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Colombians clamoring for "change" gave a leftist ex-guerrilla a historic lead Sunday (29 May) in a first round of presidential elections that will culminate in a runoff against a populist outsider in June.

A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara.

There is a unique opportunity to achieve a quantum leap in the way Europe supports its defence technological and industrial base, write Alessandro Profumo and Jan Pie. Alessandro Profumo is President of the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association (ASD Europe)...

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about EU auditors combing wine subsidies in Croatia, Spain sending anti-aircraft missiles to Latvia in the framework of NATO, and so much more.

While bickering over the Russian oil embargo exposed EU divisions ahead of bloc leaders’ meeting in Brussels on Monday, Italian industry warns that a gas cut could prove devastating for the country’s economy. If Italy stops Russian gas purchases in...

Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas on Sunday (29 May), whose full takeover Moscow's top diplomat said was now an "unconditional priority".

The Delvina Gas Company has applied to the Albanian authorities to complete works to explore the Delvina Field for natural gas in a bid to gasify the country further. An agreement was first signed to explore the region in 2007, but the...

Montenegro is not against joining the “Open Balkan” initiative, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Goran Đurović said. On Friday (27 May), Đurović met with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade. “Any initiative that leads to the removal of barriers, faster movement...

There will be no ethnic Albanian MPs in Serbia’s parliament after Shaip Kamberi failed to win a seat in a repeat round of voting following April’s general and local elections. The elections in Serbia on 3 April showed a devastating result for Albanians, who...

SOLIDAR and FEPS call on leaders in Europe to put in place transformative action aimed at making our societies and economies peaceful, equitable and climate-neutral, starting with ensuring a rapid and just energy transition and building a stronger social Europe.

A revived Weimar Triangle would be a political boon for the EU in the context of Ukraine’s courageous fight against Russia since it would allow to tackle multiple political issues in one, writes Marcin Korolec. Marcin Korolec served as Poland’s...

Serbia has arranged a favourable deal on procuring Russian natural gas. However, details will be revealed in the coming days, said President Aleksandar Vučić following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Serbia will continue to receive Russian...

European auditors spent last week in Zagreb combing books for possible irregularities in payments made under the so-called ‘wine envelope’, the Nacional.hr website reported. The auditors zoomed in on the state agency for payments in agriculture, fisheries and rural development...

Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu had phone calls with his Finnish and Swedish counterparts and with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about their plans to join the alliance. Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on 18 May, but...

European cities are putting measures in place to reduce toxic emissions from vehicles in a bid to improve air quality and save lives.

Norway and various unnamed countries will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help ensure Slovakia’s dependence on Russian gas imports decreases drastically, the country’s largest gas supplier, SPP, announced on Friday. From 1 June, Slovakia will reduce its dependence on Russia...

International passengers arriving at Lisbon airport on flights from outside Europe on Sunday have been waiting four to five hours at passport control, following a plenary meeting called by the border agents’ union. In a note sent to the Lusa,...

The government intends to ensure that exports represent over 50% of GDP by the end of the decade, said Prime Minister António Costa on Sunday. In a meeting with Portuguese businessmen at the Hannover fair, Costa stressed that the choice of Portugal...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will call for more ambition to implement the reform of the European electricity markets and reduce energy bills on Monday and Tuesday at the EU summit in Brussels, Spanish official sources told EURACTIV’s partner EFE. Sánchez,...

Madrid will soon send a battery of anti-aircraft defence missiles to Latvia as part of a NATO deterrence mission, confirmed Defence Minister Margarita Robles on Saturday. Robles said Spain will send Latvia an anti-aircraft defence system equipped with six missiles...