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Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I, returned to Spain in his private plane almost two years after leaving the country amid a tax fraud scandal, EFE reported on Thursday. The former monarch landed at Vigo airport on Thursday evening (19...

The Group of Seven's financial leaders agreed on $18.4 billion to help Ukraine pay its bills in coming months and said they were ready to stand by Kyiv throughout its war with Russia and do more if needed.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visited Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday and addressed the latest challenges that the region is facing due to Sweden and Finland having recently applied for NATO membership. During a press conference in Copenhagen with...

The liberal-conservative National Coalition Party (NCP), a staunch advocate of NATO membership for the past 20 years and currently in opposition, has maintained and increased its lead in a new opinion poll. The National Coalition Party is currently polling at...

**Updates story to clarify when Russia’s expulsion takes effect. Ireland will focus on protecting human rights in light of the Ukraine war and fostering a welcoming, inclusive and diverse Europe during its six-month stint at the helm of the Council...

The Dutch government is against the European Commission’s plan to bring in more migrant workers from North Africa to help with staff shortages, Dutch broadcaster NOS reports. In April, the European Commission put forward a plan to bring in migrant workers “to...

Germany has made the EU integration of the Western Balkans a top priority for the government as their accession is geopolitically important for the EU, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday evening (19 May). Since the Russian war of...

Fighting corruption includes tackling foreign influence, said Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov during a government business breakfast with the US Chamber of Commerce. Bulgaria is part of the community of democracies living through an unprecedented crisis, Petkov stressed, adding that he...

Prime Minister Mario Draghi summoned a flash Council of Ministers meeting on Thursday to urge his government, that is split over arms supplies to Ukraine and beachside ownership, to approve reforms promised by Rome in its recovery plan approved by...

Sweden should not give in to Turkish pressure, Liberal People’s Party MP Allan Widman told news agency TT on Thursday, citing Turkey’s threat to block accession talks for Sweden and Finland. Since Sweden and Finland announced their intention to join...

The amount of money refugees should be able to earn tax-free should be increased only for Ukrainians, not those from elsewhere, according to Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP). Talks about raising the limit on the amount of earnings that are...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposes a European Parliament resolution calling for former Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schröder to be put on the EU sanctions list due to his ties to the Kremlin, drawing the line at the measures already taken...

The top US military officer, General Mark Milley, spoke by telephone with Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said on Thursday (19 May), the first conversation between the two since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

There comes a moment when EU treaty change or something similar becomes inevitable. After the referendums in France and the Netherlands that nixed the Constitutional Treaty in 2005, there was a hiatus, referred to as ‘a period of reflection’, during...

French parliament would vote on the country's membership in NATO if radical left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon wins the June legislative elections and is nominated prime minister, the France Insoumise chief suggested on Thursday (19 May). EURACTIV France reports.

The European Parliament has endorsed the suspension for one year of all tariffs and quotas on Ukrainian exports, including agricultural products, processed agricultural products, and fruit and vegetables.

France is "ahead of the curve" when it comes to treating rare diseases, but with 36 million Europeans affected, cooperation at the EU level to advance research and make treatments more accessible is essential, an expert warned. EURACTIV France reports.

The European Commission has issued formal notices to 13 countries, calling on them to transpose the EU’s Copyright Directive, almost a year on from the deadline. 

The surrender of the Azov battalion in Mariupol is a milestone in Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. In terms of what will follow, there are two options.

This week in our Beyond the Byline podcast, we are focusing on the European Commission’s decision to increase the Ukrainian government’s short-term budgetary aid by 9 billion and set up a reconstruction platform to help with financing the rebuilding of...