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The virtues of digital farming have been extolled by many, including the European Commission and industry voices. But, as a recent situation in the US demonstrates, digital farming carries concerns which requires careful consideration. 

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about migrants found in clay at the Slovenian border, the latest about COVID-19 across the capitals, leftist Ramelow becomes Thuringia's minister-president, and so much more.

The EU will not accept Turkey’s migration pressure at its external borders and will use all necessary measures, in accordance with international law, to stop illegal crossings, European ministers of internal affairs have said.

An agreement with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development for an additional loan of $22 million (€19.8 million) to be used to finance the construction of a road section along the Vlora river has been signed by Albania’s finance...

Kosovo should seize the opportunity now the US has increased its interest in reaching a final deal with Serbia, said President Hashim Thaci. Talking about the EU’s role in the dialogue, the president added that the EU could not help...

“We consistently advocate the promotion of intra-Bosnia dialogue based on equality, mutual respect and a future-oriented approach. We hope all foreign partners interested in sustainable stabilisation in BiH will contribute to building bridges between the Bosnian parties and expanding the...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has thanked Serbian President Vucic for Serbia’s intention to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, underlining that it is yet another sign of the deep relations existing between the two countries, the Times of Israel newspaper...

Serbia remains in the group of “partly free” states as it slips to the 67th spot. This means it has joined a group of around 30 countries with the largest drop in freedoms over the past ten years, according to...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called on Wednesday (4 March) for the regular parliamentary elections to be held on 26 April. Earlier, Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic also called the local vote for the same day. The election will be held simultaneously...

Investing in the European defence industry is an investment in citizens’ security, and appropriate funding is needed for this, Deputy PM and Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic said on Wednesday (3 March) at an Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Zagreb attended by EU...

Diplomats in the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU will meet lobbyists only if they’re enrolled in the EU’s transparency register. Italy’s PermRep will also publish the agenda of the meetings with the stakeholders on its website, as part of...

Russia has absolutely no intention to stop its military operation in Syria until the “adversary” is defeated, stated Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday (3 March). While he added that he understood the difficulties of the refugee situation in...

5,000 Brussels citizens have used their right to petition to be heard in front of the regional parliament to demand that Brussels should be declared a “region outside CETA” and that a popular consultation be organised on the subject. In...

Left-wing politician and former Minister-President of Thuringia, leftist Bodo Ramelow (Die Linke), was elected to lead the former east German state of Thuringia in the third round of voting yesterday (4 March). His election brings an end to the state’s...

Two Iranian students in Hungary tested positive for the coronavirus, Orbán posted on his Facebook page.  While one of the students is studying at the Semmelweis medical school in Budapest and the other is studying in the country’s sixth-largest city,...

Hungary’s stance against illegal migration has become the generally accepted approach in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the Visegrad Group summit in Prague. “It was us who announced a policy against Muslim migration” the PM added, referring to the...

One of Britain's biggest airlines, Flybe, collapsed Thursday (5 March) with all its flights grounded, the company said, as the coronavirus epidemic takes a heavy toll on airlines around the world.

Italy shut all schools and universities on Wednesday (4 March) in a bid to stop the deadly coronavirus from spreading, as Germany warned the outbreak had turned into a global pandemic.

The former EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker told a court on Wednesday (4 March) that he had not authorised illegal wiretapping that forced him in 2013 to resign from his post as Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

EU environment ministers will debate on Thursday (5 March) whether the EU directive on water protection is still up to date. However, the European industry lobby is trying to influence ministers to change the directive, according to a leaked letter seen by EURACTIV Germany.