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Germany's grand coalition wants to support agriculture with €1 billion when stricter fertiliser regulations come into force soon. Farmers, however, are outraged, as they are demanding political action instead of money. Yet, the clock is ticking in Brussels and hefty fines are imminent. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Microbial and macrobial pesticides, or ‘biologicals’, have been rapidly gaining attention as a sustainable and environmentally friendly viable alternative to chemical pesticides. However, they are currently hampered by maladapted regulation, says the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA). EURACTIV reports.

The United Kingdom simply underestimated Ireland's clout and the importance of the border backstop. Add to that Theresa May's unpopularity and cabinet disloyalty and you have all the main causes of the mess Brexit turned into, according to one of the ex-prime minister's key allies in government.

Speaking in the European Parliament on 31 January, hours before the UK leaves the European Union, Parliament President David Sassoli asked a question which he said was fundamental during the last three years: “Why does everybody want to divide the EU”.

French oil giant Total's failure to respect France's 'corporate vigilance' law has led to human rights violations in Uganda, according to a group of French and Ugandan NGOs who are suing the company. But the court procedure has taken an unexpected turn that did not please the plaintiffs. EURACTIV France reports.

The European Union's top court has no jurisdiction to settle a long-running border dispute between EU members Slovenia and Croatia, the European Court of Justice ruled on Friday (31 January), possibly complicating Zagreb's plan to join the passport-free Schengen area.

The European Commission will aim to “absolutely decouple” economic growth from natural resource use in a draft circular economy action plan due to be unveiled in March. The draft roadmap, obtained by EURACTIV, is described as “instrumental” to deliver on...

The former president of Ukraine sat down with EURACTIV warned that without the elusive ceasefire the loss of Ukrainian lives continues.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, met in Madrid on Thursday (30 January) to discuss the Iberian country’s main priorities after Brexit, among them taxation and Gibraltar-related issues.

The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union has been a highly divisive and emotional issue from the very start, and the rhetoric around it rarely failed to impress. EURACTIV has prepared a list of remarkable Brexit quotes from celebrities in showbiz and sports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about the lifting of immunities of far-right AfD leader, government workers striking in Portugal, the Polish Sejm stripping the Senate of €23 million, and so much more.

After arriving in Priština, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said he wants to help the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue without competing with the United States. He also promised to work together with the US envoys to normalise relations between Pristina and Belgrade....

Only a few days after the former health minister Milan Kujunžić (HDZ, EPP) resigned after being called out for grossly misstating the value of a house, Defence Minister Damir Krstičević is facing reports that he falsely declared the value and size...

People gathered in the streets of Budapest last night (30 January) to demand the resignation of the liberal mayor of the capital’s 7th district, Péter Niedermüller. Reports emerged of clashes between protestors calling him racist and counter-protestors, who took to...

In his annual State of the Union address, King Philippe called on Belgian politicians not to mistake the “patience” of Belgian citizens for indifference and to “finally” form a federal government. “The time has come to drop the exclusives,” King...

While the coronavirus crisis is putting a brake on trade between China and Europe, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, received Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, on Thursday (30 January). The two politicians discussed the...

In what is a flagship project of the Green-ÖVP-coalition, the government’s tax reform plans include lowering income and corporate taxes and slap a price tag on CO2 emissions. And with close to nothing having been presented regarding an eco-tax so...

The Bundestag has revoked the immunity of Alexander Gauland, head of the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) parliamentary group, for alleged tax evasion. In a vote in the plenary session yesterday (30 January), the Bundestag approved the request from the...

Two Finnish ministers from the Swedish People’s Party of Finland, Anna-Maija Henriksson and Thomas Blomqvist, are pressing for the faster introduction of an electronic ID card which would work in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland as part of the...

After 47 years of membership, the UK will leave the EU on 31 January. EURACTIV interviewed British MEPs Nathan Gill (Brexit Party) and Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrats) before they leave their seats at the European Parliament to know about their...