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In today's edition of the Capitals, read more about Macron urging Putin to declare a truce in Mauripol, Ireland expelling four Russian diplomats, and so much more.

Not terminated, not dismantled, the Nord Stream 2 project is officially on hold and some in Germany are still hoping to use this bloodstained pipe in the future, writes Mykhailo Gonchar.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February, Bulgaria’s anti-vax movement has shifted its focus. Instead of fixating on COVID-19 vaccines and related conspiracy theories, they have become staunch supporters of President Vladimir Putin and Moscow and...

Ukraine on Tuesday (29 March) reacted with skepticism to Russia's promise in negotiations to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city as some Western countries expected Moscow to intensify its offensive in other parts of the country.

Twelve arrest warrants in relation to a serious corruption scandal involving government concessions for three waste incinerators have been issued by Albania’s Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK), set up with EU and US backing. The incinerator scandal saw public contracts...

BiH Defence Minister Sifet Podžić thanked his Italian counterpart, Lorenzo Guerini for donating more than €1.5 million for the project “Perspective” intended for the care of discharged soldiers of the BiH Army, as well as the training of officers of...

Serbian war criminals are campaigning for the upcoming presidential, parliamentary, and Belgrade local elections, and some are running, according to a human rights NGO. The EU hopeful is heading to the polls on 3 April to choose a new president,...

In 2021, discrimination against women, Roma and other minorities as well as LGBT community members and vulnerable categories was high, while attacks by the authorities and pro-government media on journalists and NGOs were reported, Amnesty International said in its latest...

A government reshuffle was announced by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, who says he has the support of his HDZ party and all partners in the ruling coalition. “I have been given the mandate to consider a reshuffle. I will not...

Romania will continue to take good care of every Ukrainian citizen arriving in the country, President Klaus Iohannis said Tuesday during a talk with his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two heads of state discussed the ”critical situation” in Ukraine...

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and Political Capital (PC) think tank will turn to the European Commission because while the bloc has banned Russian propaganda from its territory, Hungarian public media is disseminating such content unhindered, the two organisations...

The European Commission will provide 70,000 vaccines to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Moldova to vaccinate the children of Ukrainian refugees, the EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced. Three hundred thousand Ukrainian refugees have already arrived in the Czech Republic...

Poland will not wait for the rest of Europe to give up Russian coal, rather it will do so on its own despite calls for experts to enforce a joint EU embargo. Poland, a country with a lot of coal...

The tragic war in Ukraine – and the many direct consequences it has on the whole European continent – naturally puts any other political priority into perspective. Nonetheless, the shockwave of the ongoing humanitarian, geopolitical and economic crisis reinforces rather...

A 12-month residence permit will be provided to Ukrainians, offering them access to health care, the labour market, education and some welfare benefits. Prime Minister Mario Draghi signed the decree on Tuesday 29 March, under which temporary protection and assistance...

Russia has expelled diplomats from several Baltic states, including four from Lithuania, three from Latvia and three from Estonia. A diplomatic note was handed to Lithuania’s Ambassador to Moscow, Eitvydas Bajarūnas, at Russia’s foreign ministry. Four employees of the Lithuanian...

Sweden’s handling of the pandemic and the Sami minority, as well as the increase in gun-related violence on its territory, were strongly criticised in a new report published by Amnesty International on Tuesday. Human rights organisation Amnesty International published its annual...

Pessimism about the Finnish economy is spreading among consumers and entrepreneurs, a new survey shows. The data based on Statistics Finland’s Consumer Confidence Survey carried out from 1-20 March shows the consumer confidence indicator (CCI) of -10.5, having been 0.5...

Ireland has expelled four senior Russian diplomats as “their activities have not been in accordance with international standards of diplomatic behaviour”, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said in a statement on Tuesday. Speaking to the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s...

Several European Union countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland on Tuesday (29 March) expelled dozens of Russian diplomats, some for alleged spying, in what the Irish prime minister said was a coordinated move.