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Algeria is a "reliable" energy supplier, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday (5 September) during a visit to the North African country as Europe scrambles to replace Russian supplies.

President Vladimir Putin on Monday (5 September) approved a new foreign policy doctrine based around the concept of a "Russian World", a notion that conservative ideologues have used to justify intervention abroad in support of Russian-speakers.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Serbian prime minister visiting north Kosovo amid ongoing tensions, Croatia planning to unveil a 'comprehensive' crisis plan this week, and so much more.

Ukraine's government on Monday (5 September) sought political backing in Brussels for the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian military and political leaders it holds responsible for starting the war.

Russia has raked in a whopping €158 billion in energy exports in the six months following its invasion of Ukraine, with the EU accounting for more than half, a think tank said Tuesday (6 September).

The 1,000 municipal utilities that are the last link in the German energy supply chain are feeling the pinch of record-high energy prices, raising fears that some of them might go bankrupt.

After Finance Minister Igor Matovič refused to give up his seat, his party is now in charge of a minority government and if it fails, Slovakia’s first-ever snap election could give the power to the parties accused of corruption he...

The EU voiced concern on 5 September over what it called "hostile remarks" after the Turkish President accused Greece of occupying demilitarised islands in the Aegean and said Turkey was ready to "do what is necessary" when the time came.

Mária Schmidt, the director of the government-favoured House of Terror museum, blasted Western leaders for skipping the funeral of the USSR’s last leader in an indignant social media post on Monday. “Neither Americans nor Europeans honoured the deceased, once considered...

A new proposal from the European Parliament would declare primary woody biomass to be unsustainable, which would heavily impact the supply of bioenergy and remove the sector’s ability to provide sustainable energy, especially renewable heat this winter.

The German government will uphold the country’s planned 2022 nuclear exit, shutting down its last three nuclear reactors amid the ongoing European energy crisis.

In Putin’s push to restore the USSR the biggest risk is for Georgia, followed by Armenia, Moldova and Kazakhstan as well as other Central Asian former Soviet republics, writes Roman Rukomeda.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez kicked off a long political campaign on Monday by responding, in an event held at the left-wing government’s official seat, to questions from ordinary citizens concerned by the impact of rocketing energy prices. In May 2023,...

Albania’s Socialist Party has submitted two draft laws to parliament that would prevent anyone who worked for State Security (Sigurimi) during the brutal communist regime from running as a candidate during any government election. It is believed that some 17%...

The Prime Minister-designate of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, said she wants to convey messages of peace, stability, and tolerance during a visit to northern Kosovo, a region mainly populated by ethnic Serbs. Her visit to Mitrovica comes amid ongoing tensions between...

The Slovenian foreign ministry summoned Serbian Ambassador to Slovenia Zorana Vlatković over statements that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic made during Slovenian President Borut Pahor’s visit to Belgrade last weekend. “We have notified the Serbian side that we are very surprised...

A new crisis package, due to be unveiled by the Croatian cabinet on Thursday, will be “just, powerful, comprehensive,” Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said after a meeting of his ruling conservative HDZ party on Monday. State broadcaster HRT quoted Plenković as saying that...

Bulgaria has promised to provide North Macedonia with additional amounts of electricity for the winter, as announced after the meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister Galab Donev and his Macedonian counterpart Dimitar Kovachevski in Sofia on Monday. Bulgaria can export about...

The Czech EU Presidency is ready to start negotiations on the possible extension of temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees, Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Monday. Rakušan spoke about the protection mechanism and migration policy reform with European Commissioner...

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa countersigned the government decree establishing exceptional measures to help families offset the effects of inflation. According to a note published on the official presidency website, Rebelo de Sousa also countersigned the government decree that allows the...