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The EU needs lithium to help wean it off oil. But is there enough?

Lithium mining has been controversial in Serbia and Portugal, but it is integral to Europe's energy transition.

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Spain is testing out a traffic control system for drones

The flight test is trialling a platform that aims to minimise collisions by detecting when drones fly too close too each other and proposing evasive manoeuvres to pilots.

Hungary

EU determined to uphold rule of law following Orban's re-election

Hungary's Justice Minister had urged the bloc not to create division amid the war in Ukraine.

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Ukraine deserves EU membership, says Zelenskyy advisor

Ihor Zhovkva told Euronews that his country cannot afford to wait years for its application to be accepted by Brussels.

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Russia worsening global food crisis by targeting wheat stocks, EU says

Russia is making the global food crisis even worse by bombing Ukrainian wheat stocks and preventing food from being exported, according to the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell.

Travel News

Russian passports reduced to 'junk status', new report says

As sanctions and travel restrictions are introduced, the Henley Passport Index shows the impact of the Ukraine war on travel.

Europe News

Watch: How Macron and Le Pen offer very different visions of the EU

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head in a run-off election to be France's next president. Where do both stand on the European Union?

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Brussels favours Macron in second round of voting, says expert

The French president will face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on April 24.

Ukraine

Von der Leyen gives Ukraine questionnaire for EU accession discussions

While in Kyiv, the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gave Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy a questionnaire that marked the starting point for a possible membership decision.

France

What do France's presidential candidates propose for the EU?

Here's what France's presidential candidates propose for the European Union.

Europe Decoded

EU member states can leave, but can the bloc kick one of them out?

The EU has not included such a procedure in its treaties — adding it now would take years and most likely fail.

Money

EU targets crypto wallets in fresh round of sanctions against Russia

The move comes amid concern that Russians could be using virtual currencies to get around Western sanctions.

Earth News

Why is the EU delaying a ban on Russian coal to August?

The EU is banning Russian coal from coming into the bloc. But oil and gas, which represent far bigger imports from Moscow, are still untouched.

Europe News

EU countries agree on new Russia sanctions, including coal embargo

"The aim of our sanctions is to stop the reckless, inhuman and aggressive behaviour of the Russian troops," said the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

Albania

Albania could push for solo EU membership bid, says PM Edi Rama

Joint accession talks involving Albania and North Macedonia have been vetoed by Bulgaria.

Bulgaria

EU approves Bulgaria’s post-pandemic recovery fund plan

Bulgaria is one of the last EU countries to have its proposals accepted by Brussels.

Tech News

MEPs back new data sharing rules aiming to boost EU innovation and AI

The idea is to create common European data spaces in a variety of sectors including health, energy and finance.

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EU countries yet to reach agreement on fresh sanctions against Russia

Ambassadors from across the bloc were meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to hammer out the final details of the new measures.

Mobility

Russia to halt cooperation on the ISS unless the West lifts sanctions

Russia's space agency stressed that the West needs the ISS and "cannot manage without Russia because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station".

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12 years of Orban: How the EU has failed to stop Hungary's backsliding

Twelve years of Orban: How the EU has failed to rein in Hungary's democratic backsliding

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