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And the US competition cases and cyber rollercoaster.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the Latvian parliament approving withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, Bulgaria signing a deal with Shell to explore the Black Sea for oil and gas, and so much more.

Opposition MPs say showing a debate amounted to support for the front-runner.

"Nobody fights without knowing why they are fighting,” Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said.

“Not even a wild boar could figure out what we're voting on here”, one MP complained.

"We are pretty relaxed," said one EU diplomat ahead of the Italian premier's meeting with Trump. "And if Meloni uses her personal chemistry with Trump for the benefit of the EU, the better."

Austrian construction company Strabag in US court seeking €350 million after Germany changed offshore laws

Across Europe, budgets are being restructured towards defence.

The Commission will try to break the deadlock at a meeting with member state representatives in June, but farmer and industry lobbies – as well as some MEPs – are losing patience.

Every day of delay "increases our vulnerability" to cyberattacks, said MEP Bart Groothuis.

Biosecurity is changing its definition with the arrival of AI, now AI is rewriting the script of what Europe can do in biotechnology.

Is this the moment for India and the EU to consolidate their strategic and economic relationship? There is a clear mutual benefit, but also an opportunity to solidify global influence.

What Scholz’s farewell trips say about the chancellor’s European legacy.

Some of the most polluting products , such as chemicals plastics, and footwear were left out.

The paper also cuts Paris’ 2030 decarbonised hydrogen production capacity goal by about 30%.

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EU countries should handle applicants from these countries via accelerated procedure to then “quickly return those persons,” the proposal reads.

The insurance industry group hopes coverage limits “help speed up the development of alternatives” to forever chemicals.

Moscow isn’t happy. The Russian embassy in Denmark said the decision "contradicts the current attempts to reach a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine."