It is 'complex to avoid financing Russian war machine', top EU official says

After years of concerns raised by scientists, the EU has banned Bisphenol A from contact with food

The European Union regulation banning the use of bisphenol A in materials that come into contact with food officially took effect on 20 January, in an attempt to minimise exposure to the harmful endocrine disruptor.

Fact-check: Exclusion of EU leaders from Trump inauguration is in line with tradition

Social media users have misleadingly attached importance to the fact that European heads of state and government have been excluded from Trump’s guest list.

Which countries have the deadliest air pollution in Europe?

Deaths from air pollution have fallen in the EU, but mortality rates were highest in Bulgaria, Poland, and Hungary.

Parliament's EPP bloc targets the hard-right, migration and the economy

During discussions on Saturday, EPP leaders said the EU’s economy must become more competitive and both security and migration must be tackled.

Health ministers buck Parliament to green-light stronger tobacco restrictions

The EU Council has approved new recommendations on smoke- and aerosol-free environments across the bloc to strengthen protection against exposure to second-hand smoke and to "encourage current smokers to quit”, bucking Parliament's recent shelving of the proposal.