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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vented his outrage Wednesday (28 at a "disgusting" cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo depicting him looking up a woman's skirt while drinking beer in his underpants.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about France going into a second lockdown, the Czech Republic's former health minister getting a top award for his efforts in fighting the pandemic after he was sacked for breaching COVID-19 rules, and so much more.

After consultation between Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) and the prime ministers of the various regions, the new COVID-19 measures announced in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels in recent days were decided in a coordinated approach, something that has...

In an exclusive interview, Emine Dzhaparova, Ukraine's first deputy minister of foreign affairs, told EURACTIV about her country’s new initiative to keep the international community attention's focused on the occupation of Crimea by Russia.

North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that Kosovo will be invited on Friday (30 Ocober) to join the “mini-Schengen” regional initiative which was created jointly by Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia in 2019. During the meeting, Zaev will meet...

Serbia’s parliament on Wednesday elected a new government led by Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić with 227 votes in favour, five against and 16 abstentions. Read also: “Ethnic Croats to prop new Serbian government“ Presenting the new government’s platform, re-elected...

Croatian and Slovenian media organisations have been raising alarm over their respective authorities ‘using the coronavirus to attack the press’. The Croatian Journalists Association (HND) has warned of a new wave of lawsuits against journalists and media outlets. While at...

Thousands of people protested across the country on Wednesday afternoon, most of whom gathered in the cities of Warsaw, Łódź, Cracow and Wrocław. Wednesday marked a week of protests following the Constitutional Tribunal’s ruling last Thursday (22 October) that rendered...

The recent escalation of France-Turkey tensions has prompted a strong reaction from Paris, which now asks for EU sanctions against Ankara. Speaking at the French parliament on Wednesday, French EU affairs minister Clement Beaune said EU sanctions are needed against...

If the COVID-19 cases continue to exceed 1,500 daily by next Sunday, then the Greek government will most probably adopt a France-style quarantine, according to government sources. The government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis want to avoid a total lockdown...

Portugal is among the ten countries with the best integration policies for migrants, according to a 52-state assessment that highlights the country’s anti-discrimination and family reunification policies as strengths. Read also: Portugal EU presidency to present ‘Charter of Digital Rights’...

EURACTIV has been reporting that EU member states do not share critical information with the EU regarding their needs to fight against COVID-19. This prevents the EU executive from having an overall picture of what the needs are, e.g. intensive...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez agreed on Wednesday to appear before the Spanish parliament every two months to explain his government’s decisions to curb the second wave in exchange for a favourable vote on the six-month-long state of alarm he proposed...

The restrictions introduced by the latest decree are necessary to prevent the pandemic situation from getting out of hand, said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday. “If we protect public health, we also protect the economy. The decree is...

The hacking of Gothenburg-based company Gunnebo – a provider of security products, services and software – has resulted in a massive leak of more than 38,000 secret files. The severity and significance of the data breach is only now starting...

Road traffic emissions in Finland should be halved compared to 2005 levels for which the number of electric cars is to be significantly increased, according to a report published on Tuesday by a working group commissioned by the country’s transport...

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries back into lockdown on Wednesday, as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatens to overwhelm Europe before the winter. Merkel announced new coronavirus restrictions aimed at slowing...

Bulgaria cannot approve the EU negotiating framework for North Macedonia in its current form, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told journalists on Wednesday. A so-called “framework for negotiations” is on the agenda of a General Affairs Council scheduled for 10 November....

President Moon Jae-in has announced South Korea will commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 as part of a "Green New Deal" that closely mirrors commitments made by the European Union. EURACTIV's media partner, Climate Home News, reports.

A list of prohibited practices as part of the EU's upcoming efforts to regulate the digital ecosystem could have unintended consequences for the tech industry's ability to develop innovative tools, writes Karan Bhatia.