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Today the European Union launches a rocket into space for the first time since the war in Ukraine began. The rocket, named Ariane 6, symbolizes a renewed hope that Europe will gain ground in the new space race. But the challenges ahead are plenty. Can Europe catch up?

Moldova's Socialists, the ex-Soviet state's largest opposition party, put forward a dismissed prosecutor general as a "unified opposition" candidate on Monday (8 July) to challenge pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu in an October presidential election.

Russia blasted the main children's hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday (8 July) and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.

After Hungary's solo diplomatic outreach to Russia and China, EU member states this week are expected to seek more clarity about its results, with some keen to explore options on how to reign in what they see as Budapest's 'destructive behaviour'.

Despite the German government's “relief” at the defeat of the far-right in the French parliamentary elections, its ruling coalition fears that Franco-German cooperation may now suffer from a possible power vacuum in Paris, prompting some to look to Poland instead.

"We should seek to maintain and strengthen cooperation with as many countries and market players around the world as possible," Hungary’s Ambassador to the EU, Bálint Ódor, told Euractiv in an interview.

“¡No pasarán!” or "They shall not pass" is an iconic slogan used in the context of leftist forces fighting fascism. During the Spanish Civil War, Dolores Ibárruri Gómez ("Pasionaria"), a member of the Communist Party of Spain, pronounced her famous "No pasarán" speech on 18 July 1936.

A new far-right group, the Patriots for Europe, was formed in the European Parliament on Monday (8 July) after swallowing their predecessor, Identity and Democracy (ID), and unifying enough lawmakers on the right and far-right side to become the third-largest group.

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday (8 July), continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year.

As the dust settles around EU election results and Brussels looks towards the EU's incoming leaders, one last policy hurdle sits on the desks of energy officials: a definition of low-carbon hydrogen.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Italy's Matteo Salvini being convinced that the new EU alliance with Orban will overtake Meloni’s ECR, , the Spanish right allegedly being nervous about Orban's new group, and so much more.

Socialist and leftist politicians from across Europe expressed their satisfaction about the defeat of far-right Rassemblement national (RN) in the second round of the French elections on Sunday, with some pointing out the unity of leftist forces.

Experts and politicians from across the spectrum have criticised the budget agreement reached by Germany's coalition parties, bemoaning the small increase in defence spending as insufficient to counter the threat from Russia.

The Philippines and Japan have signed a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) allowing them to deploy their forces on each other's soil, a milestone in their security relations amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific, an official said on Monday (8 July).

As Bulgaria heads for its seventh general election in nearly four years, DPS co-leader Delyan Peevski, sanctioned by the US and the UK for corruption, poses several obstacles in negotiations to form a regular government in Sofia.

Buildings and transport are the two most crucial sectors to decarbonise to meet EU’s 2030 climate targets. However, they are also have the most directly affect on EU citizens in their daily lives, as the choice to undertake energy renovations...

Polish air defences could protect the airspace over Ukraine's border regions, the deputy speaker of Ukraine's Supreme Council told her Polish counterpart in Vilnius on Saturday.

The recent entry of the far-right VOX party into Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's new Patriots for Europe group has made many in the right-wing Partido Popular (EPP) and Alvise Pérez's new 'ultra' force SALF nervous, warned VOX leader Santiago Abascal.

The new alliance Patriots for Europe, led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and seeking to form a political group in the European Parliament, will overtake Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ECR, Matteo Salvini, who is aligning himself more closely with the new group, said on Sunday.

Last Thursday and Friday (4 and 5 July), officials outlined Hungary's priorities for its upcoming presidency of the Council of the EU, promising an "honest broker" role amid concerns over its impartiality, focusing on peace, migration, family policies, and competitiveness.