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The centre-right Aliança Democrática (AD) has won a narrow victory in snap parliamentary elections in Portugal, having secured 29.5 percent of the vote against the 28.7 percent garnered by the Socialists (PS) who have been in power for eight years. The right-wing populist Chega party more than doubled its share of the vote to 18 percent. Can a viable government be formed on the basis of this outcome?

Today is a day of sad remembrance in Spain: on 11 March 2004, 191 people were killed and more than 1,800 injured in the ten explosions of a coordinated attack by Islamists on commuter trains in Madrid. Commentators in the national press reflect on the polarisation caused by the attack itself and the reactions of politicians.

The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 11 - 14 March plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 11 - 14 March plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The European Commission violated data protection rules in its use of Microsoft 365, leading to the imposition of corrective measures by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the watchdog announced on Monday (11 March).

The EU’s controversial green buildings law will be voted on in the European Parliament on Tuesday (12 March), but its adoption is far from guaranteed, given opposition from German centre-right lawmakers.

New EU sanctions due this week show how Putin's jailers tortured his biggest rival, Alexei Navalny, before he died.

The British government on Monday pledged 117 million pounds (€137 million) towards protecting Muslim communities amid a rise in Islamophobia as it promises more action to tackle extremism.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Macron’s party kicking off its EU election campaign, Bulgaria's pro-European parties leading polls ahead of the EU elections, and so much more.

President Aleksandar Vučić announced Belgrade elections and called for the government to be formed by April 1st, as the favourite for prime minister Marko Djuric was pictured in a restaurant with the man wanted in connection with the EU-dubbed 'terrorist attack' in north Kosovo.

Romania has won a case brought by Gabriel Resources Ltd and Gabriel Resources (Jersey) seeking €4 billion after Romania announced it was withdrawing funds for a gold and silver mining project – an announcement that caused outrage towards several politicians, including the prime minister, who had previously indicated that Romania was likely to lose the case.

The Croatian parliament, the Sabor, will be dissolved on 14 March, and parliamentary elections will be held in April or May, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced on Friday.

A visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Ukraine should take place in the coming weeks, the French Presidency said on Sunday (10 March), the third time a planned trip to the country has been postponed since February.

The recovery money for Poland under the Recovery and Resilience Plan – an estimated €35 billion to €49 billion –  may be endangered due to delays in launching payments by the European Commission, according to estimations by the CRIDO business consulting company.

Bulgaria’s two main pro-European political formations are comfortably ahead in the polls ahead of the European elections in June, an opinion poll by the Market Links polling agency has found.