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Former Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg died on the weekend aged 85. One of the Czech Republic's best-known politicians, Karel, the 7th Prince of Schwarzenberg, lived in exile in Austria for decades before returning to Prague after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Commentators pay tribute to his life's work.

Your health should never depend on who you are, where you live or how much money you have. Yet, in 2021, about 4.5 billion people, more than half of the global population, were not fully covered by essential health services. Globally, five million children under the age of five die each year from preventable and treatable causes due to the lack of affordable health and sanitation interventions. Think about it: that is one in four children under five within the European Union.

EU foreign ministers are meeting on Monday (13 November) to continue trying to balance support for Israel’s right to defend itself with calls for protecting civilians in Gaza.

Western Balkans representatives should join their EU counterparts more regularly for meetings to increasingly align with the bloc's common foreign and security policy, according to a non-paper on “deeper cooperation” with the region, produced by a group of EU countries and seen by Euractiv.

As the world's nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing for tough negotiations over whether to limit the amount of plastic being produced or just to focus on the management of waste.

Oil and gas producers warn the EU's draft methane regulation will be "impossible to implement" in its current form as legislators near completion of draft new rules to crack down on methane leaks from fossil fuels.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French march against anti-Semitism that President Emmanuel Macron did not attend, Bulgaria's restaurant sector opposing taxes on tips, and so much more.

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday (12 November) demanding immediate action against climate change, 10 days before the country holds a general election.

Burim Ramadani, the former head of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, has published what he says is a leaked copy of the EU-US draft of the statute for the Association of Serb Municipalities for the North of Kosovo, a key demand...

Serbia must take advantage of the European Commission’s report of the country, which found limited progress but no setbacks, Minister for European Integration Tanja Miščević told Euractiv. This was the general conclusion following the presentation of the European Commission’s report...

Romania’s new strategy for Africa is designed to revive the country’s ties with Africa, leveraging a promising basis for collaboration, ahead of President Klaus Iohannis’ upcoming tour in Africa, which starts on Tuesday. This visit marks the first high-level political...

The Bulgarian government’s proposal for a 10% tax on tips for waiters, taxi drivers and hairdressers has been strongly opposed by the restaurant industry and financiers and mocked by former prime minister Boyko Borisov. In 2022, the restaurant industry collected...

Environmental groups are taking the UK government to court on Monday (13 November) over plans to spend billions on Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), a technology aimed at removing CO2 from the atmosphere that is also being promoted by the European Union.

The controversial 'mass surveillance' bill aimed at preventing online child sexual abuse will be voted on by the parliament's civil liberties committee on Tuesday. A day later, the EU Commission is expected to unveil its Talent Mobility Package.

Following months of disagreements and clashes, a key opposition fraction decided to leave leftist Syriza party in a move seen by some as a further blow to left’s unity, while others described it as a relief for the new leadership.