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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany's economy expected to recover in the coming months, the Italian government presenting a bill to poost the prime minister's powers, and so much more.

Earlier this year, the National Center for Combating Terrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime of the Czech Republic has launched an investigation into the Austrian financial group Raiffeisen Bank International due to the work of its subsidiary in Russia. This action was prompted by a complaint by human rights activists who argued that, by continuing financial activities in the Russian Federation, the group is in essence sponsoring Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Romania will get three specialised burn centres by 2025, Health Minister Alexandru Rafila announced on the eighth anniversary of the deadliest fire in Romania’s history that killed 65 people. In the absence of dedicated burn centres and the capability to...

Albania is no longer on the Financial Action Task Force ‘grey list’, which names countries where concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing are not adequately addressed by the authorities but stakeholders say the impacts of money laundering are still...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday (30 October) he was confident the US House of Representatives, in turmoil for weeks over the speaker's job, would back a request for additional funds for Ukraine's military.

Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent drones, water cannons and police horses to the border, despite a predictable drop in irregular crossings due to colder weather, in what critics say is an attempt to take credit. Latest numbers from the...

The leading private radio station RMF FM has received money to promote the activities of Orlen S.A., one of Poland's largest state-owned multinational oil refiners and petrol retailers, casting a shadow on the independence of the country's media market.

Portugal’s Communist Party leader Paula Santos has aimed Prime Minister António Costa for casting doubt on the future of national flag carrier TAP during the first reading of the 2024 state budget bill, reiterating her view of the airline’s strategic...

Spanish is the world’s second-most common mother tongue, with 500 million speakers, representing a quick growth that gives “reasons for pride” but “cannot mean complacency”, a new report by state-owned Instituto Cervantes revealed on Monday. The report “Spanish in the...

The Dutch House of Representatives will not reconvene to discuss the cabinet’s decision to abstain in a vote on a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel war after a motion by the Socialist Party (SP/EU Left)...

Belgium’s Liberals have had a crisis-filled October on both sides of the linguistic divide, with a terrorist attack and questions over future leadership fuelling division at a time when Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has to lead Belgium into national...

French police detained EU-sanctioned Russian billionaire oligarch Alexey Kuzmichev on Monday, citing money laundering charges and a possible violation of EU sanctions. Following Russia’s war in Ukraine, and more specifically since 15 March 2022, Kuzmichev has been subject to EU...

There can be no solution in the ongoing Middle East crisis without first the “strategic defeat” of Hamas, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, adding that the world can already start discussing who will govern Gaza soon.

Germany’s economy is expected to recover in the coming months following an ongoing recession, with inflation dropping to 3% year-on-year in October, according to data published by the National Statistics Office on Monday. In the third quarter of 2023, the...

Moldova blocked access to the websites of major Russian news media including the Interfax and TASS news agencies on Monday (30 October), accusing them of taking part in an information war against the country.

Bulgaria can decide how it will be using the revenues it makes from the €10/MWh tax on Russian gas imports transiting through Bulgarian territory, the European Commission confirmed on Monday.

The Czech Republic was one of 14 countries to vote against the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamás, as the resolution did not reflect what he believes is Hamás’ goal of destroying Israel, Czech Deputy Foreign...

Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel's invading forces early on Tuesday (31 October) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave's humanitarian crisis.

Italy’s future prime minister could be directly elected by the people if a constitutional reform bill presented on Monday by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government as part of her election promise to usher in a ‘third republic’ is signed into...

Spain’s Socialist leaders are on course to accept the demands of Catalan separatists to give incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a second run at the premiership, with the PSOE’s third-in-command Santos Cerdán and Spain’s S&D leader Iratxe García meeting Catalan...