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Fifteen operatives from Russia's GRU military intelligence service travelled back and forth to the Haute-Savoie region in the French alps between 2014 and 2018, probably to plot attacks against targets in the EU, French daily Le Monde has said, citing a senior French intelligence source. Germany, on Wednesday, also expelled two Russian diplomats over the contract killing of a Georgian national in Germany who had been a Kremlin adversary.

According to the internationally-recognised government of Libya, around 800 mercenaries are fighting with eastern commander Khalifa Haftar to take the Libyan capital Tripoli, The Moscow Times reports. The government accuses Moscow of escalating the conflict in Libya. "We are going to visit Russia after we collect all evidence and present [it] to the authorities and see what they say," Khaled al-Meshri, the head of the government's advisory body said.

Britain's opposition Labour Party wrote to the head of the BBC on Thursday (5 December) to complain about its coverage of campaigning for next week's election, accusing the publicly funded broadcaster of bias.

In his first interview after leaving his post as president of the European Council, Donald Tusk told The Guardian Brexit is "one of the most spectacular mistakes" in EU history, adding it was "the most painful and saddest experience" during his term in office. He was equally tough on the French veto of North Macedonia accession, calling it "strategically and politically a huge mistake."

In this edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French strikes currently paralysing France and putting French President Emmanuel Macron to the test, as well as so much more. The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network.

After having represented the interests of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for four years, Ulrike Rabmer-Koller takes stock, in an interview with EURACTIV Germany, of her successes and discusses her ambitions looking forward in the fight against climate change.

The European Parliament's civil liberties committee offers a snapshot of the European "state of mind", says its chair Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar. Its biggest challenge will be getting member states to unblock the EU asylum package.

Few people know that the code of conduct for the European Council president is substantially weaker than the code of conduct for commissioners.

British PR firm Chelgate worked for the Maltese government on the case of murdered journalist Caruana Galizia, three well-placed sources have told EUobserver.

Albania’s parliament elected Olsian Çela as prosecutor general on Thursday (5 December) as part of judicial reforms sought by the West that are intended to kick out corrupt judges. The European Union has told Albania the reforms must remain a...

Although the Paris Agreement itself is an unquestionable success, the real struggle still lies ahead of us. It is time to turn political commitment into policy, write Jytte Guteland, Nicolás González Casares, and Mohammed Chahim.

European Greens claimed victory on Thursday (5 December) after EU negotiators reached agreement on a green finance taxonomy aimed at channelling billions of private investor’s money into clean technologies. Coal, and – in principle – nuclear power, are out.

In protest at the government's pension reform proposal, French workers staged a massive strike on Thursday (5 December), which paralysed the country. With teachers and transport sector workers expected to strike again today, this will be Macron's ultimate test. EURACTIV France reports.

Bosnia and Herzegovina must overhaul its complex and opaque justice system and do more to protect the rule of law if it wants to press its case to join the European Union, legal experts said in an EU-commissioned report on Thursday (5 December).

Facebook-sponsored digital currency Libra is determined to getting the green light by European regulators next year, despite the numerous concerns raised by EU finance ministers, a senior representative of the project told EURACTIV.com.

As the new European Commission President prepares to make her first trip to Ethiopia, Chloe Teevan and Amanda Bisong suggest how Ursula von der Leyen can flesh out her commitment to seeking a new partnership with Africa.

Poland's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday (5 December) that a new judicial council charged with nominating and disciplining judges lacks independence, calling into question the government's court reforms.

VDL Commission takes up its seat, Trump under fire as NATO leaders meet, and Rule of Law in Malta feeling the heat.

Slovakia's president asked the Constitutional Court on Thursday (5 December) to strike down a lengthy ban on publishing opinion polls ahead of elections in February, a restriction seen by most opposition parties as an attempt to sideline political newcomers.

Europe is no exception to the decline in freshwater biodiversity, due to many threats such as agricultural pollution, or the overwhelming development of hydropower, writes Dr Steven Weiss. Dr Steven Weiss is an associate professor at the Institute of Biology,...