The official institutions category of The European Times keeps you informed on the latest developments within the European Union’s governing bodies. Get up-to-the-minute coverage on the European Commission, European Parliament, and Council of the EU as they shape policy and law across Europe. Our experienced journalists analyze how decisions made in Brussels impact citizens, businesses, and nations across the continent.
Recommended first read
The Right to Mourn: Special Rapporteur Presents Report on Funeral Rights at HRC 61st Session
FORB
At the HRC 61st session in Geneva, Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea presented a report arguing that freedom of religion extends unequivocally to death. She asserted that denying funeral rites constitutes…
Health
At the UN drug commission in Vienna on 9 March 2026, Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered a speech that sharply criticised prohibition and exposed the social roots of coca cultivation...
Health
Vienna has once again become a diplomatic crossroads as the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens at UNODC headquarters, bringing together governments, researchers and civil-society...
United Nations
Seven days since Israeli and US bombing in Iran prompted ongoing counter-strikes across the Middle East, humanitarians confirmed massive upheaval in Lebanon, with hundreds of shelters now full, as whole...
Africa
The article examines the re-emergence of Islamist influence in Khartoum during Sudan’s ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Reports indicate increasing pressure on…
United Nations
Its mission: to prepare for the deployment of a mobile court expected to begin next month. This initiative can’t come soon enough for victims of crime who have long believed...
Education
College Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Social Affairs, Roxana Mînzatu, has replied to the latest parliamentary question from Irish MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú on the Commission’s conduct of a third infringement proceedings against Italy for discrimination...
United Nations
Speaking at the regular noon briefing in New York on Monday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that Israeli authorities have closed all crossings and suspended humanitarian movements. Planned rotations of humanitarian...
United Nations
UN human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani also recalled the horror of a strike on Saturday which reportedly killed and injured dozens of girls in a primary school in Minab...
News
UN Human Rights Chief Türk addresses Sudan's three-year conflict: ongoing atrocities and humanitarian crisis affecting civilians at unprecedented scale.
