Weak controls failing to stop illegal seafood landing on EU plates, investigation shows

EU financial watchdog blames small fines and feeble controls in some states for amount of illegal seafood

Leading economies sliding into recession as Ukraine war cuts growth, OECD finds

Impact of energy and inflation crises worse than forecast, with Europe most directly exposed to fallout of Russian invasion

German authorities have ‘no clarity’ as they try to establish if Russian-owned undersea gas line has leak

Finance minister says energy price rises to be capped at 15% as he outlines key elements of budget bill

Amazon, Netflix and other big generators of global traffic should help pay soaring infrastructure costs, telecoms firms say

In today’s newsletter: Sterling crashes against the dollar as a coalition led by the post-facist Brothers of Italy triumphs

€3 charge aims to gives independent booksellers a chance against e-commerce firms that use free delivery loophole

This weekend’s ballot could see Switzerland also giving farm animals the constitutional right ‘not to be intensively farmed’

Proposed reforms previously delayed by Boris Johnson reannounced amid accusations Tories are soft on ‘dirty money’

From generous one-off benefit payments to caps on rent increases, state intervention is taking shape across the G7

Special unit searches properties registered to Russian citizen at three addresses in Bavaria, says prosecutor

Deal includes €8bn cash injection for Uniper, which had been controlled by Finnish energy group Fortum

Dalmatian pelicans at Narta lagoon were saved from extinction but now the government is building an airport in Vlora’s protected landscape

Exclusive: ADA Russia and French company Believe appear to be conducting business after pledges made after Ukraine invasion

Olaf Scholz travels to UAE to secure gas supplies amid concern that crisis is out of control