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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Finland being likely to face a swath of strikes in February, inflation in Spain being at its highest in 35 years after state subsidies ended, and so much more.

The European Union has appointed gas capacity platform Prisma to calculate countries' collective demand for gas, as the bloc moves ahead with a plan to launch joint gas buying among EU countries.

Europe has weathered the energy crisis that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine so far, but businesses and households are already thinking about how to get through the next winter.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Monday another raise to the minimum wage could be imminent to help selected groups combat the increased cost of living. Albania is one of Europe’s poorest countries and currently, half of the population...

A couple suspected of being spies have been apprehended by the authorities and will become the first persons to be charged with espionage under Slovenian criminal law, Slovenian media reported on Monday. They were arrested in early December on a...

Romania ended 2022 with 5.68% of GDP, which is below the estimate included in the latest budget revision and one percentage point less than the recorded amount in 2021. In November, the government estimated the budget deficit for the whole...

Croatia will need to import at least 35,000 workers for its lucrative summer tourism this year, and will have to offer higher salaries and other perks as Western European countries are also seeking foreign workers, the Novi List daily reported...

The international community took away Kosovo from Serbia, and Croatia played a part in this, setting a precedent for future territorial grabs, Croatia’s increasingly rogue head of state, Zoran Milanović, said on Monday in comments that went viral in Serbian...

Wind and solar power generated a record 22% of Europe’s electricity in 2022, overtaking fossil gas for the first time and outpacing coal again, according to a study by energy think tank Ember.

The Climate Law, which for the first time officially enshrined in legislation the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, was presented by the Slovakian Environment Ministry on Monday.

Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko blamed the Russian Federation for the 2010 air crash that led to the death of former Polish president Lech Kaczyński. The plane crash on 10 April 2010 near Smolensk, Russia, was the most tragic event...

Ukraine's defence minister is expected in Paris on 31 January to meet President Emmanuel Macron amid a debate over whether to provide fighter jets for its war against Russia, after US President Joe Biden ruled out giving F-16s.

Core inflation climbed to 7.5% in Spain, making it the highest figure since December 1986, the national statistics institute INE revealed Monday after VAT was reduced on some foodstuffs and some state subsidies on fuel were removed. The rise in...

The failed wage negotiations between employer representatives and trade unions in the technology and industry sector over the weekend will likely result in strikes in February that will spread to other key sectors in the country. Based on almost 10%...

The Netherlands had the highest share of solar power in its electricity mix of any EU country last year, according to the European Electricity Review report by energy think-tank Ember.

The Tihange 2 nuclear reactor – the second largest of the three Tihange reactors – will shut down permanently on Tuesday evening after 40 years of activity, making it the second nuclear reactor to shut down in the country.

Austria and Hungary agree on not sending weapons to Ukraine, Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at a meeting in Budapest on Monday, stressing their close cooperation. Austria and Hungary’s position regarding the war...

France and Australia will jointly produce several thousand 155mm shells to send to Ukraine, the Australian and French Defence Ministers Richard Marles and Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday. A meeting was held in Paris on Monday between Australian and French...

Buildings account for a large share of EU energy consumption. To reduce energy demand and increase efficiency, cities need dedicated funding and support for local initiatives and households, writes André Sobczak.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and EU Council President Charles Michel met in Rome on Monday to talk about immigration and inflation ahead of the EU Council meeting, with the latter calling her approach responsible. The talks focused on the...