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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Italian agriculture minister and Draghi being among the top guesses for a Brussels move ahead of EU elections, the German chancellor’s ‘surprise’ over the new French prime minister, and so much more.

Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday (10 January), but gave no timeframe on the sensitive issue in the staunchly Christian Orthodox state.

An investigation into the case of obituaries glorifying Adolf Hitler that was put up on the facade of the Sofia Synagogue on Saturday was launched by the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office on Wednesday.

Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, a member of Fratelli d'Italia (ECR) and brother-in-law of PM Giorgia Meloni, and former PM Mario Draghi are both coming into frequent discussion on the topic of who will be moving to Brussels and in which role ahead of the 2024 EU elections

The non-profit digital rights organisation Noyb filed an additional complaint on Thursday morning (11 January) with the Austrian data protection authority about Facebook's “pay or okay” system, this time focusing on the withdrawal conditions.

Transporters and farmers from across the country staged roadblocks on ring roads in Bucharest and other cities on Wednesday in response to, among other things, compulsory civil liability policies, demanding the prices of these policies be capped.

In June 2024, European citizens will go to the polls to elect new Members of the European Parliament. This event is the first of a series of institutional changes which will mark the start of a new five-year mandate for...

Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday (11 January) at the top UN court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the first time calls by some right-wing ministers to permanently occupy the enclave.

Unidentified vandals attacked the Czech Television (CT) building in Prague on Wednesday, leaving a sign criticising the way the public broadcaster reports on the war between Israel and Hamas, CT Director Jan Souček said on Wednesday.

Former Ministers Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were arrested on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace, where they were offered shelter by President Andrzej Duda, in a ‘spectacular arrest’ that may have included a fake bus breakdown that kept the president from intervening, according to Polish media.

The EU on Wednesday (10 January) called on US pop icon Taylor Swift to help young voters shake off any apathy and head to the polls at European elections in June.

Denmark’s New Right Party will be dissolved in an apparent bid to reduce the number of the centre-right parties as its MPs could join other right-wing parliamentary groups, party founder Pernille Vermund announced on Wednesday.

Former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson lashed out at the government’s communication on Sweden’s readiness for war, accusing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of being divisive towards Swedes with immigrant backgrounds.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for badly needed air-defence systems at the start of a tour of Baltic states Wednesday (10 January), warning that Western hesitation on aid for Ukraine was emboldening Russia.

While EU institutions do not seem eager to take concrete action over Serbia’s controversial 17 December general elections, the Party of European Socialists are keeping up the momentum with a strongly worded letter sent to Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.

Bratislava’s efforts to amend the country’s penal code could put an end to the police’s leading anti-corruption unit “as we know it”, said Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok, adding that his ministry has already been working on reorganising the police force.

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Berlin lifting its five-year block and greenlighting the export of European fighter jets to Saudi Arabia shows Germany's willingness to tighten European defence collaboration, experts say - though the formation of a reliable arms export policy remains a tough nut to crack.

The upcoming EU Elections are the opportunity to debate and design the framework to make the electromobility transition a success for climate, people and businesses, write Celine Domecq and Julia Poliscanova.

Bulgarian authorities have failed to integrate Ukrainian medical specialists despite having a permanent shortage of medical personnel in the country, Euractiv's investigation shows.