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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Austrian aid package for citizens funds that is higher than expected, Kosovo signing an energy supply deal to Serb-majority municipalities, and so much more.

NATO must build out "even higher readiness" and strengthen its weapons capabilities along its eastern border in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the military alliance's chief said on Tuesday (14 June).

While Americans and Europeans are still split on whether to treat China as a security ‘threat’ or ‘challenge’, the gap is closing as allies try to agree on NATO’s new long-term strategic document, set for the first time to mention...

Following massive losses in tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Slovak capital Bratislava’s local authorities are now preparing the “2030 city plan” to re-attract personnel who left and help the sector stand on its own feet again in a new reality.

The monthly subsidies of the opposition parties would be almost halved, while the two governing parties would have around €5 million (HUF 2 billion) less money to spend under the bill that Fidesz MEPs will present next week. The proposal...

The leader of Greek socialist Pasok party lashed out against NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg after the latter described the new tensions between Greece and Turkey as “disagreements” and called for dialogue between the two countries. “He [Stoltenberg] cannot be both...

Ukraine's battle against Russian troops in Donbas will determine the course of the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 14 June, asking his nation to stay strong in the face of Moscow's devastating attack against two key cities.

Spanish Transport Minister Raquel Sánchez Jiménez has repeated her commitment to turn Spain into a reference point for innovative sustainable mobility, pledging to invest heavily to help position the country as an international leader.

Europe is wide awake to a new energy crisis. Now, we can and should address our imported fossil fuel dependency at its roots. We can’t do that by buying oil and gas from elsewhere than Russia. That’s not the way...

In its future Strategic Concept, NATO needs to depict the new security situation as adequately and realistically as possible, starting with identifying Russia as NATO’s main threat, President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday. The Strategic Concept needs to prioritise collective...

Tens of thousands of students in Slovenia will receive coupons worth €150 to purchase computer hardware as part of efforts to improve digital literacy. The vouchers are available to students from 7th grade of primary school through to university, who...

The price of potatoes in Serbia rose 193% since 2021 due to last year’s drought and large-scale imports, which discouraged domestic production, Guča-based Agro-Mobile company director Ratko Vukićević said on Tuesday. The potato harvest in 2020 set a new record,...

Bosnian Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Istanbul on Tuesday to discuss political and economic cooperation. “We revived an old idea, a trilateral meeting including Turkish President (Recep) Erdogan, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic,...

Kosovo is poised to sign an agreement with Serbia to supply energy to the Serb-majority municipalities of North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, Zvecan and Leposavic. Kosovo negotiator Besnik Bislim announced on Facebook that the two parties are close to a deal,...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazovic departed for Kyiv earlier on Tuesday, where they are expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “Kyiv-bound at the invitation of President Zelensky,” Rama wrote on social media. Abazovic announced...

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (14 June) that temporary silos would be built along the border with Ukraine in a bid to help export more grain and address a growing global food crisis.

Attempts in the European Parliament to block the EU taxonomy and legislation listing gas and nuclear energy among “sustainable” investments have sparked heated debate among Czech lawmakers who say it could harm the energy security of Europe. If the European...

The Polish government wants to subsidise coal for household and housing cooperatives amid rising coal prices and shortages caused by the Russian coal embargo, Energy Minister Anna Moskwa announced Tuesday. Under the government’s plan, consumers can buy up to three...

The page of Slovak opposition member Ľuboš Blaha (Smer-SD) was suspended by Facebook due to “repeated violations of policies regarding the hate speech” after a group of US congressmen pressured the company to act against hate speech in Slovakia. Before...

The European Union should focus on providing immediate support to Ukraine rather than debating its EU accession, Prime Minister António Costa on Tuesday. “To give this clear and immediate support, we do not need to open now a negotiation or...