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Increasing the EU’s domestic supply of critical raw materials and cutting external dependencies got top billing in a new European Commission strategy on Thursday (3 September), as the bloc started to get serious about its Green Deal and digital agenda.

We all know about the huge expansion of offshore wind envisaged in Europe. But the EU wants onshore wind to grow even more: from 174 GW today to up to 750 GW in 2050. This is doable and will bring lots of benefits to the European economy and citizens. Find out about onshore wind’s benefits in this infographic.

The European Commission has not ruled out a future ban on the use of facial recognition technology in Europe, as the EU executive mulls the findings of a recent public consultation on Artificial Intelligence.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier saying he would miss the former Irish Commissioner Phil Hogan, a group of neo-fascist Slovak MPs being kicked out of parliament for failing to wear face masks, and so much more.

EU high representative Josep Borrell, and the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajčak will host the next high-level meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti in Brussels on 7 September, the European...

Defence Minister Mario Banožić said he would push for keeping his ministry’s budget for 2021 the same as this year “so that we can retain the current material rights and make additional steps forward in projects for the modernisation and...

Attempts by former White House adviser Steve Bannon to export President Donald Trump's brand of populism to Europe are on the rocks, according to several of his current and former political partners in Italy and Belgium.

A plan to test thousands of teachers for coronavirus before in-person schooling resumes in Spain this week had to be abandoned halfway through the day in the capital Madrid as lines reportedly more than a kilometre long formed outside the...

Italy will be “the only country in the world to provide 11 million face masks to students and school personnel”, said Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza. The minister underlined that surgical masks will be provided,and that their use will be...

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said that he will ‘miss’ former Irish Commissioner Phil Hogan, who resigned from his Trade Commissioner post following a recent scandal over Hogan attending a recent social event that broke coronavirus rules....

The Bank of England has cast doubt on the government drive led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to get workers back to offices, warning that normal office life in central London and other big cities cannot resume while risks from...

By spring, Belgium could expect the first batch of vaccines against COVID-19, but will then face the difficult choice about the first people to be vaccinated, Xavier De Cuyper, director general of Belgium’s Medicines Agency (FAMHP), said on Wednesday (2...

The funding for 1,000 additional accommodation spaces for victims of domestic violence has been unlocked, announced Prime Minister Jean Castex on a visit to the Maison des femmes de Saint-Denis in the Greater Paris area. This brings the overall number...

Austria’s government presented on Wednesday (2 September) a new set of coronavirus recommendations as an alternative to implementing new restrictions. While most of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober’s (Green) advice was largely consistent with previous announcements...

Anti-riot police guarding the Bulgarian parliament weathered smoke bombs, firecrackers and stones on Wednesday (2 September), as anti-government protests turned violent on their 56th day, with over 50 people hurt and nearly 100 arrested. Protesters said they had no choice...

France is due to present a mammoth spending plan for its virus-hit economy Thursday (3 September), hoping to reverse a dramatic downturn in growth and ward off the threat of mass layoffs at struggling companies.

The European Union's efforts are focused on de-escalation and dialogue because it is in no one's interest to have an accident in the Eastern Mediterranean amid the escalating crisis between Greece and Turkey, an EU official said on Wednesday (2 September).

Business consultancy EY has identified 1,000 green projects it says will help Europe recover stronger and more resilient from the economic slump caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The EU is preparing its ‘Action Plan’ to address structural racism in Europe. With digital high on the EU’s legislative agenda, it’s time we tackle racism perpetuated by technology, writes Sarah Chander.

Canada, the United States, the European Union and Britain are discussing possible sanctions against Belarus over its crackdown against protests following a disputed election, a Canadian source directly familiar with the matter said on Wednesday (2 September). If sanctions were...