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Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the EU post-Brexit are not ironed out soon, industry groups told British government officials on Tuesday (2 March).

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Lithuania's foreign minister saying China's "17+1" summit with Eastern European states divides Europe, Germany's Friedrich Merz (CDU) confirming he will run for a seat in the Bundestag, and so much more.

BiH Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik and members Željko Komšić and Šefik Džaferović spoke with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and discussed difficulties and delays in the delivery of vaccines to Bosnia and Herzegovina through the UN COVAX mechanism. The members...

The situation surrounding the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines has shown that Balkan countries have been abandoned by the EU and that the Balkan people should be cooperating and helping each other, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. As of Tuesday, Serbia...

Slovenian residents have been struggling with mental health during the second coronavirus wave, compared to the first one or before the pandemic, according to a study published by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). Those surveyed mostly mentioned fears...

Croatia has confirmed its interest in purchasing the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in line with EU and Croatian legislation, the Russian Embassy in Zagreb confirmed on its Facebook and Twitter accounts Tuesday evening. The Embassy said that Croatian Health...

Romania’s parliament adopted its budget law without approving any amendments on Tuesday. Although the bill still needs to be signed into law by President Klaus Iohannis, this is seen as a formality since the budget was adopted exactly in the...

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s decision to summon the directors of the security services to discuss measures to protect the rights of Bulgarians in North Macedonia has sparked tensions in Skopje. North Macedonian media quoted President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister...

Around 40% of Czech internet users believe in conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey conducted by the STEM agency revealed. While half the population is convinced that the virus was made in a laboratory, 10% of Czechs believe...

The EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled on Tuesday that the changes to the way Polish Supreme Court judges are appointed may be in breach of EU law. The ECJ’s verdict touches on the National Council of the Judiciary...

19% of Britons with assets exceeding £1 million prefer to invest in the Greek property market due to its affordability and quality of life compared to Britain, CEO World Magazine reported on Monday. Spain, Antigua, and Barbuda are in second...

People who wish to travel to Greece will have to present a negative COVID-19 test or a vaccination certificate, Greek tourism minister Charis Theocharis has said. “Vaccination will in no case be mandatory, nor will it be a condition for...

MEPs from the right-wing Lega Nord, which backs the new Mario Draghi government, have backed an initiative of Austria and Denmark to form an alliance with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines against COVID-19 variants, thus moving away from Europe’s joint...

The cooperation programme between Beijing and Eastern Europe has brought Lithuania “almost no benefits”, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told LRT.lt after the Lithuanian parliament agreed in February to leave the “17+1” summit of China and Eastern European countries, adding...

Sweden’s ambitious plans to stop using fossil fuels may endanger and limit the military’s ability to carry out its tasks, while biofuels will fail to power most vehicles and could also be unsuitable for Scandinavia’s cold surroundings, the country’s military...

The European Commission expects permanent border controls at the Northern Irish border to be in place by the middle of the year despite Agricultural Minister Gordon Lyons of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ordering the halt of any further work...

The UK government will continue to pay the wages of people who have been furloughed because of the COVID pandemic until the end of September as part of the Budget to be unveiled by Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday (3...

Former candidate for CDU chair, Friedrich Merz, confirmed that he will run for a seat in the Bundestag in September’s elections on Tuesday. The archconservative, who prior to running to lead the CDU had been out of politics for more...

Slovakia faces a political crisis after two junior coalition parties spoke about leaving the governing coalition over the purchase of two million doses of the Russian vaccine negotiated by Prime Minister Igor Matovič. The first batch of Sputnik V vaccines...

France's health ministry will have to defend its decision to integrate the medical portal Doctolib, which uses Amazon's hosting services, into its online booking system for COVID-19 vaccinations before France's top court, EURACTIV France reports.