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Foreign poll observers on Friday (25 August) said Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote.

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas faced pressure to resign on Friday (25 August) after reports that her husband has part ownership of a company that has kept operations in Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

Social media channels linked to Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries said on Friday (25 August) a top fighter in one of the group's subunits had been detained in Finland at Ukraine's request.

The European Parliament’s Socialist group has promised a rough ride for Wopke Hoekstra, the Dutch nominee to replace Frans Timmermans as European Commission Vice-President, citing controversial remarks about south European states during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There’s a new club in town and it is taking on new members. And it’s not the European Union. Ahead of this week’s BRICS summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Johannesburg, the consensus among leaders was that...

France's sheep farmers association is calling on the EU to improve its assessment of bear populations and change their protected status in view of a recent resurgence in bear attacks in the country.

Wholesale electricity prices are historically high, but power prices look set to plummet from 2026. An expected surge in renewable capacity will have a big impact on the EU market and might lead to a reconsideration of supply dynamics, write Emmanuel Dubois-Pelerin and Massimo Schiavo. 

Some national control systems for shellfish producers are falling short of EU standards and risking consumer health, a new European Commission report has found.

Police said Thursday (24 August) they had arrested more than three dozen local monitors of Zimbabwe's elections as the opposition cried foul over irregularities in a poll forced by delays to stretch into an unprecedented second day.

By 25 August, 19 designated online platforms and search engines shall abide by the new EU rules on the digital space, making foreign platforms comply to European legislation.

The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday (24 August) for allegedly discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in hiring.

In today's edition of Capitals, find out more about Belgium's questioning dentist diploma awarded in Romania, the increasing number of incidents targeting Ukrainians in Czechia, and so much more.

While civil society organisations look at the proposed EU due diligence rules with optimism for local communities abroad, foreign companies voice concerns over the lack of harmonisation of the draft rules as well as their extraterritorial dimension.

Ukraine's navy and military intelligence carried out a "special operation" overnight in which units landed on Russian-occupied Crimea, the defence ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) said on Thursday (24 August).

As awareness of online privacy and cybersecurity is decreasing worldwide, Albanians rank highly in recognising online risks and knowing how to avoid them while coming last in terms of best practices to ensure safety online. The annual National Privacy Test...

Mobile Telephony Serbia (MTS), the only Serbian telecommunications company in Kosovo owned by state-owned Telekom Serbia, will continue to challenge the recent decision from Pristina to revoke the company’s licence, claiming that the decision affects jobs, livelihoods and the ability...

Floods that hit large parts of northern and central Slovenia in early August are estimated to have caused around €5 billion in damage to homes, infrastructure and businesses, equivalent to one-third of the national budget or around 8% of GDP,...

The Romanian government will take responsibility for the administrative reform package and fiscal measures, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday, allowing his government to pass laws on these files without amendments from parliament but exposing it to a possible...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Greece on Friday accompanied by key businessmen with an aim to explore possibilities to use Piraeus port as a gateway for Indian exports after Brexit, Greek media reported.

Slovakia’s GDP growth has been almost constant and the steadiest compared to other EU countries since 2014, a rather atypical performance for a small and export-driven country, according to a new analysis by the Institute of Financial Policy. Read more....