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Today at 13:00, Russian philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky will speak in the Committee on Foreign Interference about the Kremlin's interference in EU affairs.
Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation

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Today at 13:00, Russian philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky will speak in the Committee on Foreign Interference about the Kremlin's interference in EU affairs.
Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

In today's edition of the Capitals, look out for the Hungarian government donating excess ventilators, the Czech Prime Minister asking EU countries to expel Russian diplomats, and much more.

EU foreign minister will discuss the Western Balkans on Monday (10 May) to determine how to improve cooperation with the region, burdened by lingering nationalism, a weak economy and widespread disappointment with its fading EU membership prospects.

The Euronews Serbia media group announced on Sunday that it was beginning to broadcast through Pay TV platforms, which was the final stage before its programme began airing late this month. Euronews Serbia is a brand affiliate of the Euronews...

Slovenia’s vaccine roll-out is expected to gather momentum from Monday, as vaccination opens to all adults. Last week, after a nationwide vaccination booking app was launched, more than 30,000 people registered in less than two days. Older and more vulnerable...

The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ, EPP), the ruling party led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, is topping the polls with 26.7% a week before local elections scheduled for 16 May. HDZ is counting on victory in Split and Osijek, the...

“Our approach is philosophical. We understand that Bulgaria is a small country and it has to develop. The EU provides funds and helps. But I don’t think that’s a reason to sacrifice relations with Russia,” Russian Ambassador to Sofia Eleonora...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday (8 May) that Paris was ready to pick up the baton on the EU’s minimum wage proposal if an agreement cannot be reached during the Portuguese EU presidency, which ends on 1 July.

Slovakia’s Public Defender of Rights Mária Patakyová has released a report criticising the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on human rights and freedoms but it did not get parliament’s approval. According to the ombudswoman, the introduction of state quarantine was problematic....

Of the 16,000 ventilators bought during the first pandemic wave which are now stored in a town near Budapest, the Hungarian government has already donated 400 of them to other countries but appears to have so far failed to sell...

The Left (Lewica), Poland’s left-wing opposition grouping alliance in parliament, has asked the police chief to explain why a new textbook for police officers titled “Social pathologies, selected problems” lists the transgender and LGBT community among social pathologies. “Apart from...

The Greek government is satisfied with how the current loosening of lockdown restrictions are going, and coupled with the high percentages of vaccinations, it has announced plans to accelerate the further loosening of COVID-19 measures within the next few weeks....

“Holding a PhD is a negative thing. I would not hire someone with a PhD, because it shows that it is probably someone who does not necessarily have appetite for work,” said the head of the financial office of the...

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the figurehead of the Belarus opposition currently living in exile in Lithuania, has called on Finland to take leadership and initiate roundtable talks between Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, the Belarussian civil society and also neighbouring Russia, noting that such...

Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken has announced his resignation but will remain in his position until his successor is chosen. The announcement from South Antrim Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) comes amid the party’s growing concern over his leadership....

Austria’s constitutional court has urged Finance Minister Gernot Blümel to deliver crucial documents to the investigation committee set up in the wake of the “Ibiza-gate” scandal and tasked with investigating political corruption in the former Austrian government. The court has...