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In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Swedish right-wing parties refusing to form a coalition with the far-right party despite its success in the election, Czech farmers planning a massive protest against the new CAP, and so much more.

The cabinet is finalising a plan to help people who cannot afford to pay their energy bills as prices continue to rise, Dutch media NOS reported. The plan is to help people who can no longer afford to pay their...

Clashes erupted between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Russian news agencies reported early on Tuesday (13 September), in a resumption of decades-old hostilities linked to the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Germany should loosen its restrictive arms exports rules, said Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht, though she remains reluctant to supply Ukraine with the Western battle tanks it requested. Lambrecht, a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic SPD, made the comments...

Albanians are protesting against proposed plans to burn some 600 tonnes of oil per day on two floating power plants in one of the country’s most sought-after tourist regions, surrounded by protected areas. A floating TEC terminal arrived in Vlora...

The LGBTI+ event Pride Week opened on Monday in Belgrade, though it remains unclear whether Serbian authorities will proceed to ban the event as announced by President Aleksandar Vučić. The opening passed without incident, and EuroPride coordinator Goran Miletćc announced...

Oil and gas companies will have to share their excess profits to help European households and industries cope with red-hot energy bills, a draft European Union plan showed on Monday (12 September).

The heads of state of Western Balkans countries called for an acceleration of the EU enlargement process at a meeting in Slovenia on Monday as they urged the EU to grant Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate country status and introduce visa-free...

The European Commission approved a scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies in the context of increased electricity prices. The scheme has a total budget of €1.5 billion to cover part of the higher electricity prices arising from the impact of...

The Bulgarian Embassy in Ukraine reopened Monday and is resuming work step by step, the foreign ministry announced. The mission will be led by an interim ambassador and will operate with a limited staff and the consular office will function...

Gas reserves in Slovakia are large enough to last the whole winter, said executive director of major Slovak gas supplier SPP Richard Prokypčák. Russian gas giant Gazprom has already significantly lowered its exports to Europe but SPP claims supplies are...

Czech farmers’ organisations plan to hold massive protests against the new Common Agricultural Policy on Thursday, the day Prague will host an informal meeting of EU agricultural ministers. The protest will occur in front of the Congress Centre, where the...

The Irish transport sector uses more than double the limit of waste-based biofuels such as used cooking oil, putting Ireland in breach of a cap contained in the Renewable Energy Directive, EURACTIV has learned.

Greek workers are being burdened with yearly electricity prices equivalent of two months of minimum wage, according to figures released by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Greece, together with Estonia, is the country where workers need the most working...

More taxes to address excessive energy profits are crucial but need to be agreed upon at EU level, Eurico Brilhante Dias, the parliamentary leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party, said. This statement on the possible taxation of extraordinary profits of...

The Czech government agreed on Monday (12 September) to cap electricity and gas prices next year to shield households from soaring prices on markets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

More than seven in ten people aged 18-24 in Ireland are considering emigrating, while eight in ten say they are worried about the future, a new poll released on Monday has found. The survey published Monday was conducted by the...

The European Parliament will face its own charges of nepotism after Alessandro Chiocchetti, currently the Head of Cabinet for Parliament President Roberta Metsola, was appointed as its next Secretary General, making him the top civil servant in the Parliament. Chiocchetti...

EURACTIV France spoke to right-wing deputy Raphaël Schellenberger about his vision of "European energy solidarity", which he conditions on the sovereignty of states to decide their own energy mix rather than on a uniform EU policy he accuses Germany of having imposed.

Austria is calling on its citizens to make small behavioural changes as it aims to reduce the nation’s electricity consumption by 11%, a new campaign presented by Climate Minister Leonore Gewessler on Monday stated. Gewessler presented the country’s new energy-saving...