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MEPs want the European Commission to prove it’s up to the task of defending the EU budget from member states violating the rule of law principle.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

MEPs want the European Commission to prove it’s up to the task of defending the EU budget from member states violating the rule of law principle.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

In today's edition of the Capitals find out about the Finnish prime minister caught in the "breakfast-gate" scandal, the Italian industry criticising the latest EU Commission guidelines on single-use plastics, and so much more.

There will be no “mono-ethnic” community of municipalities in Kosovo, said Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Tuesday. Previously, EU special envoy to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajčak and the US special envoy for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, said...

The US supports the appointment of German envoy Christian Schmidt as the new High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said US Ambassador to BiH Eric Nelson who discussed the appointment with BiH Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik (Serb member) who has...

As many as 17 military exercises took place in the Balkans and in Serbia’s neighbourhood from May to June involving 46,000 members representing the US armed forces, NATO countries and countries in the region, the most back-to-back military activities since...

Serbian parliament speaker Ivica Dačić has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow to discuss the Belgrade-Priština dialogue, the situation in the region and global politics. Dačić and Lavrov expressed readiness to continue contributing to further development of...

The Slovenian parliament passed on Tuesday legislative amendments that will allow ride-hailing platforms such as Uber or Lyft to operate in the country. Drivers using digital platforms will now be required to get a special licence, just like regular taxi...

Europe's top court on Tuesday (1 June) condemned Romania for having failed to either prevent or prosecute the disruption by far-right protesters of a film screening held by an LGBT group.

“The main reason for revising this year’s budget are costs in the healthcare system as well as overall costs against a backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis also impacting other sectors. Our target is to have a budget deficit of 3.8%....

Border police officers, tax inspectors and customs officials will begin an inspection of Russian oil giant Lukoil’s oil port located near the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas on Wednesday. The inspection should gather “complete information” about the operation of...

Slovakia has officially opened registration for the Russian Sputnik V vaccine on Tuesday, with the registration website allowing for people to tick a box to confirm their interest in receiving the Russian jab. The website also clearly states that the...

Dalai Lama street and Uygur Martyrs’ road – these are just some of the new names the Hungarian capital’s municipality has given the streets that surround the area where the government plans to build a campus of China’s Fudan University....

The Czech government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO, Renew) will face a no-confidence vote on Thursday over its perceived mishandling of the pandemic and alleged misuse of EU funds. The vote was tabled by the two opposition blocks –...

On International Children’s Day, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a law that aims to strengthen the role of youth councils at local government level to respond to the needs of youth. With the new law, councils can be established in...

European Union government and parliament negotiators reached a deal on rules that will force large multinational companies to disclose how much revenue and tax they pay and how much in countries considered tax havens by the EU.

Dominating the political debate and making headlines for more than a week in Finland has been Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her family’s breakfast allowance reportedly worth €850 per month which has led to both the police and the tax...

The European Commission’s guidelines on single-use plastics published on Monday, which includes an obligation – not foreseen in the 2019 EU Directive banning single-use plastic packaging from 3 July – to reduce the consumption of plates, glasses and paper packaging...

The UK recorded no COVID-19-related deaths for the first time in 10 months, but question marks remain about whether ministers will delay lifting remaining restrictions. Although 21 June has been earmarked as the day when the government will ease the...

French Professor Gabriel Zucan, head of the new European tax observatory previously argued that the EU should consider excluding Luxembourg from the bloc due to its lax tax policies. In his book, The Hidden Wealth of Nations, Zucman criticised Luxembourg...