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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...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after meeting a Conservative lawmaker who has since tested positive for COVID-19.  Read also: Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19 with ‘mild symptoms’ Johnson, who was hospitalised after becoming seriously ill with the...

Next week, people who have no symptoms of COVID-19 will again be able to get tested if they come into contact with a person that was positive. This has not been possible in recent weeks as there were too few...

The 300,000 homeless people recorded in France – a figure that has doubled since 2012 – should be regarded as an “electroshock”, the general delegate of the Abbé Pierre Foundation, Christophe Robert, told French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche.  Read...

As German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet with Germany’s state leaders on Monday to assess the lockdown measures, which have been in place for two weeks, Bavarian leader Markus Söder (CSU) and Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) have...

Large energy companies in the Czech Republic will receive financial aid from the new Just Transition Fund since “fundamental change in the region can only be achieved through a change of the main actors in the market,” the Czech regional...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to move the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars forward to 2030, as part of a raft of new policy announcements to drive the UK towards its net-zero target. EURACTIV's media partner edie.net reports.

Following a provisional agreement between the European Council and the European Parliament recently on the EU's next long-term budget, 20% of the outlay has been dedicated to 'digital.' Where the bloc's priorities lie in this broad field, however, is still up for debate.

Avoiding greenwashing and providing customers with more information about the sustainability of products is a key part of the Commission’s new consumer agenda, launched on Friday (13 November).

More and more journalists and civil society organisations are being sued by powerful businessmen and politicians. We call on the EU to ensure those with a watchdog role are protected from gag lawsuits. This scrutiny is the lifeblood of healthy democracies, writes a group of 87 organisations, including Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International.

Money talks, but it also needs to listen: listen to the demand for change for a financial system that takes account of non-financial issues, from climate change to social inclusion, writes Commissioner Mairead McGuinness.

In order for the goals in the EU's data strategy to be realised, connectivity is a necessary prerequisite, but the bloc should also be wary of implementing policies that move towards a culture of data localisation, says Finnish MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri.

Joe Biden's election as US President heralds a new beginning, or at least a return to normalcy.  His Presidency will be vital to the EU's role in the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, argues Bernard Nikaj & Labinot Hoxha

European countries should use their influence as shareholders to encourage green investments in countries across the world, said Climate Envoy for the Netherlands, Marcel Beukeboom, as the High Ambition Coalition launched its Statement on a Resilient Recovery.

Offshore wind capacity in the EU "should be multiplied by 25 times by 2050" as the European Commission looks for all possible ways of boosting the share of renewables in energy consumption, according to a draft policy document seen by EURACTIV.