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European power industry association Eurelectric seeks longer-term planning and a reform of grid tariff rules to finance an anticipated €584 billion investment into the continent's electricity grids by 2030.

The European Parliament Elections in June 2024 will be a landmark for the economic and political direction of EU. Policymakers should seize this opportunity to strengthen the Single Market and make the EU a strong player vis-à-vis our global competitors.

EU leaders are looking at a serious debate on Thursday (21 March) about how to fund the ramp-up of the bloc’s defence industry to answer Ukraine's needs and match the Europeans’ ambition to become an independent security player.

After Germany deported about two dozen people to Bulgaria, the Socialists accused the government of rubber stamping a "penal colony for criminals, murderers, rapists and money launderers".

EU leaders are set to give the political green light to open accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday (21 March), but the outcome still hangs in the balance as several member states aim to tie the decision to progress on Ukraine and Moldova.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Sweden's foreign minister says Russia's confrontational approach must be addressed, the Polish government blames EU agriculture commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski for farmers' protests, and so much more.

Several top European airlines on Wednesday (20 March) urged EU authorities to follow the United States in pushing for increased production of "green" fuels.

In recent days, Germany has increased pressure to add to the EU summit conclusions a “positive” message for the future of EU-Turkey relations, something that Cyprus did not see in positive light, Euractiv has learnt.

Under EU guidelines likely to be adopted next week, Elon Musk's X, TikTok, Facebook and other major online platforms are expected to act to mitigate risks to elections or face fines, a European Commission official said on Wednesday (20 March).

The European Commission issued a warning to Bucharest over the lag in implementing National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) measures, while Romanian minister Adrian Câciu emphasises the need for accelerated progress but applauds steps already taken.

Europe must accelerate efforts to transform its economy into a circular one focused on reusing or repurposing materials to cut waste, a necessity if it is meet climate targets, the European Environment Agency warned Thursday (21 March).

Bulgarians and Romanians will no longer be subject to checks when officially entering the Schengen Area at the EU's internal air and sea borders from 31 March, although checks will still be carried out when crossing land borders.

Bulgaria has decided to invest more than €295 million in the so-called ‘Vertical Corridor,’ a key initiative between seven Balkan countries’ gas transmission operators to reduce reliance on Russian gas.

French regulators said Wednesday (20 March) they were fining Google €250 million for breaching commitments on paying media companies for reproducing their content online and for using their material for its AI chatbot without telling them.

Polish EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski is to blame for the problems that led to farmers’ protests in Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s office said in response to a letter the EU official sent to the prime minister, adding that he should “get on with his job”.

Portugal’s outgoing Prime Minister António Costa (PS) will receive a statuette alluding to the headquarters of the European Council at what will be his last EU summit in Brussels after eight years in power.

Spain’s far-right VOX party, now parliament’s third-largest force, will launch its EU election manifesto, under the slogan “Europe Alive 24”, at its annual party conference on 18-19 May, party sources confirmed on Wednesday.

Russia has significantly worsened Europe and Sweden’s security policy, and its confrontational approach must be dealt with, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström noted in his foreign policy statement to the Swedish parliament on the occasion of Sweden’s recent accession to NATO.

The joint EU election list formed by the French Socialist Party and leftist “Place Publique” led by Raphaël Glucksmann scored 13% in polls published on Wednesday and could be a cause for concern within Macron’s Renaissance camp that their core voter base is shifting to the left.

Russia is illegally consolidating its control over occupied Ukrainian territory by creating a "climate of fear" with practices such as arbitrary detention, killings and torture, the head of a UN reporting mission in Ukraine said.