Euractiv.com

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a Brussels-crafted political format covering six former Soviet republics in the EU’s neighbourhood: Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Created in 2009 under the Czech Presidency as a response to the Union of the...

Existing guidelines are adequate for evaluating risks associated with gene-drive modified insects, but further guidance is needed for some areas, most notably for environmental risk assessments, according to an opinion of the EU's food safety agency (EFSA).

Good news is in short supply these days as Europe battles Covid-19, but there is something to celebrate: breeding millions of egg-laying hens in cages will be banned in the Czech Republic, from 2027, writes Michaela Šojdrová.

As app makers, we may not immediately come to mind when discussing the perils of platform regulation. After all, the new competition rules will only directly apply to large companies acting as ‘gatekeepers’. This opinion is the result of a...

The most likely scenario for COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the EU is a one-year conditional marketing authorisation (CMA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) sources have told EURACTIV.

British politicians often speak of Brexit as an opportunity to escape Brussels' shackles but does the divorce also free Europe to go its own way?

Bulgaria plans to voice its opposition on Tuesday (17 November) to starting European Union accession talks with neighbouring Republic of North Macedonia as the two countries have yet to settle disputes over history and language, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said.

In today's news of the Capitals, find out more about France's homelessness problem, large energy companies - including one owned by the Czech prime minister's former agrochemical holding Agrofert - receiving financial support from the Just Transition Fund, and so much more.

Albania saw its good governance indicators deteriorate during the pandemic, according to the EBRD’s transition report for 2020-2021 entitled “The state strikes back”. For Albania, the report indicates a decrease in efficiency by the courts, as well as the persisting...

Shops, restaurants, night clubs and cafes in Serbia will have to close at 9pm as of Tuesday, while only pharmacies, gas stations, food delivery services and night shift employees will be allowed to work between 9pm and 5am, the government...

Moody’s credit agency – which upgraded Croatia’s credit rating from Ba2 to Ba1, just a notch below full credit rating, and changed its outlook to stable from positive – has clearly recognised the good policy being pursued by the Croatian...

A fire killed 10 people on Saturday evening at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Piatra Neamt, northeastern Romania.  Read more: Romania calls for mutual recognition of COVID-19 tests. News about the hospital hiring eight government-appointed managers only this year...

If we continue to close our eyes to the fact that the ideology of Skopje continues to be founded and developed in the way it was conceived by Tito and Stalin, we are doing the work of Moscow, said Foreign...

The Polish government has “prepared a huge support package, foreseeing multi-billion public aid” for Poland’s national air carrier PLL LOT, announced Deputy Prime Minister and Assets Minister Jacek Sasin.  Read also: Lufthansa board baulkts at EU bailout terms “LOT has...

A four-day ban on all outdoor gatherings of more than four persons, imposed throughout Greece by an executive decree of the Greek police chief, has created political turmoil. The measure was imposed to avoid public demonstrations in memoriam of the fight...

More than 50% of Spanish citizens claim to have lost their income and purchasing power since the start of the first COVID-19 outbreak in March, according to a survey published on Sunday.  Read also: Spain reports massive losses in tourism...

COVID-19 was in Italy before the pandemic started to spread across the country in February, according to a study conducted by the National Cancer Institute of Milan.  Read also: COVID-19 was in Spain a year before breakout Among those who...

British and EU negotiators launched a desperate final stretch of trade talks Sunday (15 November), with both sides determined not to give ground, despite the looming threat of failure.

The Greens are not categorically against building small nuclear reactors as a means of combatting climate change, Green Party Chair and Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo said on Saturday’s morning show broadcast by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Read also: Brussels ‘won’t...

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has suggested that the EU may not ratify any potential UK-EU trade deal, should the UK adopt its Internal Market Bill without the revisions called for by the House of Lords.  Read also: UK Lords...