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Road and bus carriers will start a national protest against the toll system next Monday (13 January). Could this affect the transport of goods and freights, given that which is expected to last for an indefinite period and heavily affect...

Slovakia has temporarily relocated its seven soldiers, who are part of the NATO training mission in Iraq. But the 40 Czech soldiers and police officers currently deployed in Iraq will remain there. “Further steps will be carried out in consultation...

Russians celebrate their Christmas around the New Year and for many the chosen holiday destination after Turkey remains their north-western neighbour, Finland. Extra trains are added to routes from St. Petersburg and Moscow to Helsinki and, for the Finnish hotel...

CIRé, an association conducting and coordinating initiatives for refugees and migrants, has denounced measures targeting asylum seekers recently proposed by minister for asylum and migration, Maggie De Block (VDL), saying they have been wrongly presenting applicants as abusing the asylum...

An Irish Supreme Court judge will take a stand against Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party in Warsaw this Saturday, as part of a “silent march” against planned judicial reforms in the country. The Irish Times reports that Mr...

Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez was re-elected on Tuesday (7 January) as Spanish prime minister by only two votes (167 in favour, 165 against). Together with left-wing party Podemos, he will lead the first coalition government in the country’s history since...

All EU member states should have submitted their climate protection plans for the coming decade to the European Commission by 31 December 2019. But some missed the deadline, including Germany. EURACTIV.de reports.

The head of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Söder, called for a cabinet reshuffle on Monday (6 January). He told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag ‘that we should rejuvenate and renew the government team by...

During a meeting with Croatian Prime minister Andrej Plenković in Paris on Tuesday (7 January), French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to soften his tough stance on enlargement, saying he was open to changing the methodology under which EU accession is...

Partners like the US, as well as Russia, Egypt and Turkey are crucial to finding a solution to the Libyan crisis, said Italy’s foreign affairs minister Luigi Di Maio after a meeting with Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Istanbul. “It’s...

Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.

Circular economy principles offer compelling strategic and operational benefits for the manufacturing industry. These include substantial cost savings, which companies should take advantage of, writes Rafael Go.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Wednesday (8 January) expected to tell Ursula von der Leyen that Britain will not extend the Brexit transition period, in their first face-to-face meeting since she became European Commission chief.

The United States and China are the world's leaders in harvesting and exploiting personal data and the European Union must make sure the same thing does not happen when it comes to business-to-business data, the new EU commissioner for the internal market said.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has met with Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) in Warsaw on Tuesday (8 January) amid growing speculations about his Fidesz party leaving the EPP and looking for other political alternatives.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has formed what is now his second ruling coalition, this time between his conservative ÖVP party and the Greens, replacing the interim government of experts. Although the new government is set to make Austria a climate pioneer, there are question marks as to how long the new alliance is likely to last. EURACTIV Germany reports.

US consumers, companies and workers will pay the biggest price for proposed 100% tariffs on French Champagne and other sparkling wines, cheese, porcelain, enamel cookware and handbags, witnesses told the US government on Tuesday (7 January).

Poland's left-wing parties on Tuesday (7 January) approved Robert Biedron, an openly gay politician, as their candidate in the May presidential election.

Spain's parliament on Tuesday (7 January) narrowly confirmed Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez as premier for another term, paving the way for the country's first-ever coalition government since its return to democracy in the 1970s.

As EU policymakers worry about global tensions threatening raw material imports, one option could be getting more from their own backyard.