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Alexander Lukashenka visited detained representatives of the opposition in jail for discussions on Sunday. According to media reports, he tried to persuade them of the merits of his constitutional reform. Two of the participants were released the next day, but a demonstration taking place at the same time was brutally quashed. Was the meeting the start of a dialogue or a publicity stunt?

The conflicting parties in Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed on a ceasefire and the resumption of peace talks. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday after a meeting with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan. But despite the agreement attacks continued over the weekend. Commentators analyse the situation and examine the options for de-escalation.

Travel warnings, quarantine rules, accommodation bans, lost bookings and last-minute cancellations: the tourism sector has been severely hit by the coronavirus crisis and there is no sign of a reversal in the trend. Observers describe fatal consequences for those who earn their living through tourism - and for the environment.

In the midst of the current crisis, I strongly believe we all need to work on a more inclusive, stronger and competitive Union. This requires to successfully turn it into a more digitalised and greener society, whose foundations rest on state-of-the-art secured telecom networks.

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While some of the effects of Brexit are still difficult to assess, the Erasmus+ university exchange programme has already suffered the consequences. EURACTIV France reports.

EU countries adopted on Tuesday common risk standards for restrictions on free movement in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, aiming to increase "transparency and predictability" for citizens and businesses. "It is our common duty to ensure coordination on any measures which affect free movement and to give our citizens all the information they need when deciding on their travel," said Michael Roth, Germany's minister for European affairs.

The pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has paused its Covid-19 vaccine trial after a participant experienced an "unexplained illness," The Guardian reported Tuesday. Earlier this month, the European Commission, on behalf of EU member states, signed an agreement for 200 million doses of the company's coronavirus vaccine candidate. In September, another trial for a potential vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University was paused for a second time.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how an increasing number of Finns are trusting the government less, how China is encouraging the country's investors to invest in Serbia, and so much more.

“The reports of the joint meeting of the government of Albania and the so-called “government” of Kosovo held in Tirana on 2 October  this year were received with concern. The documents signed during the event, as well as statements made...

“We see Serbo-Croat unification. Dodik and Čović are with Vučić, but he did not invite three [meaning a Bosniak representative]. That is not how Belgrade and Zagreb should work. These are not good messages to Bosniaks and Bosnian patriots,” criticised...

One year after sanctioning the EU for its support of Airbus, the World Trade Organization is expected Tuesday (13 October) to let the bloc impose sanctions on the United States for aid to Boeing.

A 22 year-old man shot at a policeman guarding the government’s premises, then ran away and killed himself. In a Facebook post, he wrote: “Enough of deceit and trampling on human values without accountability,” but also wrote he would like...