Ukraine is showing "remarkable commitment" to joining the EU, but must reverse recent negative trends in the fight against corruption and accelerate rule of law reforms, the European Commission said in a draft text seen by Reuters on Monday.

Senior figures from the European Commission and the Belgian government are set to meet on Friday 7 November in an attempt to resolve a political deadlock over the use of frozen Russian state assets to finance a €140 billion reparations loan for Ukraine.

The European Commission presented on Wednesday a plan to significantly reduce travel times by train between major European cities by 2040 to reduce the necessity of short-haul flights. "Improving travel times between capitals across Europe is a tangible and pragmatic result of our will to make Europe more united and more efficient,

The European Commission has announced RAISE, a new virtual institute designed to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in scientific research

Portugal wants to foster competition between makers of U.S.-made F-35s and European advanced fighter jets in the replacement of its ageing fleet of F-16s in order to maximise benefits, Defence Minister Nuno Melo said on Wednesday.

Portugal aims to incite competition between U.S.-made F-35s and European fighter jets to replace its F-16 fleet, optimizing the benefits. Defence Minister Nuno Melo's open stance leans towards the U.S.

The European Commission has said that Malta's recently launched finch-trapping derogation is not in line with a ruling by the European Court of Justice, which last year declared that finch-trapping

A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry (FM) on Wednesday urged the "parties concerned" to honor their commitment to openness and avoid politicizing trade issues and overstretching the concept of security,