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With evolving technology and changing military doctrines, arms control and nuclear weapons control should be brought back to top attention, but it is “increasingly difficult to come to any agreement among the critical players” in the world, MEP Sven Mikser...

There is currently “no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission” of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has concluded.

Europe’s privacy rulebook does not create obstacles to taking action to curb the coronavirus epidemic but mass tracking of people’s movements and contacts using smartphone location data would represent a clear violation.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday (11 March) he would keep Turkey's border open for refugees until the EU had met all his demands, while comparing Greece's response to the crisis to the Nazis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (10 March) opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, but said he favored term limits once the country became politically “mature”.

Russia’s Energy Ministry will meet with the country’s oil companies on Wednesday (11 March) to discuss future cooperation with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, among other issues, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.

With its new industrial strategy, the European Commission wants to promote climate-friendly innovations, unlocking billions in investment into clean technologies. However, it remains unclear how companies will be supported in the transition. EURACTIV Germany reports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the latest updates regarding the coronavirus in the different European capitals, Merkel and Macron visiting Turkey next week, and so much more.

“I just hosted a meeting with the envoys of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron and told them that there will be no dialogue with Belgrade until the EU waives visas for our citizens”, Kosovo president Hashim...

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic thanked US President Donald Trump and his administration on Tuesday for consistently abiding by what they say on the necessity of Kosovo lifting the tariffs on goods coming from Serbia, and called on the EU to...

Almost like in London’s “Ripley’s Believe It or Not”, President Zoran Milanović’s decision to remove all busts from the vestibule of his office has become a contentious political issue. The vestibule was until recently decorated by the busts of prominent...

The likely candidate for new Slovenian foreign minister, Anže Logar (SDS-EPP), spoke on Tuesday in favour of strengthening relations with Croatia while protecting Slovenian national interests on Tuesday (10 March), adding that Slovenia would have a better insight into their...

Boris Johnson’s government will end ten years of Conservative austerity on Wednesday (10 March) when it is expected to lay out plans to increase infrastructure spending to its highest level in decades. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first post-Brexit budget is set...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul on Tuesday (17 March) to reach an agreement on the on-going refugee dispute, which began when the Turkish president...

In Spain, the government will launch extra stimuli to boost the country’s economy and contribute to mitigating the negative impact of the coronavirus crisis in the most sensitive economic sectors, like tourism, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. On Tuesday (10 March),...

Following EU leaders’ emergency teleconference over the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday (10 March), Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov twice said that one of the issues that came up was that 70% of Europe’s population could be infected by the virus....

Joe Biden rolled to commanding victories in pivotal Michigan and two other states on Tuesday (10 March), taking a big step toward the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders’ fading White House bid.

EU institutions and member states agreed on Tuesday (10 March) to ease EU spending rules and mobilise at least €25 billion of EU funds to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus.

The European Commission will not look into the possibility of revising the bloc's competition rules until at least 2021, despite recent pressure from a group of EU member states.

The Russians have sent their only pipe-laying vessel equipped with dynamic positioning system – Akademik Cherskiy – to Europe. But can the tiny ship without previous experience in pipe-laying do the job, Mateusz Kubiak ponders.