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The duties will enter into effect on 7 August if no deal is agreed with Washington

The duties will enter into effect on 7 August if no deal is agreed with Washington

The duties will enter into effect on 7 August if no deal is agreed with Washington

The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union could decide to annul the 2023 approval of the multi-billion euro merger 

The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union could decide to annul the 2023 approval of the multi-billion euro merger 

Cannabis and cocaine use rise as Ireland confronts shifting drug trends, despite naloxone distribution and needle exchange programmes.

Cannabis and cocaine use rise as Ireland confronts shifting drug trends, despite naloxone distribution and needle exchange programmes.

Cannabis and cocaine use rise as Ireland confronts shifting drug trends, despite naloxone distribution and needle exchange programmes.

European Council President António Costa met with the President of China Xi Jinping as part of the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about a Ukrainian MP hitting back at Brussels' corruption warnings, a scoop on the Commission reviving the equality law, and ambassadors landing in Greenland.

Orbán’s surprise visit to Bucharest hints at a shift in fraught Hungary–Romania ties, with minority rights still looming in the background.

Italy’s Senate unanimously backs life sentences for femicide, in rare cross-party show of unity over gender-based killings; bill now heads to lower house.

While Belgium records a sharp winter decline in honeybee populations, EU-wide figures show a more complex and uneven trend in pollinator health.

While Belgium records a sharp winter decline in honeybee populations, EU-wide figures show a more complex and uneven trend in pollinator health.

While Belgium records a sharp winter decline in honeybee populations, EU-wide figures show a more complex and uneven trend in pollinator health.

The Parliament declined to clarify whether items like the keffiyeh or religious garments fall under neutrality rules

Anti-migrant unrest and record asylum numbers put migration back on Spain’s political agenda

Remaining open to Chinese FDI makes strategic sense for the EU. But openness without conditions is a vulnerability.

For 20 years, the Brussels bubble has been convinced that Turkey would comply with international law and democratise internally. Instead, Erdoğan made himself indispensable by doubling down on power politics.

European Council President António Costa took part in to the 30th EU–Japan summit 2025. In his press statement following the plenary session, he emphasised the importance of strengthening EU-Japan relations, in particular in security and defence, multilateralism, and in trade and economic security.