EUROPEAN POLITICS

Bulgaria has decided to invest more than €295 million in the so-called ‘Vertical Corridor,’ a key initiative between seven Balkan countries’ gas transmission operators to reduce reliance on Russian gas.…

Bulgarians and Romanians will no longer be subject to checks when officially entering the Schengen Area at the EU’s internal air and sea borders from 31 March, although checks will…

The European Commission issued a warning to Bucharest over the lag in implementing National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) measures, while Romanian minister Adrian Câciu emphasises the need for accelerated…

A rising tide of anti-migrant misinformation has flooded Bulgaria, stoking rallies and xenophobia ahead of Sofia’s partial accession to the European Union’s visa-free Schengen zone. After more than a decade…

Under EU guidelines likely to be adopted next week, Elon Musk’s X, TikTok, Facebook and other major online platforms are expected to act to mitigate risks to elections or face…

In recent days, Germany has increased pressure to add to the EU summit conclusions a “positive” message for the future of EU-Turkey relations, something that Cyprus has not taken well,…

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EU liberals kicked off their campaign for June’s European election to a muted reception amid internal divisions that have forced the multi-party alliance to agree on a joint electoral programme…

Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has asked Luís Montenegro, leader of the centre-right PSD (EPP), to form a government during an audience held on Thursday (21 March) night, putting…

At the European Free Alliance (EFA) General Assembly, the party’s two Spitzenkandidaten, Maylis Roßberg and Raül Romeva, sat down with Euractiv’s Jennifer Baker to discuss their brand of politics and…