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In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offering to work with regional states and the opposition to meet demands for faster administrative procedures, Romania acceptingUkraine's photo evidence of drone strikes, and so much more.

Ukraine has made important progress in its counteroffensive against Russia's invasion, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday (6 September) during a visit overshadowed by a Russian attack that killed at least 17 people.

While the current European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen focused on adopting green laws and regulations to reach climate neutrality by 2050, the next Commission that will be appointed after next year’s EU elections will focus on implementing them, a senior EU official has said.

Demand for renewable hydrogen in Europe is expected to hit 8.5 million tonnes by 2030, far below the EU's planned 20 million tonnes, according to the industry, which calls for a shift in strategy to ramp up supply and demand.

All members of Ecological Uprising are withdrawing from Together, a political alliance the party formed with Together for Serbia last year, Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta, who announced his resignation as co-president, told Serbian media.

Following the mass seizure of weapons and ammunition from a house in the Serb-majority town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla reported he had been threatened by an ethnic Serb organisation. On Tuesday, police seized an impressive arsenal,...

Three Croatian companies launched on Wednesday an online platform where investors will be able to buy “crypto pigs” that can later be converted into pork meat, in a bid to boost the sagging meat industry in the country. The companies...

The Polish Border Guard has started handing over persons involved in people smuggling to the Ukrainian police following reports of Ukrainians fleeing across the border for fear of being conscripted into the army. Poland has been handing over people smuggling...

Slovakia’s government wants police to stop issuing confirmations of stay, recruit 500 soldiers and help deal with the increased number of migrants in southern cities, which has become an issue in the election campaign, Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor said at...

New gene editing techniques (NGTs) for food could boost agricultural production and contribute to the competitiveness and resilience of European agriculture, Rural Development & Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis said at the informal Council of European Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries...

The Spanish government will investigate Saudi Arabian telecom group STC’s 9.9% stake purchase in telecom giant Telefónica, Spain’s Vice-President and Finance Minister Nadia Calviño told the press in Brussels. The government will look at the takeover’s effects on “the security...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has decided to introduce urgent measures to combat juvenile delinquency, distress among young people and poor educational facilities in response to serious new cases involving youth. This was decided on Wednesday at a preparatory meeting...

The US envoy to the United Nations met Sudanese refugees fleeing ethnic and sexual violence on Wednesday (6 September) and said the United States would "do everything in our power to prevent and respond to mass atrocities" in Sudan's war.

Syrians who received asylum in Denmark before applying for it in the Netherlands may be sent back to Denmark without further investigations, the Council of State (CoS), a Dutch governmental advisory board, ruled on Wednesday. The ruling reversed a verdict...

Germany’s regional chiefs descended on Brussels to seek support on contentious political and economic issues from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who may in turn take the opportunity to ensure their support for her second term.

The Greens, a partner in Germany’s three-party coalition, must tear down internal walls to overcome the tug-of-war over genetic engineering that currently exists within the coalition, Carina Konrad, a member of parliament for the liberal coalition partner FDP, said ahead...

Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib is on a two-day trip to Moldova and Romania, with Moldova hoping Belgium will use its EU Council presidency stint at the start in January 2024 to request Belgium help open Moldova’s path to EU...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has offered to collaborate with regional states and the opposition to meet demands for faster administrative procedures, though his appeal was left in limbo as political opponents and CDU-led states remained reserved. The government has been...

EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes the incoming framework legislation on Sustainable Food Systems and it’s willing to support with its know-how and innovation potential the EU towards sustainable and safe food systems, in cooperation with all supply chain stakeholders.

‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – these two words capture a deep philosophy. It means ‘the world is one family’. This is an all-embracing outlook that encourages us to progress as one universal family, transcending borders, languages, and ideologies, writes Narendra Modi. Narendra...