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Amid rising fears of Russian military action against Ukraine, EU foreign minister on Monday (24 January) will seek to align their response with Washington, as US Secretary of State Anthony is set to join their virtual meeting.

If we want EU trade policy to become truly sustainable before the end of this legislature, the Commission and the Council need to step up their game, a group of MEPs write, presenting their New Year’s resolution to contribute to global fairness.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about far-right leader Marine Le Pen losing another political heavyweight to Eric Zemmour, Spanish coalition partner Unidas Podemos and other left-wing parties calling on the government to withdraw from NATO, and so much more.

Lightweight soft packaging such as crisp packets or wrapping for chocolate bars are giving headaches to European recyclers who currently have little incentive to buy the collected material. The European Commission will seek to address this in July with its planned revision of the EU’s packaging and packaging waste directive.

Two hydropower plants operated by Gener2 that were ordered by the High Court to stop operating pending the outcome of another court case have reportedly continued operating and are selling electricity to the state energy company. The two plants, located...

Protests against the formation of the minority government continued on Saturday and Sunday in Podgorica and several other cities. Members of the Democratic party participated in the protests, and the party leader and parliament Speaker, Aleksa Bečić, as well as...

The state-owned ELEM/ESM energy company has formally taken over BEG – the main heating company in Skopje. BEG faces bankruptcy in the face of soaring gas prices and the regulated price they can charge from the 60,000 households they are...

A promotional campaign of Bosnia and Herzegovina on TripAdvisor has been launched by Samantha Power, administrator of the US agency for international development USAID, together with tourism ministers of two BiH’s entities, Edita Djapo in the Federation BiH (Croatian-Bosniak) and...

Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman and his Greek counterpart, Nicos Dendias, agreed NATO should be the main security guarantor in Europe after the two met in Pula, Istria, after participating in a Conference on the Future of Europe event...

France is pushing for direct EU-Russia security talks in addition to an ongoing dialogue between the United States and Moscow, France's Europe minister said Sunday (23 January), while warning against divisions in the Western alliance.

Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin was informed by Europol that a criminal group was planning the assassination of President Aleksandar Vučić, Vulin said on 21 January, adding that police would do everything to protect the president. “With an urgent report that...

Data suggests the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy could lead to lower yields of crops and higher food prices. Syngenta’s Alexandra Brand sees a golden opportunity for the agricultural sector and policy makers to urgently step-up and innovate for the future.

Preparations are underway for a new environmental impact assessment (EIA) law, State secretary of the environment ministry, Michal Kiča said. While having a lot of potential for heating, rules for developing geothermal energy currently face legislative barriers in Slovakia. Despite...

The united opposition’s drive to collect enough signatures for a referendum to be held on the same day as the 3 April national elections and the government’s concurrent referendum on LGBTQI issues is almost certain to have failed, despite claims...

New facts emerged this weekend on the reported abuse of Pegasus software by Polish special services. Former CBA head Paweł Wojtunik tweeted that his daughter was harassed via phone by someone suggesting he was dead. “Your dad is dead, he...

Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister and president of Forza Italia, announced on 22 January he would withdraw his presidential candidacy. The 85-year-old who is still in the midst of legal proceedings over his “Bunga Bunga” sex parties, insisted he had the...

The building of the European External Action Service was damaged by violent demonstrators on Sunday (23 January) during protests against COVID-19 restrictions with participants from across the EU.

The government this week will announce its decision regarding the construction in the northern Uppland region of a repository for nuclear fuel that has been removed after being used in a nuclear reactor. Environment Minister Annika Strandhäl promised on 20...

Päivi Räsänen, a Christian Democratic MP ex-party chair and interior minister from 2011 to 2015,will be in court Monday following her comments on homosexuality, which she called “a developmental disorder”. Räsänen, a medical doctor by profession, made comments on the Luther Foundation...

Ireland has removed almost all pandemic restrictions following advice from public health officials on Friday (21 January). Most of the existing COVID-19 restrictions were lifted from Saturday at 6 am, Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced in a press conference Friday evening,...