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The European Commission has doubled its objective for home-grown biomethane production to 35 billion metres cubed per year by 2030 as part of efforts to bolster the bloc against a looming energy crisis, according to a new communication.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to meet his Turkish counterpart in the presidential palace in Ankara in an effort to restore ties between the two countries. Herzog is the first Israeli leader to visit Turkey since 2008.

Russia’s war on Ukraine has put an end to years of cheap oil and gas, a situation expected to last well into next year that is prompting the EU to accelerate its shift to clean energy.

Leaders of US spy agencies said on Tuesday (8 March) that Russian President Vladimir Putin may intensify the assault on Ukraine despite military setbacks and economic hardships resulting from international sanctions, setting up "an ugly next few weeks."

Wary of an invasion by China, Taiwan's military strategists have been studying Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the country's resistance, in which it had to count on its own forces, despite previous declarations of Western support.

The United States rejected a surprise offer by NATO ally Poland to transfer its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to a US base in Germany as a way to replenish Ukraine's air force in its defense against invading Russian forces.

The European Commission on Tuesday (8 March) presented proposals to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian gas by two thirds before the end of 2022 as part of a plan to become independent from all Russian fossil fuels “well before 2030”.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the new sexual harassment allegations levelled against far-right candidate Eric Zemmour, the Spanish PM asking former King Juan Carlos to shed full light on the alleged tax fraud scandal, and so much more.

Masks are no longer mandatory as of Wednesday, while the green pass is not required to enter a restaurant, shopping centre, or the airport. The state of alert ended Tuesday (8 March) and all restrictions enforced to manage the COVID-19...

Slovakia is entirely dependent on Russian nuclear fuel developed by TVEL, but after Russia invaded Ukraine, the discussion started on changing suppliers. The only viable alternative is American Westinghouse, which Economy minister Richard Sulík considers expensive. Discussion about alternative suppliers...

As the Russian aggressors cannot fulfill their plan of capturing Ukraine and destroying its armed forces, they are using mass terror tactics as they did previously in Syria, writes Roman Rukomeda.

Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the establishment of a Special Committee to manage the economic and security consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine during a press conference Tuesday morning. Rama said it is essential to prepare for any scenario, and...

The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) in the EU Parliament will vote today (9 March) on a proposal of its leader Manfred Weber to suspend a lawmaker who criticised the Greek government for the way it handled a scandal related...

EU disability ministers are meeting in Paris on Wednesday (9 March) to take stock of the EU's disability strategy and exchange best practices. EURACTIV France spoke to the French secretary of state in charge of people with disabilities who initiated the meeting within the French EU Council presidency framework.

There are currently no threats to the Balkans, said Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani regarding the ongoing war waged by Russia against Ukraine. “As a NATO member, we now have intelligence, credible information, and based on that information, we should not be...

There is no possibility of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) escalating into armed conflict, Croatian President Zoran Milanović said on Tuesday, adding that the increased presence of the EU peacekeeping force (EUFOR) there should not be given special attention. Last...

McDonald's, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Starbucks stopped sales of their best-known products in Russia on Tuesday (8 March), offering a united rebuke of the war on Ukraine by companies that define America for much of the world.

The European Commission is aware of the reports of removing ethnic Albanians from the voter registration lists in the Presevo Valley in Serbia and is monitoring the situation in light of Belgrade’s commitments to the EU accession process. Researcher and...

The Berlin Process must continue because it is the best chance for regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, solving bilateral disputes and EU membership, Zoran Nečev and Anamarija Velinovska from the Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis Skopje (IDSCS) said on...

The opposition in parliament on Tuesday criticised the ruling majority’s proposal to appoint Ivan Paladina as the new Construction Minister, saying he is close to Russian oligarchs, making him vulnerable to blackmail. By nominating Paladina, the ruling HDZ is trying...