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In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Albania gearing up for monkeypox testing, France on the way of having its first female National Assembly president, and so much more.

A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in central Ukraine killed at least 16 people in what Group of Seven leaders branded "a war crime" at a meeting in Germany where they looked to step up sanctions on Moscow.

The missile attack on the shopping mall in Kremenchuk is yet another example of state terrorism, and the world must consider Russia as a terrorist state, writes Roman Rukomeda. Roman Rukomeda is a Ukrainian political analyst. This is his 56th account...

The climate crisis is advancing more rapidly than many anticipated. There is time curb its progression and avert the worst of the scenarios – but we must act now.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Transport committee voted to expand the definition of green jet fuel yesterday (27 June), a decision that could see controversial biofuel feedstocks used to cut aviation emissions.

Yaël Braun-Pivet is expected to be the first woman to head France’s National Assembly in a vote scheduled for Tuesday. Braun-Pivet was chosen by the coalition supporting French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne following a primary election....

Of the parliamentary parties, only formerly right-wing FPÖ has announced its intention to field a candidate against incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen in the upcoming October presidential, leaving the pool open to a host of alternative candidates. One of them...

The European Commission on Monday approved a second tranche of €12 billion for Spain from the post-pandemic EU recovery fund after confirming it has implemented all measures agreed with Brussels, including labour reform and the pension system reform. This disbursement,...

LGBT rights groups and the opposition have slammed the leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party Jarosław Kaczyński for his statements about transgender people at a party rally. During the weekend’s public meetings in Grudziądz and Włocławek in...

Slovakia will revise its national recovery and resilience plan, Lívia Vašákiová, director of the recovery plan department, announced after she said earlier that new conditions made it impossible to implement the plan as initially intended. The statement came after Vašáková admitted to...

Romania cannot launch procedures to auction off the 5G frequencies until the Communications Code gets the green light, Digital Minister Sebastian Burduja has said. The auction for the 5G spectrum represents one of the targets that needs to be completed...

Slovenia is already gearing up for the presidential elections set for autumn as three candidates, including one of the ruling Freedom Movement, have already announced their plans to run. The presidential elections in Slovenia are scheduled for October, and candidates...

The Kotroman crossing on the border between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina re-opened on Sunday following the completion of renovations worth over €4.6 million, of which close to half came from EU pre-accession funds. The project, part of broader Serbia-EU cooperation in...

The former ministers of finance and economic development, Milojko Spajić and Jakov Milatović, have launched a new movement called Europe Now and are planning to participate in the local elections in Montenegrin capital Podgorica and another 13 municipalities in October....

Albania has received its first tests for monkeypox despite not confirming any cases to date, meanwhile, fears are increasing over new waves of COVID-19 come the autumn. As of 24 June, there were over 2,000 confirmed cases of the virus...

European NATO members will commit to a tougher stance towards China, but scepticism over the Anglo-Saxon push to put Beijing in the alliance’s crosshairs remains. NATO members last year took a more moderate approach, toning down the need to focus too...

Bulgaria should not hold its fourth general election in 18 months, and a new government should instead be formed from within the current parliament, say nearly 58% of Bulgarians, a survey conducted from 23-25 June by the Gallup International Balkan...

Czechia’s Supreme Audit Office found “serious errors” in EU co-financed programmes aiming to promote agricultural products and foodstuffs under the tenure of the former government led by agri-tycoon Andrej Babiš. According to auditors, beneficiaries of the funding – including the...

Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) leader Giorgia Meloni urged the right to reunite the conservative front ahead of the 2023 general elections following the defeat of the centre-right coalition in recent local elections. The mayoral elections on Sunday plagued by...

As support for NATO membership reaches record highs in Finland, the country’s people say they would not join the alliance if it meant giving in to Turkey’s demands, a new poll published on Monday suggests. Support for NATO membership among...