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Whilst the summer exodus empties a large part of Brussels, there's still plenty to report on. Here's how the week went.

EU states on Thursday backed a package of retaliation on 93 billion euros of US goods – to kick in from 7 August if talks fall short

The EU's medicines regulator said it would approve the treatment for a limited group of patients, citing concerns over side effects

The two organisations behind the court case are pushing for Belgium to try to unilaterally halt the EU's cooperation deal with Israel

Rome can only recognise Palestine "at the same time as their recognition of the state of Israel,” said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied having had a conversation with von der Leyen, as previously stated by the European Commission

The statement follows Macron’s announcement that France will untilaterally recognise a Palestinian state in September

Germany joined France in telling the European Commission that weapons sales decisions belong squarely in the hands of capitals

After more than 50 attempts, Kosovo's MPs now have just two days to meet a court mandate to pick their new speaker

The suspension is the latest move in Germany’s broader migration policy shift and follows controversy over a programme admitting Afghans at risk under Taliban rule

Delegations from Iran, the European Union and the so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, arrived for talks at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul

Polish PM Donald Tusk aims to depoliticise the health ministry, pivoting towards patient-focused reform with the appointment of a hospital restructuring executive.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the EU blasting Zelenskyy’s anti-corruption misstep, a scoop on Hungary rejecting the EU plan for Ukrainian refugee transition, and the German-French alliance against Brussels on weapons export decisions.

Ireland’s ‘innovation paradox’ hurts a nation excelling in pharmaceutical manufacturing but failing to deliver those innovations to its own population.

Climate diplomacy remains one of the areas where dialogue is functioning. For the EU, preserving and using it strategically is key.

Czech police seek charges over far-right leader Okamura’s election posters, accused of stoking racial hatred with AI-generated imagery.

"The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and rescue the civilian population," the French president wrote on social media

This week may not bring a victory for democracy, but at the very least we can stop pretending Zelenskyy is someone he never was.

Thousands took to the streets across Ukraine this week to protest against changes that would remove the independence of key anti-graft agencies

Checking the size of your sunscreen bottle might soon be a thing of the past when the European Commission approves new rules for liquids in hand luggage