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On the face of it, attending a parliamentary golf society dinner must rank near the top of the list of the stupidest things to lose your job over. Indeed, in the pre-COVIDd era, it would have been unthinkable. Attending the...

German medical specialists are investigating similarities between the attempted poisoning of a Bulgarian businessman and his son in 2015 and the recent poisoning of Russian opposition frontman Alexei Navalny, who is being treated in a Berlin hospital.

EU defence ministers agreed at an informal meeting in Berlin on Wednesday (26 August) to work closer together militarily and develop a common strategic culture, highlighting the growing need for Europe's common defence policy at a time of escalating challenges in the bloc's neighbourhood.

Poland could phase out coal as early as 2035 under a “business as usual scenario,” according to Greenpeace, which performed an analysis of the latest government plans to restructure the country’s virus-hit energy sector.

Norway is planning to expand oil drilling in previously untouched areas of the Arctic, a move campaigners say threatens the fragile ecosystem and could spark a military standoff with Russia.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Prague suing China for the low quality FFP2 respirators purchased during the coronavirus pandemic, how PM Sanchez is looking to talk with the opposition to create unity against the virus, and so much more.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reiterated on Wednesday (26 August) that Belgrade’s stance was “the absolute adherence to the Dayton agreement” and the preservation of Republika Srpska (RS) in the way that is envisaged in that peace agreement. After the meeting...

Montenegrin police have received data that individuals and groups plan to cause incidents and unrest on the day of parliamentary elections set for Sunday (30 August), said Veselin Veljović, the director of Montenegrin police. “Our findings indicate that these people...

Croatia’s Andrej Plenković told foreign diplomats at a reception that he expects “intensive and open communication in the years to come”. Plenković also hopes his peers will help towards “strengthening the economy” and building “a tolerant society and resolving open...

Justice Minister Danail Kirilov filed his resignation on Wednesday after a talk with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. The PM will decide whether to accept Kirilov’s resignation following talks with coalition partners, after which parliament will have to vote on his...

It is in the best interest of Poland that a sovereign Belarus can decide its fate, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday (26 August) after parliamentary cross-party talks focused on the situation in Poland’s eastern neighbour. Morawiecki said that...

The solar auction at which 670 megawatts (MW) were awarded broke “a new world record” with the price of €11.14 MW-hour (MW/h), announced Portugal’s Environment Minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes at a press conference in Lisbon. “The auction was in...

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet the heads of the country’s main opposition forces in parliament, official sources announced on Wednesday. The Spanish PM will meet the leader of the Partido Popular (PP), Pablo Casado, on 2...

On Wednesday (26 August) the Italian government held a summit attended by ministers and regional governors on the reopening of schools. For now, the country’s education ministry has published the details of many of the safety protocols for the new...

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has expressed growing concern over the way the EU is stretching the limits of its treaties. Speaking at the Ambassadors’ Conference on Tuesday (25 August), Niinistö pointed out that there is a growing gap between the...

According to the latest update from Belgium’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Belgians can no longer travel to several new regions in France and Spain, which have been declared a ‘red zone’. At the same time, the EU’s capital has been...

After Austria’s Constitutional Court ruled that previous coronavirus measures were illegal, the country’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) promised to rework the regulations and reorganise his ministry. The Austrian government is now preparing legislation in the event that the country...

The Berlin Senate on Wednesday (26 August) banned several demonstrations against Germany’s coronavirus measures planned for this weekend. Organisers had planned to march through the central parts of the city, and had expected 17,000 people in attendance. This would have...

French President Emmanuel Macron has created a roadmap for Lebanese politicians outlining political and financial reforms needed to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises including an economic meltdown.

The escalating row over maritime borders and natural gas reserves that has pitted Turkey against Greece and the rest of the EU has put the bloc's fragmented, meandering foreign policy to its gravest test in years.