Euractiv.com

All opposition parties should show “unity” in a bid to help overcome the COVID-19 crisis, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. “It is time for agreements” and not to fight each other, the...

A coalition of states agreed to share data to register the impact of COVID-19 on children, their families and communities in order to develop future policies following a WHO video conference yesterday in which 53 countries were represented. Italian Prime...

Lithuania’s government is hoping to establish national and EU initiatives to help the victims of the Belarusian regime, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told Baltic News Service on Monday. Linkevičius said EU ministers had already approved his initiative to establish a...

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) launched on Monday a free coronavirus tracing app called Koronavilkku (corona flash in English). In the hope of breaking infection chains, the app finds out whether users may have been exposed to...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia that Hungary’s democracy is at the same level as the ones in Germany and Italy, noting, however, that it is based on a Christian model rather than a...

The Baltic states on Monday (31 August) banned embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as he cracked down further on the opposition movement following another huge rally at the weekend.

The European Commission said on Monday (31 August) that it would contribute to an initiative led by the World Health Organisation to buy COVID-19 vaccines, while the WHO said Germany had joined the pact and that the agency was still negotiating with the bloc.

New EU rules on monitoring the vehicles on Europe’s roads come into force on Tuesday (1 September), granting the European Commission added powers to police car emissions and take to task any manufacturers that breach the law.

A draft EU ban on microplastics would allow industry to use even smaller particles in cosmetics, detergents and paints, which could be more damaging than the tiny pieces of plastic already clogging up the natural world, campaigners and some EU advisers say.

'Stop funding our mafia', read banners of a protest in front of the European Commission representation in Sofia on Monday (31 August). It was the 54th day of street protests in which Bulgarians are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the country's chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev.

The only Belarusian opposition leader who has not gone into exile, Maria Kolesnikova, is positive about the future of the pro-democracy protests in the eastern European country. EURACTIV's media partner EFE reports.

Turkey said on Monday (31 August) that its Oruç Reis exploration vessel will now carry out seismic surveys in a disputed part of the eastern Mediterranean until 12 September, in a move likely to stoke tensions in the region.

The European Commission will announce the launch of a new industry alliance this week, with a view to building a complete EU supply chain for raw materials like lithium, which are seen as critical for the bloc’s digital and green transitions.

Dr Edward Best, Head of the Scientific and Editorial Committee of the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) introduces a new series of publications which address key issues for public management, EU governance and EU law.

It started five years ago with a music video uploaded by a teenage blogger on YouTube. Now, the Nexta Live channel, with more than 2 million subscribers on the messaging app Telegram, has become one of the main sources of...

Vodafone (VOD.L), Comcast unit SKY (CMCSA.O) and WindTre said on Friday (28 August) it was crucial that any single broadband network company in Italy be independent with the proper governance rules. The comments came in a joint statement following a...

Amazon.com said on Friday (28 August) it had ordered 1,800 electric vans from Mercedes-Benz for its European delivery fleet, as part of the online retailer’s plans to run a carbon neutral business by 2040. A majority of the electric vehicles from...

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France was not excluding any company including China’s Huawei from its next-generation 5G mobile market but that his strategy was one based on European sovereignty. Macron said Europe had two leading suppliers, Ericsson and...

Danish tax authorities have initiated a review of Google’s accounts in Denmark to determine whether the tech giant has any outstanding tax obligation, the company said on Monday (31 August).

A recent European Commission inception impact assessment on “ReFuelEU Aviation” presents ideas about a future EU law to promote renewable aviation fuels, labelled as “Sustainable” Aviation Fuels (SAF). These offer a legitimate way to reduce GHG emissions and deserve our...