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The trial of 24 humanitarian aid workers charged with facilitating illegal immigration to Europe began on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday (10 January), the latest in a series of restrictive actions by EU border states on NGO activity.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson warned his compatriots on Wednesday (11 January) against falling prey to Moscow's propaganda, after Russian media spread the fake news that his country was planning to allow NATO to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil in peacetime.

The way the Greek authorities are handling the unfolding wiretapping scandal is alarming and indicates that the country is “already on an advanced path towards an autocratic state”, an influential Austrian EU lawmaker from the Socialist and Democrats told EURACTIV.

Germany’s competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, issued a statement of objections to Google over the company’s data processing terms, which the watchdog ruled must be changed. 

The EU and NATO on Wednesday (11 January) announced a 'joint taskforce' aimed at stepping up the protection of critical infrastructure in the face of potential hybrid threats from Russia.

Danone, the French yoghurt and bottled water company, is being taken to court by three environmental groups who accuse it of failing to sufficiently reduce its plastic footprint. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French government's unveiled pension plan, Bulgarian beekeepers asking the government for answers on banned pesticide use, and so much more.

Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday (10 January), as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths.

Rallies were held in nine Slovenian cities Tuesday in support of the preservation of public healthcare amidst underfunding and understaffing concerns, but a strike that would have shut down most non-essential services for 24 hours was ultimately called off. The...

Albania is facing an ongoing issue with the emigration of local workers which is being particularly felt in the medical sector, said Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu, noting that this issue has become a daily battle. Some 1.4 million Albanians have...

Beekeepers from North-Eastern Bulgaria want the authorities to confirm whether they knew EU-banned pesticides were being used in agriculture, Yasen Yanev, the chairman of the Bulgarian Free Beekeepers association that has samples showing the presence of over 20 pesticides,  told...

Britain said on Tuesday (10 January) Russia had probably captured a mining town in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv accused Moscow of sacrificing wave upon wave of mercenaries and soldiers in a horrific and senseless battle over wasteland.

Russia is directly or indirectly behind every policy and action that opposes the compromise between Serbs and Albanians, writes Orhan Dragaš.

Greek chief prosecutor Isidoros Ntogiakos caused shockwaves on Tuesday after he ruled that the independent authority responsible for privacy issues (ADAE) cannot conduct audits to telecommunication companies to find out who is under surveillance by Greek secret services.

Extreme drought affected large parts of Slovakia during periods that are typically wet, resulting in low farm yields and affecting forest ecosystems, the country’s Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) claims in a recent analysis.

According to a recent United Survey, most Poles think that breaking the current stalemate between Poland and the European Commission over the recovery plan will be decisive in autumn’s parliamentary elections. The Commission has blocked funds worth €35.4 billion that...

More than 3,300 nurses have left Portugal since the start of the pandemic in 2020, with Switzerland being the main destination country, according to data from the Nurses Association, which points to an increase in emigration in 2022. The Nurses’...

The European Union should respond to the measures some countries have taken in their own interests, like the US Inflation Reduction Act, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said at a conference in Madrid on Tuesday.

The Spanish government will request authorisation from the European Commission to extend the so-called “Iberian derogation”, an exceptional measure limiting the gas price for electricity generation in Spain and Portugal until the end of 2024.

Italy and Japan agreed to become strategic partners and cooperate in various sectors, from defence to culture, after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Rome on Tuesday. Rome is the second stop on...