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The eyes of future generations are on you, Greta Thunberg told MEPs, as pressure mounts on the European Parliament to vote down the EU's massive farm subsidy bill.

Civil society groups in Africa and Europe say that they have been repeatedly shut out of the process of influencing and shaping the agenda for EU-African relations. The result, they argue, is a top-down process between political leaders that is...

The EU-African Union summit aimed at finalising a new ‘strategic partnership’ between the two continents may have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Socialist and Democrat group in the European Parliament hosted its own three day Africa Week...

Europe needs a “systematic approach” to meet the climate targets in the Green Deal and create a “fair and prosperous society”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in the foreword of a new report on how to achieve the new goals.

The European Parliament has rejected all the amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that would have proposed to ban the use of meat denominations for plant-based foodstuffs, putting the raging battle amongst stakeholders over the past few weeks to...

Welcome to EURACTIV’s AgriFood Brief, your weekly update on all things Agriculture & Food in the EU. You can subscribe here if you haven’t done so yet.   It’s the issue that has captured hearts and minds, and set social...

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.

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. /// STRATEGY HOLES The European Commission published its 2021 work programme this week,...

Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat contender Joe Biden faced-off in their final debate on Thursday (22 October), with less than two weeks to go before the US presidential election on 3 November.

US President Donald Trump and his intelligence chief have pushed for quick declassification of a document disputing the 2017 intelligence community finding that Russia acted to help Trump get elected in 2016.

The European Parliament on Thursday (22 October) called for the European Union to introduce laws to prevent the import of commodities and products linked to deforestation and human rights abuses.

Nigeria's president has urged an end to unrest sweeping the country but avoided mentioning the police shooting of unarmed demonstrators that sparked international condemnation and unleashed chaos in Africa's biggest city.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the failed attempt of Spanish far-right party Vox to oust Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government, 'Poland's highest court making it even harder to get an abortion in the country legally, and so much more.

With rising infections rates, health experts and politicians are torn whether to return the country into a full lockdown as in spring or continue targeted partial measures. The confusion comes as more and more health experts have spoken out in...

Planning for large scale, high volume solar PV manufacturing here in Europe may seem like a tall task, but it is becoming more and more apparent that the scale of the climate crisis dwarfs even the most ambitious of plans, writes Stefan Degner.

The coronavirus pandemic must not slow down the reforms and the European integration of the Western Balkans, participants of a panel discussion at the Belgrade Security Forum said on Thursday, attended by EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi. At the event,...

Croatia’s government has tasked the Coordinating Committee for Homeland Security to analyse the emergence of radicalisation in Croatian society and make recommendations to prevent it to relevant bodies. According to Veterans’ Affairs Minister Tomor Medved, who is also leading the...

As Bulgaria reported a record number of 1,472 new daily COVID-19 infections and 29 related deaths on Thursday, the biggest concern for the Bulgarian authorities is the lack of doctors in hospitals. Hospitals in the capital, Sofia, and a number...

The Czech government approved on Thursday the 90-day stay of 300 military medical staff from EU and NATO members who would help the Czech Republic curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision must yet be passed by both houses of parliament....

Greece has imposed stricter measures to fight the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks are mandatory everywhere, not only indoors but also outdoors. In areas with a dangerous increase in cases, traffic will be prohibited from 12.30 after midnight...