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The United States on Thursday (16 November) targeted 10 individuals in a new round of sanctions aimed at containing Russian influence in the Western Balkans, the US Treasury said.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish MEP being in custody eight months before gaining his seat in the EU Parliament, the sharp rise in domestic violence in France, and so much more.

International lenders including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank are backing a €4-billion plan to wean North Macedonia off coal-fired power, the head of the EBRD told Reuters.

The European Commission on Thursday (16 November) said it is suing Poland over measures imposing additional costs in cross-border trade of natural gas.

After several months of controversial delays, Luca Tagliaretti was recently appointed the new Executive Director at EU Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC). We discuss with him the prospect of this EU body, its role in Europe’s security posture and the overall...

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delayed a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid on Thursday (16 November) in a further setback to the Nordic country's hopes of joining the Western alliance after 18 months of waiting.

Negotiations on the revision of the Recovery and Resilience Plan have come to an end but the new version of the plan no longer includes 9.4% of GDP for pension spending, Investment and European Projects Minister Adrian Câciu announced on...

The Statute of the Association of Serb Municipalities is the backbone to normalisation talks between Serbia and Kosovo, and everything must be in accordance with the agreements of 2013 and 2015, Petar Petković, Director of the Office for Kosovo said....

Anyone who imports or trades Russian gas - whether in gaseous or liquid form - is supporting Putin's criminal actions in Ukraine. If we want peace in Europe, it is crucial to cut off Putin's money supply, write Andrii Zhupanyn and Anton Hofreiter.

The Bulgarian government on Thursday became hostage to the decision on the future of the Lukoil Neftochim refinery in Burgas, with the GERB and DPS parties, which have so far supported the decision, insisting on an immediate end to imports...

Russia is considering its response to the Czech government deciding to add a company managing Russian assets to a national sanctions list, freezing dozens of properties and hundreds of apartments leased by Russia in the process. “Goszagransobstvennost  [the state agency...

Nine Slovak MEPs have asked the European Commission to investigate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s boycott of major news agencies and assess whether it violates EU values, in a letter signed by other EU lawmakers and sent to Commission Vice...

The debate on Spain’s “democratic quality” to be held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week is a “humiliation” for the country, centre-right MEP Esteban González Pons (EPP) said on Thursday. On Thursday, the European Parliament officially added a...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government’s decision to issue a bonus for large families when they have a newborn, as well as its failure to comply with the Bolkestein Services Directive regarding concessions for occupying Italian beaches, has caught the attention...

Following eight months in detention over alleged corruption charges, Włodzimierz Karpiński of Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform (PO, EPP) was released from custody and will join the European Parliament, which among other things, will give him immunity in the future. Karpiński,...

The European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Austria on Thursday for failing to comply with new EU rules on waste and railway standardisation. The European Commission has decided to launch infringement proceedings against several EU countries, including Austria, for failing...

The Finnish cabinet decided to close four border crossings in south-eastern Finland on Thursday to counter the recent increase in “illegal traffic” from Russia, Finnish Prime Minister Peter Orpo and Foreign Minister Mari Rantanen said at a press conference on...

French police recorded an average year-on-year increase of 15% in domestic violence incidents between 2019 and 2022, with numbers doubling between 2022 and 2016, according to figures published in a press release on Thursday by the statistical unit of the...

The German government will create an institutional facility to improve its understanding of China, according to a draft budget seen by Euractiv, as EU countries seek to bolster their resilience to China’s growing power and influence in global politics. Germany’s...

The EU this week finally sealed an agreement on a new treaty that will govern relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) community, but the refusal of 35 of the 79 ACP states to sign it has cast a shadow over its merits.