Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has filed a lawsuit against Peter Bárdy, editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, over his bestselling book about him, prompting Reporters Without Borders to strongly condemn Fico's move in the biggest case against a journalist in modern Slovak history.

Israel should reconsider its decision to declare the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, "persona non grata" in agreement with the position taken on Wednesday by the Portuguese government, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday.

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi opened the G7 Interior Ministers' Summit by warning his G7 counterparts that international conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine, are increasing the risk of terrorist attacks.

As Israel weighs its options after its arch-foe Iran launched its largest ever assault on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden was asked whether he would support Israel striking Iran's oil facilities.

Europe's Hera probe is scheduled to launch on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary defences.

Biodiversity financing will be a hot topic at the upcoming COP16 in Colombia, as little progress has been made since the last summit in December 2022.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly bowed to Chinese pressure, shifting from abstention to rejection.

Fugitive pro-Russian businessman Ilan Shor, who was convicted last year in absentia for his role in the theft of $1 billion from Moldovan banks, offered payments to anyone who voted against European integration.

Experts warn that recent and hefty investments risk becoming almost worthless because stringent ETS rules will swallow all the profits.

The vetting of commissioners-designate is to begin in the European Parliament's JURI committee, where potential conflicts of interest will be examined.

Denmark's ruling coalition plans to transform the country's healthcare system. Hundreds of specialist doctors will be trained, hospitals will treat more people at home, 17 new local health councils will help integrate primary and specialist care services.

The review focused on three key directives: The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive.

The EU's digital transformation efforts were at the epicentre of the European Health Forum Gastein. Euractiv spoke to Steffen Thirstrup, the European Medicines Agency's CMO, about the digitalisation challenges.

Recently published documents show that major deforestation drivers may avoid being labelled 'high risk' by the EU, as the Commission will instead focus on countries sanctioned by the UN Security Council or the EU.

The number one issue raised by the Court of Auditors (ECA) is the “risk” that the proposed budget of €1,5 billion for two years “may not be commensurate with the proposal's objectives,” Micheal Bain, key auditor behind this opinion, told Euractiv.

The choice of targets and the modus operandi suggest Iran may be behind the recent attacks on the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen, although police will not officially say if the two attacks are linked.

In an exclusive interview with Euractiv, President Salome Zourabishvili said she hoped to see "European partners ready to take us back" towards accession following Georgia's October elections

As Germany celebrates Unity Day, the mood in the country is at one of its lowest points in modern history, with fears concerning losing peace, prosperity, and social cohesion.

If the UK’s new Premier Keir Starmer really wants a ‘reset’ in his country’s relationship with the EU, he better be ready to put immigration at the top of the priority list – and France and Germany will make sure this happens.

In a more delicate political landscape than 2019, MEPs are wary that political point-scoring during the upcoming commissioner hearings could come back to bite.

The wallets are not mandatory but could become a gold standard for age verification.