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Ukraine's military estimated on Thursday (5 January) that 800 Russian soldiers were killed in the past day, mostly in fighting in the eastern Donetsk region, while Western allies pledged supplies of armoured battle vehicles but not the tanks Ukraine wants.

Since the COVID pandemic, the European Commission has presented a steady stream of health files to answer to the many health issues both within the EU and globally. This work is expected to continue in 2023.

EU countries are "strongly encouraged" to demand Covid tests from passengers coming from China, a crisis meeting of European Union experts decided Wednesday (4 January).

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Bulgaria launching two major energy projects with Greece, the Macedonian opposition leader calling for early elections, and so much more.

Western allies moved toward supplying armoured battle vehicles to Ukraine but not the heavier tanks it has requested to fight Russia, while Washington predicted intense combat would continue for months on the eastern frontline.

Slovakia has not managed to spend some €6 billion of the EU support earmarked for Bratislava from the last budgetary period of 2014-2020, making it one of the worst-performing member states in the bloc. Slovakia absorbed only €1.87 billion in...

State-owned PKN Orlen allegedly inflated fuel prices last year, causing outrage amongst motorists and local governments. PKN Orlen, Poland’s state-owned fuel company, is accused of deliberately inflating margins on its fuels last year after an expected price hike due to...

Eleni Touloupaki, Greece’s former head of the Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, who investigated the scandal involving Novartis pharma company, has asked the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) to check whether her phone was bugged amid the “Greek Watergate”...

The EU on Wednesday (4 January) defended a trip by its top diplomat to Morocco, which has been linked, along with Qatar, to a graft scandal unrolling at the European Parliament.

Albania launched its first two satellites, Albania 1 and Albania 2, into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this week, hoping they will aid a crackdown on drug cultivation and other crimes. The satellites were a part of the...

Leader of North Macedonia’s opposition party VMRO DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski has called for early elections as a solution to the dire political situation, suggesting two dates in mid-May. One of the key issues dividing the country is the requirement for...

Slovenian National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič is facing backlash for using a government jet to fly from Ljubljana to Vienna for the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Eve concert, a trip that typically takes roughly four hours by car. The...

The funds from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) is not a cheque given by the European Commission but a contract signed with the EU with goals, milestones and objectives, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said on Wednesday. According to...

Italian social democrat MEP Andrea Cozzolino will not invoke parliamentary immunity for Qatargate but his party in Italy, the Democratic Party (PD/S&D), is ready to vote to lift it if necessary. Following the arrests of European Parliament Advisor Francesco Giorgi...

The country’s left-wing government approved a new raft of measures to tackle the cost of living crisis, among them a reduction in VAT on food products over the next six months. “The government is going to ensure that VAT reductions...

The country may have its 13th president from the ranks of the Greens as the country makes preparations for the presidential elections in January 2024, according to fresh poll results. The president is elected by a direct vote for a...

A Belgian national was indicted for espionage and working against national security by Iran, said Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Hadja Lahbib, who received the confirmation of the suspect’s identity on Wednesday. A spokesman for the judiciary said that the detainee...

France will be sending tanks to Ukraine in an effort to expand its military aid, French President Emmanuel Macron told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday. “The president wished to amplify this military aid,” announced the presidency after a...

Two documents on boosting energy cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece, involving a commitment to build a new pipeline at neck-breaking speed and gas storage deal, were approved by the Bulgarian interim government on Wednesday. The first memorandum states that studies...