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Mauritania is backsliding in efforts to eliminate descent-based slavery, an activist and opposition member has warned, as the West African country joined the UN Human Rights Council for the first time this week.

Slovaks vote on Saturday (29 February) in a pivotal general election which sees the populist-left coalition trying to cling on to power ahead of centre-right party OLaNO.

Eurostat and the European Commission have been informed of a serious problem with the reporting of the balance of payments of the Bulgarian economy to the EU institutions, which may have presented the country's GDP growth as much higher than it is. EURACTIV Bulgaria reports.

In today's edition of the Capitals find out more about the most recent coronavirus updates, the German Constitutional Court overturning the ban on assisted suicide, Czech PM Babis not meeting with EP Budget Control Committee MEPs despite still being prosecuted for EU subsidy fraud, and so much more.

Croatia confirmed its second coronavirus case yesterday, as the twin brother of the country’s first patient also tested positive for COV-19. Although he has only been experiencing mild symptoms that do not require medical attention so far, he and his...

The European Commission acknowledged Hungary’s “robust economic growth” in its country report published on Wednesday (26 February) but pointed out that obstacles to long-term sustainable growth remain.  The EU executive found that the country’s growth is mainly driven by supportive...

Keir Starmer remains on pole position to win the Labour leadership contest, according to a new poll by YouGov and Sky News. Starmer would take 53% of members’ votes, enough to win on the first ballot, according to the poll,...

The diplomatic and political relations between Sweden and China have hit rock bottom after China sentenced bookseller Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen since the 1990s, to ten years in prison. Gui Minhai, a 55-year-old bookstore owner in Hong Kong, has...

Does far-right leader Marine Le Pen read the news? Apparently not. Or she does, but distorts the truth. Asked about the coronavirus, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right Rassemblement National party, told France Inter on Wednesday that “the EU...

While the European Commission presented its digital strategy last week, France's economy and finance ministry brought together around a hundred experts on Monday (24 February) in an attempt to sketch out ways of regulating online platforms. EURACTIV's partner La Tribune reports.

If we want Europe to go carbon neutral, we must stop manufacturing and selling technologies based on oil and gas – starting with heating systems, write Davide Sabbadin and Melissa Zill.

The post-Brexit negotiations with the UK are particularly vital for Ireland and dealing with them requires a stable government in office, writes Dick Roche.

The announced EU food policy should also strive to create future prosperity for businesses in good harmony with the environment, not only to take policies against some parts of the food value chain, Nestlé Europe chief Marco Settembri told EURACTIV.com in an interview.

Spain's socialist Agriculture Minister Luis Planas has revived the debate on CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) subsidies, as he intends to set a cap on aid, which will range between €60,000 and €100,00 per farm. EURACTIV's partner EFE Agro reports.

Bars and clubs in Milan can re-open in the evenings, local authorities announced on Wednesday (26 February), in the first rollback of tough restrictions imposed at the weekend to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak in Italy.

Twenty-three European countries signed a letter of intent for the Intelligence College in Europe in Zagreb on Wednesday (26 February), completing the creation of a network of intelligence agencies on the continent. EURACTIV Croatia reports.

The European Commission revealed on Wednesday (26 February) which specific parts of the EU are eligible to split a €7.5 billion-strong climate fund, earmarked for spending on cleaning up heavy industry and supporting workers in the fossil fuel industry.

Today is political Ash Wednesday in Germany, a 100-year-old tradition that sees the country’s democratic parties‘ leaders pushing their rhetoric to the limits of fairness. The only thing is, it already took place in Berlin yesterday and prompted quite an outrage in political Germany.

The united front held by Serbia’s mainstream democratic opposition to boycott Vučić’s sham election at all levels is the only honorable and practical course of action, wrtites Vuk Jeremić.

The Romanian government is thinking of combining the two agencies responsible for the management of EU agricultural funds, according to interim agriculture minister Adrian Oros. Oros said that this proposed merging of the two agencies comes at the request of...