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The British government is planning another amnesty for those accused of crimes related to the Northern Ireland conflict. A statute of limitations would mean that former soldiers and ex-IRA members could no longer be prosecuted. A number of those convicted of crimes were already released in Northern Ireland in 1998. The new regulation would also to apply to the British mainland. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson explained that the goal was to "draw a line" under the conflict.

The system-critical ITN party led by TV host Slavi Trifonov has emerged victorious from the Bulgarian parliamentary elections, narrowly beating former PM Boyko Borisov's conservative Gerb. However, the ITN and other parties opposing Borisov have failed to achieve a parliamentary majority. Yet that didn't stop Trifonov from going ahead and naming ministers for a minority government - only to withdraw the proposal in the wake of protests. What comes next?

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Commission on Friday (16 July) of "legalised hooliganism" for launching an infringement action against measures taken by his government that the EU executive said discriminated against LGBT people.

A proposed new EU-wide fuel taxation system based on energy content rather than volume seeks to end incentives for petrol and diesel, aiming instead to support the uptake of green biofuels, renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels.

Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted.

A European Union climate masterplan to raise the cost of pollution and eliminate emissions is a step towards a single carbon price that many investors striving to make companies more sustainable say can help to engineer deeper change.

Two days after the European Union unveiled new carbon-cutting plans, China launched its long-awaited emissions trading system on Friday (16 July), a key tool in its quest to drive down climate change-causing greenhouse gases and go carbon neutral by 2060.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany being devastated by flash floods, Slovenia, Croatia and North Macedonia calling on their citizens to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and so much more.

Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs has said following an informal meeting of EU home affairs ministers that although EU member states would like to see progress in talks on the EU pact on migration and asylum, stances are still diverging....

Serbia “is in a very complex environment and complex political situation,” President Aleksandar Vučić said on Thursday, adding that “this is precisely why the Serbian army is needed as a guarantor of peace and stability and for deterring attacks on...