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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his allies urged Ukrainians on Monday (11 September) to keep their focus squarely on the war effort 18 months into Russia's invasion, an indication that authorities in Kyiv were steeling for a long campaign.

Russia said on 11 September a EU ban on Russians bringing their cars and some personal goods into the bloc was racist, and one ally of President Vladimir Putin suggested that all diplomatic relations should be suspended in response.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the court date of the mayor at the centre of the Athens-Tirana spat getting announced, Austria wanting to end EU-accession talks with Turkey, and so much more.

After a year of huge profits due to the EU electricity market crisis, Bulgaria’s coal industry has started to lose taxpayers’ money, data from the state-owned company Mini Maritsa-Iztok according to  EURACTIV Bulgaria’s partner Capital.bg. The state-owned mining company, which...

The Biden administration is close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles packed with cluster bombs to Ukraine, giving Kyiv the ability to cause significant damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory, according to four US officials.

The preliminary court date for the case against the elected but unsworn mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, has been set for Thursday, one day before the time limit for him to take office expires. Beleri, an Albanian ethnic Greek running...

Unprecedented wildfires during the summer followed by massive floods have dealt the Greek agriculture a severe blow with analysts estimating that food prices will soon skyrocket further.

The text of Ursula von der Leyen’s last State of the Union speech before next June’s European elections is one of the best-kept secrets in Brussels. However, little of the policy content will come as a big surprise: Migration control and the implementation of the Green Deal will likely be at its heart. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia, media reported on 12 September, for what the Kremlin said would be a comprehensive discussion with Vladimir Putin amid warnings from Washington they should not agree on an arms deal.

The rule of law in Poland is much worse than in Hungary, said former foreign minister Jacek Czaputowicz of the current policy of the government he used to serve. In his op-ed published by Rzeczpospolita on Monday, Czaputowicz criticised the...

Catalonia’s separatist forces celebrated the region´s National Day on Monday with a call to exert maximum pressure on the Spanish government to adhere to their demands, including a referendum on self-determination. Since the 1980s, Catalonia’s “Diada” has been commemorated every...

The forthcoming Dutch cabinet will need to severely cut spending or increase taxes, as the country’s budget deficit may fail to comply with EU budgetary rules by 2028, a report from an advisory council consisting of high-ranking Dutch officials stated...

With 280 days before the Belgian elections, the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/The Left), Reformist Movement (MR/Renew), social-liberal party DéFI and the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA/ECR) have launched their campaigns at three federal, regional and European levels. The PTB was...

Austria wants to formally end accession talks with Turkey as a full membership to the bloc would be ‘not conceivable for us’, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told die Welt following a recent push by Turkey to revitalise stalled negotiations. While Nehammer...

The Commission once again lowered the growth prediction for Germany in its summer forecast, a decrease of 0.4%, the worst economic performance among the EU’s six largest economies, but Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni insists the country has all the necessary...

With the race for the presidency of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in its final stretch, Danish candidate and former EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said she would be ready to consider EIB financing for defence and nuclear.

Two memorandums of understanding signed at the British-Irish Energy Day between Ireland and the UK on Monday aim to increase cooperation in developing offshore renewable energy, explore further electricity interconnection opportunities and enhance the security of gas supplies, according to...

For human rights advocates, US President Joe Biden's travels to India and Vietnam were a disappointment, given his administration's vow to prioritize human rights when taking office in 2021.

The defence budget will be increased by more than 27 billion SEK (€2.2 billion) next year, bringing Sweden’s defence spending to 2% of GDP and meeting the NATO target, the government announced on Monday. Exactly one year after the last...

Bucharest is considering seeking compensation for losses suffered by carriers since Romania was first denied entry to the visa-free Schengen zone in 2011, Romanian Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu said on Monday, adding that losses amounted to 2% of the country’s...