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The EU Green Deal “needs digitalisation as an enabler for decarbonisation” in all sectors of the economy, including transport and energy, the European Commission says in a draft policy document, seen by EURACTIV.

The European Commission is mulling over measures to bolster competition rules for digital services in order to rein in the dominance of global tech giants and foster "technologies that work for people", a draft communication obtained by EURACTIV reveals.

The European Commission has been unable to adequately measure and reduce either the effects or the risks from pesticides due to a lack of rigorous and suitable data, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors, released on Wednesday (5 January). 

A new report commissioned by the Dutch True Animal Protein Price Coalition (TAPP) suggests that retail price of meat does not reflect the environmental costs associated with its production, and calls for a “sustainability charge” on meat.

Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday (5 February), Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo spoke out against a proposed EU list of energy infrastructure projects that will be voted on next week in the European Parliament.

Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday (8 February), with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the collapse of the Romanian government, Hungarian hospitals shutting their doors to patients with the flu,

Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday (5 February) detailed the first significant sales gains from a new category of chip it is selling to mobile phone makers, but also disclosed that an antitrust investigation has started around those chips.

Two-thirds of Montenegro’s citizens (66.4%) support the idea of the country joining the EU, while 26.7% are opposed to it, according to a survey conducted for the EU Delegation in Montenegro.  “Respondents were asked what the biggest problem in the...

Russia is alarmed by the US Navy’s decision to deploy low-yield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war, a Russian official said on Wednesday (5 February).

The EU commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood policy, Oliver Varhelyi, will visit Serbia and Montenegro from 6-7 February and meet with the two countries’ top officials and opposition representatives. In Belgrade, Varhelyi will meet with the president and prime minister...

The National Council of ruling Croatian democratic party’ (HDZ) announced that inter-party elections will be called on 7 February, after which the procedure for electing the president, deputy and four vice-president of the party will begin. Elections for the new HDZ...

Romania’s parliament ousted the centre-right government formed by PNL (EPP) on Wednesday (5 February) with 261 votes, comfortably more than the 233 needed, after socialist party PSD and Hungarian minority party UDMR launched a no-confidence vote following the government’s plan...

After Specialised Criminal Court Judge Andon Mitalov was said to be involved in letting Nikolai Malinov, who had been accused of spying for Russia, travel to Moscow, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outed the judge for participating in “serious...

The leftist main opposition SYRIZA party tabled a draft law proposal to raise the country’s minimum wage before parliament on Wednesday. Alexis Tsipras said that the proposal continues on his party economic policy and noted that “we are proposing a...

Spain’s main farmers’ associations demonstrated on Wednesday in Madrid, demanding “fair” prices for their produces. They urged the country’s leftist government to take urgent measures to defend the sector, EURACTIV’s partner EFE AGRO reported. Spain’s three main farmers’ associations (UPA,...

While many cities in Europe are finding new ways to improve air quality by implementing air quality control methods and measures, Finland is becoming a graveyard for used and heavy-polluting cars banned elsewhere. Last year, it was estimated that almost...

When 18-year-old Joseph bought a pill at a fun fair in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, he was convinced it was morphine.

A record 3.6 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity was added across Europe in 2019, but the pace of deployment is still too slow to reach Europe’s ambitious climate targets, according to new industry figures published on Thursday (6 February).

Poland will hold the first round of its presidential election on 10 May, the speaker of parliament announced on Wednesday (5 February), with incumbent President Andrzej Duda tipped as the favourite.