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Ion Iliescu, the man who steered Romania through the aftermath of communism – and stands accused of violently suppressing its democratic awakening – died Tuesday at 95.

The Czech Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières accused the government of looking away as Israel violates international law in Gaza. Foreign Minister Lipavský shot back that diplomacy belongs behind closed doors, not in public statements.

Law and Justice (PiS) party backed Karol Nawrocki set to take office as Poland’s new president on Wednesday following a disputed election and a campaign clouded by accusations over his past conduct.

Lawmakers put pressure on Ursula von der Leyen to propose tougher sanctions on Israel

A weak negotiating position and a distracted lead lawmaker could crash our dream of airline passenger rights.

More than three years on, "sanctioned outlets are largely still active and accessible" across member states, according to the report released by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue

The US president added that he "can do anything I want" with Brussels' $600 billion worth of pledged investments

Belgium is one of around 10 countries supporting the move, but the threshold for triggering it is still out of reach

In a statement, Iberia confirmed that some passengers on a flight that landed early Tuesday reported "handwritten pro-Palestinian messages" on their meal packaging

Schmit said von der Leyen's trade deal with Trump was a “submission” and a “disaster”, and that his “biggest frustration” in Brussels was the absence of political debate on Israel and Gaza

Israeli media reported that the Israeli prime minister was expected to sit down in Jerusalem later on Tuesday with the chief of staff and the defence minister

Workers have been demanding higher wages and a collective agreement for months, but there is no consensus in sight

Lars Klingbeil, the German finance minister, said Europeans "must become stronger"

Slovakia has previously used EU cohesion funds, which are typically reserved for long-term development, to ease household energy bills

The meeting with the AfD's Alice Weidel casts doubts about how firmly the Christian Democrats are holding the line against the far right

Bulgarian authorities have launched a probe into the pharmaceutical market, which may lead to measures aimed at reducing personal healthcare spending.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Europe’s Gaza paralysis from within, the EU crumbling further on trade threats, a spy trial that could spill AfD secrets, global plastic treaty talks, and ‘fake’ rice threatening a Valencian tradition.

“The US has specific interests,” the chair of the European Parliament’s international trade committee, Bernd Lange, told Euractiv. “I hope that the Commission will [not] give up – but it's in the hands of Ursula.”

The espionage trial against former Krah aide Jian G starts Tuesday, featuring sensitive memos on internal AfD coups and the private life of the party's co-leader

Meloni expands tax-break zone to central Italy in what critics see as a pre-election push to shore up support ahead of tight regional votes.