Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said he would run for president again in 2025, Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on Sunday (25 February). This would be its seventh term as head of state.

European lawmakers are set to debate an amended version of the driving licence directive on Tuesday (27 February), with Parliament’s decision to change rules surrounding driving licences still mired in a debate over whether to impose mandatory medical checks on licence holders.

Russia is preparing a new offensive against Ukraine starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan of its own, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv on Sunday (25 February).

The European Left party elected its President Walter Baier as their lead candidate for the EU elections in June during the general assembly on Saturday (24 February), as advanced by Euractiv in January, while also vouching to bring working classes at the heart of the fight against the climate crisis.

Newly-elected Renew Europe Group President Valérie Hayer is set to become the French liberal lead candidate for oncoming EU elections, Euractiv has learnt, confirming media reports released over the weekend.

Welcome to Euractiv’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe to receive our newsletter here. As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third year, Ukrainians remain as adamant as they were on...

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.