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German Finance Minister Christian Lindner made clear his opposition to the coalition’s flagship plan to phase out coal by 2030 in an interview on Tuesday, rejecting his government’s key pledge because Germany’s efforts would be meaningless if other EU countries...

Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau appealed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on social media, sparking outrage from Israel’s ambassador to Warsaw. As Poland awaits a new government following October’s general election, Israel’s military conflict with Hamas has received...

There is no doubt that the Hamas terrorist assault on Israel on 7 October was extremely well prepared, technically speaking. But the guerilla operation is only the tip of the iceberg.

Moldova's president waded carefully into a row pitting the ex-Soviet state's two rival Orthodox churches against each other over Russian influence, saying churches should facilitate the country's main aim of European integration.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday (1 November) on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded as Russia's backyard which has drawn fresh Western attention since the war in Ukraine began.

A global green new deal – not a green trade war – is what world nations should aspire to at COP28, writes Frédéric Simon.

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking in Berlin on Tuesday (31 October), defended the Inflation Reduction Act against criticism from the EU, calling upon European countries to adopt similar policies.

Incidents of antisemitism have surged globally since the attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on 7 October and the subsequent war on the Islamist group launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany's ruling junior party FDP proposing to have an asylum sorting scheme similar to the UK's Rwanda asylum plan, Poles favouring Donald Tusk as the country's next prime minister, and so much more.

The United States and other countries are looking at "a variety of possible permutations" for the future of the Gaza Strip if Hamas militants are removed from control, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday (31 October).

Romania will set the retirement age for men and women at the same level of 65 years from 2035, according to the pension laws proposed by the Labour Ministry and adopted as part of Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Fund, Prime...

The European Union is counting on Serbia joining its ranks in the future but Belgrade and Pristina need to normalise relations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after meeting President Aleksandar Vučić during her official visit to Serbia....

Police claim that newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico’s mobilisation of hundreds of police and soldiers at the border only deterred two groups of migrants without apprehending either, with the opposition questioning the wisdom of his attempt to show strength...

The construction of a new nuclear power unit has moved forward with binding bids accepted from US-Canadian Westinghouse, France’s EDF and the Korean company KHNP, announced ČEZ’s Director of New Energy Division Tomáš Pleskač. The new unit will be built...

Ministers from far-left Unidas Podemos, the junior member of the coalition, have criticised the Spanish monarchy as Princess Leonor, the future queen, swore allegiance to the Spanish constitution on her 18th birthday on Tuesday. Missing from the swearing-in ceremony were...

The Rotterdam District Court sentenced a Russian citizen to 18 months in jail and a €200,000 fine on Tuesday for allegedly breaching EU sanctions in 2022 by supplying dual-use microchips and drones to the country. Fifty-six-year-old Dmitri K., based in...

The problem of medicine shortages in Europe is not a recent concern. However, both national bodies, like the German Health Ministry, and European decision-makers are intensifying their legislative output, which leaves the question of how much these will fit together.

Car giant Stellantis, with most of its workforce in France, announced a 7% year-on-year sales increase on Tuesday, driven by a 37% rise in electric car sales, as the EU, with France in the driver’s seat, bets on home-grown electric...

Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties in the enclave where food, fuel and basic supplies are running scarce.

Global healthcare technology giant Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is in discussions with Ireland’s development agency, IDA Ireland, to expand the company’s presence in the country, citing Ireland's strategic importance for research and manufacturing.