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A bilateral agreement aimed at increasing German imports of hydrogen produced from solar power plants in Australia could set a milestone in efforts to establish a global hydrogen market.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU in the global perspective from our foreign affairs news team: Georgi Gotev and Alexandra Brzozowski. You can subscribe here. /// EDITOR’S TAKE Next Wednesday, Europe will be able to mind its own...

Bulgarian citizenship has been available for sale for eight years now, but the scheme hasn’t brought any significant foreign investment in the country, a journalistic investigation by EURACTIV Bulgaria has found.

Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakušić has sent a letter to his colleagues in the European Parliament complaining about the closure of the EU House due to the new COVID-19 outbreak. For him, COVID-19 is just a cold while personally, he has...

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Romanian President Klaus Iohannis caling for a unified EU approach on the mutual recognition of COVID-19 tests, the French army reinforcing the number of soldeiers to protect places of worship and schools, and so much more.

Serbian authorities should not introduce a state of emergency due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, said epidemiologist Predrag Kon on Thursday. “The first and basic thing” was for people to respect existing measures, he added. Kon, who is...

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has called for a unified EU approach on the mutual recognition of COVID-19 tests, but also for isolation and quarantine procedures. The president also emphasised the need to raise funding available under the Emergency Support Instrument...

The Grand Mufti’s Office in Bulgaria accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “following in the footsteps of the neo-fascist way of conducting politics and rhetoric.” According to the Grand Mufti’s statement, the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, which was described as...

Berlin Brandenburg airport will open its doors for the first time on Saturday (31 October), a decade late and billions of euros over budget. The ill-fated hub is opening for business at an inauspicious time for aviation.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovič said he has no desire to run the for the office he finds himself currently in. “I did not want to win the elections. I only wanted it to...

Hungary reacts to terrorist attacks in France. Western European politicians should stop spending their time debating the rule of law in Hungary and Poland and instead defend their own citizens from terrorist attacks, said Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga. “Enough...

Some Polish universities could lose government funds after they cancelled compulsory classes currently held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday and allowed students to participate in protests against the Constitutional Tribunal’s abortion ruling, Education and Science Minister Przemysław...

A range of Spanish regions has started sealing their borders ahead of the All Saints Day holiday, a time of year Spaniards would normally make trips around the country, as health authorities recorded an additional 19,000 coronavirus infections on Wednesday....

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte should “evaluate each minister and verify if they are able to deal with the emergency,” argued the leader of coalition partner Democratic Party (PD) in the Senate, Andrea Marcucci. “We need a coherent majority,” he added....

EU jobless figure could double to reach 30 million people unless governments prolong their support measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, unions warned EU governments in a letter seen by EURACTIV.

Finland says it will stick to its traditional wage bargaining system as opposed to being subjected to an EU-wide minimum after the European Commission presented on Wednesday a proposal for a Directive aimed at ensuring that employees in the Union...

Martin welcomes further EU coordination. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has supported plans to better coordinate Europe’s management of the coronavirus from the EU level, following a meeting with EU leaders on Thursday evening. EU Council President Charles Michel had summoned leaders...

In recent days, virologists, hospitals and medical personnel have univocally argued that there is no other option but to re-lock down the country, raising the pressure to decide over the next step for the country’s Consultation Committee. Belgium recorded an...

The French army’s “sentinel” operation will be reinforced from 3,000 to 7,000 soldiers to protect places of worship and schools, President Emmanuel Macron announced following a knife attack that killed two women and a man on Thursday in Nice. Read...

The announcements of Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday for strengthening the restrictions will be the last as “the next time will be for a new total lockdown”, government sources have said. Greek media report that the PM will announce...