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Romanian and Moldovan presidents vow closer cooperation against Russian hybrid threats, with Bucharest backing Chișinău’s pro-EU path ahead of key elections.

Greece’s migration minister says a burqa ban at universities is under consideration, as the government pushes ahead with a tough new migration bill.

Greta Thunberg's call to action over her Gaza detention jammed Sweden’s emergency lines, sparking backlash from ministers over blocked consular access.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Tusk facing a confidence vote as coalition tensions rise, a leaked Brussels opinion on the amnesty law roiling Spanish politics, and so much more.

As Europe accelerates its push to decarbonise homes and buildings under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), one question keeps resurfacing: what about rural areas?

“The EU is clearly a major pole in the global order – and increasingly an autonomous one"

Thomas Ossowski has been selected as Germany’s new ambassador to Brussels, Euractiv has learned.

Today’s mafia doesn’t break kneecaps – it signs contracts, pulling strings with the quiet precision of Michael Corleone.

Tusk’s government faces make-or-break confidence vote as coalition allies set tough conditions amid fears of early elections.

EU Commission raises rule of law concerns over Spain’s Catalan amnesty law, warning it may amount to a self-amnesty traded for political support.

With no sign that the political groups holding Brussels hostage will come to their senses, even the denizens of Schuman might soon see the cracks as they wade through rubbish, roadworks, and rough sleepers.

Meanwhile, France continues its military deliveries to Israel.

Thousands hoping to enter the European Commission's civil service have been waiting for the exam since 2019.

Despite their differences on Ukraine, Blanár stressed that Bratislava and Prague agree on most other issues and defended the Visegrad Four format.

EU officials hope to strike a political agreement on a lower price cap when G7 leaders meet in Canada next weekend.

The following extraordinary meetings of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) are scheduled to take place on:

• Monday, 16 June 2025, 20.30 - 21.15, Strasbourg (room CHURCHILL 200)

• Tuesday 17 June 2025, 20.30 - 21.30, Strasbourg (room WEISS R5.1)

Further information about the SEDE meetings can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Norway - 27 - 30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2025
SEDE meetings' calendar 2nd half of 2024 - 10th legislature
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Bulgaria wants areas of national competence respected, especially for drug reimbursement decisions to remain within the member states.

Supporters of the package welcome the agreement's regulatory data protection measures. While Critics argue that the text undermines the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

The attacker, a former student, was armed with a pistol and shotgun.

AMENDMENTS 1 - 34 - Draft report Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Željana Zovko

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