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Following concerns regarding a shortage of labour in the agri-food sector, the Commission has issued new practical advice to ensure that seasonal workers can travel to work in critical occupations.

The German government has rejected parliament proposals to ease restrictions on the construction of new wind turbines, exposing deep divisions in one of Europe's pioneering nations for renewable energies. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Reducing methane emissions is a top priority for companies operating along the entire gas value chain. The EU Methane Strategy can further assist the gas industry in this mission.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told Italy on Thursday (2 April) that European nations were ready to help it deal with the coronavirus after initially focusing on "their own home problems".

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a flood of disinformation: Fictitious numbers of infection, ineffective treatments or false insider information. The Austrian author and digital expert Ingrid Brodnig, who monitors such cases, explains to EURACTIV Germany how and why coronavirus created a breeding ground for disinformation.

The European Commission “took note” of the UK’s announcement to postpone this year’s UN climate summit, stressing however its “strong commitment” to the global climate agenda as world nations grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Belgian flag-carrier Brussels Airlines could be brought into state-ownership in order to save it from bankruptcy, according to TV channel LN24.

British American Tobacco, the maker of Dunhill and Lucky Strike cigarettes, said on Wednesday its U.S. biotech unit was working on a potential vaccine for COVID-19 using proteins extracted from tobacco leaves. Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), the unit developing the vaccine,...

Greenhouse gas emissions regulated under Europe's carbon market fell by 8.7% last year,  according to preliminary like-for-like European Commission data examined by carbon analysts at Refinitiv.

"We don't have gloves, masks, anything," says one of the medical team at southeastern Romania's Râmnicu Sărat hospital, one of those designated to treat COVID-19 patients.

Serbia’s foreign minister, Ivica Dacic, has received a letter from the ambassadors of Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway thanking him for offering to transfer their citizens stranded in Serbia, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday (1 Apri).  The letter, posted...

Environmental NGOs have accused the European Commission of "greenwashing" and cherry-picking positive messages from an EU-funded independent evaluation study about the impact of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on habitats, landscapes and biodiversity.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Portugal's extended lockdown and Austria's criticism of Hungary's emergency law and so much more.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, hailed on Wednesday (1 April) a decision of the Kosovo government to fully lift the tariffs on goods coming from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Happy to see the...

Croatian PM Andrej Plenković has presented the second economic relief package tailored for entrepreneurs who are struggling amid the coronavirus crisis and taking account of the criticisms from the private sector. The state will cover the minimum wage which has...

Bulgaria and seven other countries have asked the EU institutions to shelve draft legislation on the Mobility Package which would put additional burden on road transport firms hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Transport ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Cyprus,...

Prime Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) is still entertaining the notion of a “blackout” that would last between and two and three weeks, as well as the idea of “turning down the country” as one of the possible scenarios on which...

In a host of new proposals submitted by the Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén late Tuesday night (31 March), the government proposes to legislate on gender, the Budapest-Belgrade railway, the capital’s development project, theatres and more. In the wake of...

On Wednesday (1 April), the ruling conservative PiS party introduced new electoral rules ahead of the presidential elections in May. If approved, they will enter into force next week and ensure every citizen is able to vote by mail. This,...

The majority of the Irish population are willing to share their personal data for the cause of stemming the spread of the coronavirus, new research has found. 87% of the Irish public would be happy for their personal data and medical...