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The Irish Data Protection Commission has announced that they have launched a formal investigation of Google due to concerns over the way the company processes user location data.

London is currently Europe's leading financial centre but the French authorities dream of seeing Paris in the lead. However, it remains to be seen if the City will lose access to European markets after the UK-EU negotiations this year. EURACTIV's partner EUROEFE reports.

Foreign competition and access to raw materials top the agenda for steelmakers and other basic industries as they await European Commission plans to accompany the EU Green Deal.

Cross-Channel rail service Eurostar will operate a return London-Amsterdam service from April, the company announced on Tuesday (4 February), as it aims to up its game against short-haul plane travel. Eurostar has operated a one-way service to Amsterdam from the...

The chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee voiced hope on Tuesday (4 February) that an agreement with the UK could be achieved by November and said national parliaments would not be needed to ratify the deal as it would be an EU-only association agreement.

The EU needs to change strategy if it wishes to stand for democracy in Cuba, by opening up to independent civil society, write Anders L. Petersson and Erik Jennische.

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Every day in Europe, new cancer cases are diagnosed. Every day in Europe, patients, their families and friends experience the tidal wave of emotions that a cancer diagnosis brings with it. Uncertainty about the future, feelings of shock, sadness, anger,...

Uzbekistan on Monday (3 February) gently resisted Washington’s efforts to rally China’s central Asian neighbors against Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities, a contentious issue for the region which has close economic ties to China.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about the issues on which Kurz and Merkel disagree on, Spanish separatist parties rejecting Spain's royalty, Macron's long-anticipated visit to Poland, and so much more.

During his visit to Tirana, European Parliament President David Sassoli strongly urged the opening of EU accession negotiations for both Albania and Northern Macedonia, as their membership would mean turning a geographical space into a political space”. Sassoli reiterated once...

Romania has revised its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)for the 2021-2030 period following the EU Commission’s assessment. Yet, it still envisages a very low share of renewables in the country’s total energy mix. In the initial plan, Romania forecast...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Security Minister Fahrudin Radončić said in Zagreb that economic migration is not a humanitarian issue and that he would do everything so that Bosnia and Herzegovina does not become a “parking lot” for migrants.  “BiH finds it...

The election debate for party president, deputy and four vice-presidents for Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ) which will be held on 15 March is heating up. These functions are elected directly, by one member, one vote. Plenkovic’s opposition candidate for party...

Spain’s Minister for Climate Action and Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, considers that  “the next four to six years will be key” in the global fight against climate change, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. In an exclusive interview published on Monday by...

Spain’s main separatist political forces (JxCat, CUP, ERC, EH Bildu and BNG) expressed their rejection of the Spanish monarchy on Monday (3 February) in a joint manifesto. They criticised the monarchy for being an “anachronistic institution inherited” after the death...

The port of Antwerp kicked off preparations for the largest exercise in Europe by US forces in 25 years, which aims to test the delivery and mobility of military reinforcements to Europe in the context of NATO. For more, read...

French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed a “turning point” in relations with Poland, during the first day of his two-day visit to Poland on Monday (3 February).  During the first day of his two-day visit to Poland, French President Emmanuel...

The United Kingdom will seek to diverge from EU data protection rules and establish their own 'sovereign' controls in the field, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (3 February). His comments came despite the EU affirming that the UK should "fully respect EU data protection rules.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Thuringia announced yesterday (3 February) their candidate for the state’s Minister-President elections, which will take place on Wednesday (5 February). Challenging incumbent Bodo Ramelow of the Left (Die Linke) will be Christoph Kindervater,...