As Belarus gears up for its first elections since 2020, conditions for a democratic vote do not exist, with the regime of incumbent President Aleksandr Lukashenko using all available methods to keep voters under control.

Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina's Republican contest on Saturday (24 February), extending his winning streak as he marches toward a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden.

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison nine days ago, was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, his spokeswoman said, though it was unclear what will happen next to the body.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv Saturday (24 February) to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and weaponry and foreign aid hangs in the balance. Looking to dispel concerns...

Leaders from Canada and Italy signed security agreements with Ukraine on Saturday (24 February) after talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Kyiv marked the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (23 February) signed a bilateral security agreement - the first such pact to be made between Kyiv and a Nordic country.

At least nine people were killed by a huge fire that ripped through an apartment block in an affluent district of Spain's third largest city, Valencia, authorities said on Friday (23 February).

French and Polish farmers led a new surge of agricultural anger in Europe on Friday (23 February), taking tractors into major cities and blocking roads to demand lighter regulation and taxation.

Four Western leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the prime ministers of Belgium, Italy and Canada, arrived in Kyiv on Saturday (24 February) to show solidarity with Ukraine as it enters its third year of war with Russia.

Despite French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's intention to incorporate the concept of 'food sovereignty' into French law, there remains a strong split over what the concept means, and its compatibility with the government's trade policy.

An EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy published alongside the 2040 EU emissions target recommendation holds great promise for CCUS. Not everyone is happy about that.

After years of delays, Greece has enacted a National Registry for Patients with Neoplastic Diseases. One of the last in the EU to develop a Cancer Registry; patients and doctors have spoken about a historic moment for Greece.

Standard Essential Patents keep our digital world connected, but SEP regulation is currently a contentious debate in Europe. Christoph Schwaiger spoke with Prof. Joachim Henkel to understand what the European Commission's proposals to regulate SEPs mean for the sector.

This Special Report examines the new SEP framework and its implications across different areas. In April 2023, the European Commission proposed a new framework for Standard Essential Patents (SEP). The proposed SEP Regulation aims to streamline SEPs licensing by improving transparency about SEPs.

Europe’s Standard Essential Patents system lacks transparency regarding FRAND licenses, said Christopher Vajda KC, a former judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union, he remarked that legal tactics often take prominence over legal substance.

Polish farmers will not cease their grain blockade on the Ukrainian border, despite Warsaw's designation of border crossings as "critical infrastructure" following concerns that the passage of military and humanitarian aid is being blocked.

After months of delays, the controversial law to partially legalise cannabis in Germany finally passed in the Bundestag on Friday (23 February), paving the way for making the possession and cultivation of the drug legal by April.

The EU executive will unlock a total €137 billion in recovery and cohesion funds for Poland, which had been frozen due to concerns about the rule of law, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday (23 February) in Warsaw.

The chances of the European Court of Justice ruling in favour of the European Parliament’s lawsuit against the Commission over its decision to unfreeze €10 billion for Hungary are "very weak", European Parliament vice president Katarina Barley said. 

When I joined Euractiv 20 years ago to cover the EU’s environment policies, the talk in Brussels was all about the trade-off between green policies and economic growth.