures on Wednesday (25 November). This package, worth more than €1 billion, includes more aid for victims, changes to criminal law, and the move to replace the word ‘Rasse’ (race) in the German Basic Law. EURACTIV Germany reports.

It would make sense to work hand in hand with the Biden Administration where strategic interests overlap, and on issues where President Biden can deliver. But the EU must also be able to act and lead on issues over which the US political class is divided or doesn’t care much about, writes Borut Grgic.

European Commission executive vice-president, Valdis Dombrovskis, believes that Joe Biden's victory will bring a fresh start to the EU-US relations. But there are limits, as he considers that it would not be feasible to try again to negotiate a deep and comprehensive trade deal like the TTIP, he told EURACTIV in an interview on Wednesday.