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A key EU regulation may help fight the climate crisis in the decisive battleground of tropical deforestation. But it needs serious improvement, writes Marcio Astrini.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Gazprom announcing a 15% gas cut to Italy, Israeli excursions to Poland being suspended following a dispute between Warsaw and Tel Aviv, and so much more.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday (15 June) announced a fresh US infusion of $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine that includes anti-ship rocket systems, artillery rockets, howitzers and ammunition.

French carmaker Renault is shifting part of its business model away from selling cars towards offering individual journeys without ownership, a move company chiefs say reflects evolving customer demand.

The leaders of Germany, France, and Italy are travelling to Kyiv today (16 June) to pledge their support to the war-torn country amid increasing dissatisfaction by Kyiv over their reluctant support.

The lawmaker overseeing the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the European Parliament is pushing for a novel approach to buildings that sees them as part of a broader neighbourhood instead of isolated units.

Parliament has approved a new bill to increase the minimum monthly salary to €250 but has no plans to raise pensions in parallel despite this being required by the Constitution and war veterans calling for such a measure during recent...

Europe is currently facing two major crises: climate change and energy security. To address these crises, there is one crucial element that should be considered: Heat. Why? Because heat is half of the energy we consume in Europe! Costas Travasaros...

Ukraine expects support from its partners in Serbia, Kyiv’s Ambassador to Belgrade Volodymyr Tolkach, who pointed to the prominent display of the letter “Z” – symbol of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – at various events as a source of discomfort...

Prices of motor fuels sold along motorways will be deregulated on 21 June as the country returns to a pricing model in force before October 2020, under which margins on petrol and diesel sold at service stations outside motorways are...

Romania received the first quantities of natural gas extracted from the Midia Gas Development (MGD), the first new offshore gas development in Romania in more than three decades. The project is developed by Black Sea Oil & Gas, a company...

The 120 signatures from opposition MPs to dismiss Speaker of the National Assembly Nikola Minchev shows the government risks losing the no-confidence vote field by GERB on Wednesday as 121 votes are needed to overthrow the cabinet. 120 opposition MPs from...

Trust in the media has dropped to record lows in Slovakia, with fewer people trusting the media compared to last year, a new survey from the Reuters Institute of Journalism found after surveying 46 countries. According to the survey, only...

The World Trade Organization negotiations on food, fisheries and vaccines stretched into the early hours on Thursday (16 June) amid growing doubts that tough bargaining could deliver deals in the face of Indian intransigence.

Foreigners can now stay in Portugal for six months under a new work-seeking visa approved Wednesday, eliminating the quota regime for immigration, Ana Catarina Mendes, the minister of foreign and parliamentary affairs announced. “In the promotion of safe, orderly and...

Russian giant Gazprom will cut its gas supplies to Italy by 15% due to the back-and-forth between Russia and Europe over energy supplies, the company said on Wednesday. Following the decision to cut by 40% the volume of gas supplies...

Lithuanian businesses that suffered difficulties due to China’s sanctions can now apply for working capital loans, the economy ministry has announced. Read also: Bringing a gun to trade negotiations A stimulus financial facility prepared by the economy and innovation ministry is...

Ireland’s government has joined a programme run by tech giant Microsoft to strengthen national resilience against cyberattacks. The Microsoft Government Security Programme facilitates information exchanges on threats and vulnerabilities, access to source code, and technical details about Microsoft products, which...

Russian people and companies are using entities in Georgia to bypass Western sanctions, a group of Ukrainian lawmakers said on Wednesday (15 June), urging the United States to take action over the accusations.

UK ministers insist that they will press ahead with plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of a £120 million deal, despite the first flight to east Africa being cancelled on Tuesday following a last-minute intervention by the...