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Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on 6 January 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the US Capitol where his supporters were rioting, a former aide testified on 28 June.

As they waited for the arrival of leaders in the NATO summit venue on the outskirts of Madrid on 28 June, officials and journalists were bemused to find "Russian Salad" on the top of the in-house restaurant menu.

Dozens of people were still missing on 29 June after a Russian missile strike on a shopping mall in central Ukraine two days ago, while a regional governor said the situation was "very difficult" in Lysychansk in the east.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria easing labour market access for third-country nationals, Slovaks not wanting a drastic lifestyle change to save the planet, and so much more.

An EU ban on insuring ships transporting Russian oil could potentially hurt Moscow more than its embargo on the nation's crude, analysts say.

Talks on agreeing and implementing a price cap on Russian oil exports have begun with large oil consuming countries, including India, and will soon start with smaller consumers in Africa and Latin America, US officials said on Tuesday (28 June).

The EU’s Committee of the Regions (CoR) will put a citizen from the bloc’s outermost regions at the helm of an EU institution, which is a historic first.

Nothing new came out of the meeting between EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajcak and Prime Minister Albin Kurti where the two discussed the EU-facilitated dialogue and a recent energy agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. Lajcak’s visit to Pristina comes a...

Albania is the seventh leading cultivator of cannabis in the world, according to the World Drug Report 2022 from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The report looks at the state of drug cultivation in countries worldwide and...

As we, Europe’s soft drinks sector, celebrate the one-year anniversary of our new and enhanced health and nutrition commitments, this seems a timely moment to take stock of our actions to create a healthier soft drink environment in Europe.

A top Polish appeals court ruled on Tuesday (28 June) that so-called "LGBT-free zones" must be scrapped in four municipalities, a verdict welcomed by activists as a victory for human rights and democracy.

EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change early Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from CO2 costs.

The European Union wants Western Balkan countries to join its unified stance on Russian aggression, including with regard to sanctions, said Emanuele Giauffret, the EU Delegation chief to Serbia, on Tuesday, adding that the war in Ukraine had made the...

Most Slovaks view climate change as a serious threat but reject solutions that would drastically affect their lives, a new survey has found. The survey conducted by the researchers from Masaryk University in Brno sheds more light on how Slovaks view climate...

Parliament adopted a proposal of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s ousted government to increase pensions by 10% as Bulgaria heads for its fourth snap election in less than two years. The proposal to increase pensions for about a third of the...

Bosnia-Herzegovina should improve the implementation of the anti-human trafficking framework, particularly concerning victims’ access to justice and effective remedies, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Human Beings (GRETA) said in its third-evaluation report published Tuesday, where...

Countries in the EU waiting room such as Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia have mainly failed to register any real progress in reducing corruption and improving democracy over the last four years, fundamental pre-requisites for EU accession. The plight...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced plans for a second referendum to be held on Scottish independence in October next year, vowing to take legal action to ensure a vote if the British government tried to block it.

The UN Oceans Conference, which is set to run until Friday in Lisbon, should define “drastic actions” to address the ocean emergency, Prime Minister António Costa tweeted on Tuesday after meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Lisbon. The UN’s...

The European Commission has given its support to Alessandro Zan’s anti-homophobia bill that was sunk by the Italian parliament in October, EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli announced on Twitter after she met with the lawmaker in Brussels on Tuesday. The...