Category: EuroActiv

The snowy owl has been declared extinct in Sweden, marking the first time in 20 years that the country has officially lost a bird species, according to conservation organisations. Scientists say climate change might be driving the decline by disrupting the owl’s fragile Arctic ecosystem. “Warmer winters bring more rain and less snow, destroying the […]

Italy said on Monday it intends to keep a military presence in Lebanon even after the UN peacekeeping force it belongs to leaves as planned on 31 December 2026. “Even after (the peacekeeping force) UNIFIL, Italy will continue to do its part, supporting with conviction the international presence and supporting the capacity development of the […]

More than 1,000 suspicious drone flights – the majority over military facilities, defence companies and critical infrastructure – were registered in Germany over the past year, according to the president of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). The second half of 2025 has seen a wave of disruptions across European airspace, with drone appearances forcing […]

The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an investigation to assess whether the Czech government’s support plan for the construction and operation of two nuclear units is in line with EU state aid rules. In October, Prague submitted a support scheme for the project to build two new nuclear reactors at the country’s […]

MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday named Migration Minister Elma Saiz as government spokesperson in addition to her current portfolio, replacing Pilar Alegría, who is stepping aside to run as the Socialist candidate in Aragón’s regional elections. The reshuffle follows a bruising defeat for Sánchez’s socialists (PSOE) in Extremadura – once a […]

A key vote to confirm a deal on new safeguards with Mercosur countries has been delayed yet again, after the Danish presidency on Monday cancelled a meeting of EU ambassadors scheduled for the afternoon. The move came only hours before the meeting was due to kick off. It had been pencilled in since Friday as a final attempt […]

Beijing imposed a new round of tariffs on the EU’s food sector on Monday, announcing temporary duties on some dairy products, including various types of cheese, milk and cream, from Tuesday. Following five-year duties of up to 19.8% on EU pork imports that kicked in last week, the Chinese commerce ministry has now applied provisional […]

The Italian competition authority (AGCM) has fined US tech giant Apple €98 million on Monday for allegedly breaching competition rules via its so-called App Tracking Transparency. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy is a set of privacy rules it has imposed on third-party app developers operating on its app store since 2021. Third-party app developers […]

Vladimir Putin is ready to talk with French President Emmanuel Macron over the war in Ukraine, the Russian leaders’ spokesman said in an interview published Sunday. Putin has “expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with Macron”, Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti. “Therefore, if there is mutual political will, then this can only […]

US President Donald Trump has nominated a new head of US forces in Latin America, according to a statement Friday, after an admiral stepped down from the role early. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced in the statement that Trump had appointed General Francis L Donovan to head the US Southern Command, a role that oversees […]