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The vote paves the way for Friedrich Merz to become chancellor next Tuesday as widely expected.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the Swedish government seeking to curb migrant access to welfare, Portugal’s PM announcing an independent commission to investigate the power outage, and so much more.

As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, it is becoming increasingly clear that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions alone will not suffice. Experts globally are turning to negative emissions technologies to actively remove CO2 from the atmosphere, with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, known as BECCS, being a clear frontrunner in the technology race, given its dual benefit of combining renewable energy production with permanent carbon removal.

The agreement provides for the “exchange of experience, ideas and political practices between the two parties.”

The government will ask the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to independently audit the affected countries' electricity systems.

The new measures would require non-EU citizens to have legally resided in Sweden for five consecutive years to qualify for social benefits.

Delegates at the EPP congress believe Germany's Christian Democrats and their incoming chancellor will take charge of the European conservatives

Autos Drive America, a group representing among others BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Volvo, said Trump's order provided some relief "but more must be done."

Italian politicians argue over control, but patients are left waiting – some indefinitely.

But analysts warn the party's strategy may not deliver the results it hopes for.

As the World Health Assembly prepares to consider the new Pandemic Agreement, the Irish Pharmacy Union says it's crucial that governments fully acknowledge and support community pharmacy's role.

Traditional vaccines enjoy significant trust, with 73% of Irish respondents expressing willingness to take them, compared to the global average of 68%.

The Bavarian politician secured 502 out of 563 valid ballots - 89% approval from the EPP's delegates.

The film “Flow”, directed by Latvian Gints Zilbalodis, was awarded the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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“The Iberian Peninsula is more of an energy island than Ireland,” warned Spain's energy secretary. Little surprise given that France has long blocked the construction of interconnectors.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the EU has "some internal matters to decide before they can engage in an external negotiation" with Washington.

The EPPO said on Monday it would file legal proceedings against the European Court of Auditors on grounds that it rebuffed efforts to interview its staff.

The EU's top diplomat plans to attend the 19 May 'reset' summit with the UK, in a sign the EU wants to make an occasion of the event.

Concerns stretch across Germany, Eastern France, Czechia and Poland.

Speech by Ambassador Cai Run at the Awards Ceremony of the “Reviewing the 50-Year Journey of China-EU Relations, Joining Hands to Embrace a Shared Future” Creative Contest.