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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Stellantis being urged to put Italy’s interests first amid the crisis, the sheep plague outbreak in Bulgaria exposing a total distrust for the country's institutions, and so much more. 

"Protests in front of the minister's home will not solve things."

"We will be very determined to make Europe think in Polish in a lot of matters."

Montenegro warned of a "new approach" to the European cohesion pillar.

"It is not something that the European Commission is considering", Ribera said.

Ombudsman Levan Ioseliani said in a statement that most injuries sustained by detained protesters "are concentrated on the face, eyes, and head".

Her next challenge is now to form a 32-seat majority with other parties.

Disagreement stems over whether sabotage is suspected.

The former EU commissioner Didier Reynders is suspected of laundering money by purchasing large amounts of lottery e-tickets.

Healthcare innovation is shifting toward technologies with long-term benefits, targeting prevention, disease interception and slowing progression. Yet, current economic evaluations sometimes skew governmental decision-making toward short-term gains, driven by discounting practices. We call for policymakers to recognise this impact and consider refining national methodologies to fully capture the value of long-term benefits.

“Deindustrialisation is a reality, and de-Europeanisation is part of that equation," said Anthony Gooch Gálvez, secretary general of the European Round Table for Industry.

Urso expressed confidence that a solution would be found on 17 December.

The Council reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a proposed targeted amendment of the EU deforestation regulation, postponing its date of application by 12 months.

And what the new Trump administration has to do with it.

The new amendment requires renunciation of Russian citizenship, although dual citizenship is allowed in Czech Republic.

“Some of the building blocks are there, but an enabling framework for energy communities is still needed,” Josh Roberts told journalists in Anderlecht.

In this episode, host Giada Santana and Euractiv's Energy, Environment and Transport reporter Barbara Machado reflect on the political motives behind lowering the protection status of wolves and its wider implications for biodiversity.  

Over 70 per cent of Kazakhstan’s oil exports go to the EU, making it the bloc’s third-largest non-OPEC supplier. Now, it’s upscaling and solidifying its position as a key player in Europe’s energy market.

Fast and furious harvest growth is critical to global food production. Farmers are under intense pressure. Technology could leverage wins, but can we do it quickly enough?

Calls for an integrated European energy system will be just theory unless harmonised standards are specified, allowing renewables to blend with the energy grid.