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The ongoing health crisis has reinforced those voices calling for a greater degree of self-sufficiency for the European Union, in anything from raw materials to medicines. When it comes to food production, the concept of a shorter supply chain had...

The European Commission has expressed concern that EU nations may fail to meet 'legally-binding' deadlines in the assignment of 5G frequency bands, further postponing the bloc's development of next-generation telecommunications networks.

EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell and Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen held a teleconference on Tuesday (17 November) with ministers from the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia, with which the EU is trying to forge closer relations.

Clean hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), zero-carbon transport and offshore wind are all key pillars of Boris Johnson's Ten Point Plan to push the UK towards net-zero emissions. EURACTIV's media partner, edie.net, reports.

EU nations are again at loggerheads over their seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery plan, as Hungary and Poland attempt to block provisions tying payouts to upholding the rule of law.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the majority of the Polish population backing the government's decision to veto the EU budget and recovery plan, Spain reducing the VAT on its facemasks, and so much more.

Bulgaria vetoed the decision to open EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia on Tuesday (17 November), a move which indirectly also affects Albania, another Western Balkans candidate which has advanced on its EU path in tandem with Skopje.

The manufacturing of plastics can be considered a "sustainable" economic activity in Europe provided that they are “fully manufactured by mechanical recycling of plastic waste” or by chemical recycling  processes if minimum emission standards are met, according to a leaked EU proposal seen by EURACTIV.

The Palestinian Authority of president Mahmud Abbas will restore coordination with Israel after severing it in May, a PA minister said Tuesday evening (17 November).

President Aleksandar Vučić has said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has always been fair to Serbia, although she does not support Belgrade with regard to the Kosovo issue as it is, according to the German leader, “a done deal, an...

Serbia has made no progress on reforms towards EU accession in the fields covered by chapters 23 and 24 from May until October this year, according to coalition prEUgovor, which presented its independent semi-annual report known as “The Alarm”. In...

Slovenian PM Janša told parliament during a budget debate on Tuesday that the media had falsely reported the news concerning Poland and Hungary vetoing the EU budget and recovery fund, sta.si reported. Poland and Hungary have only given their views,...

Political representatives of the Serb minority were present on Tuesday in Vukovar to remember the city’s fall and occupation following the aggression started by the former Yugoslav army in 1991. Paying respects to war victims and peace as a way...

The Bulgarian government has officially announced its veto on the start of EU membership talks with Northern Macedonia but has approved the start of the EU negotiation process with Albania. “We believe that Albania has fulfilled most of the conditions....

The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed its disappointment over the lack of communication between the Czech government and Czech media. IPI together with other free press organisations expressed their concerns in an open letter addressed to the government. In the...

Hungary blocked the EU’s seven-year budget and recovery package because the rule of law “conditionality [is] in contradiction with the July EU Council deal” of the bloc’s leaders, said Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga after the meeting of EU affairs...

Spain’s government approved a VAT reduction on facemasks from 21% to 4% during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which might cause a €1.5 million loss in VAT collection for the Spanish state, according to reports by Spanish media.  This VAT...

Doctors have reacted to a statement made by Italy’s COVID commissioner, Domenico Arcuri, that hospitals can still cope with the second wave of the pandemic. “It is claimed that the pressure on intensive care is sustainable but in reality in...

About nine million tons of lithium were found deep down in a bog that is the size of 300 hundred soccer fields near the town of Kokkola on the west coast of Finland. The drillings suggest there could be more...

The UK would see major disruption to cross-border criminal cases if Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails to agree a post-Brexit deal with the EU, law enforcement leaders have warned. In a letter to MPs published on Tuesday, National Crime Agency...