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A group of 15 EU member states have agreed to take in 40,000 Afghans for resettlement, Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Thursday (9 December) after meeting interior ministers.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland possibly getting EU funds despite the unresolved rule of law issue, French President Emmanuel Macron laying out the priorities of the French EU Council presidency, and so much more.

The EU stance toward Poland over the rule of law row aims to bring tangible results as the “nuclear option” in the past did not work, EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said at the annual event of EURACTIV’s Network.  “What...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge of a soon-to-be-published list of sustainable investments amid controversy around the possible classification of fossil gas and nuclear energy as "green" or "transitional" activities under certain conditions, according to several sources familiar with the process.

European Union governments agreed on Thursday (9 December) for Croatia to join the bloc's passport-free Schengen travel area after Zagreb convinced Brussels that it was able to effectively manage its section of the bloc's external borders.

While the situation on the Belarusian border is stabilising, the focus should shift to other hot spots such as Cyprus, Slovenian's interior minister Aleš Hojs warned as EU home affairs ministers met in Brussels on Thursday (10 December).

The Serbian government and Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom have signed agreements to build a Centre for Nuclear Technologies and found a joint company to realise the project in Serbia, a statement released on Thursday said. The agreement was signed...

All politicians should undergo a comprehensive vetting process, said the leader of Albania’s main opposition party, Lulzim Basha on the International Day against Corruption. Political vetting to determine the source of wealth, links to organised crime, and the prohibition of...

More names can be expected to be added to the US list sanctioning individuals suspected of corruption, US Ambassador to BiH Eric Nelson said, N1 reported. “We published sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act which punishes corruption and the worst...

US President Joe Biden gathered over 100 world leaders at a summit and made a plea to bolster democracies around the world, calling safeguarding rights and freedoms in the face of rising authoritarianism the "defining challenge" of the current era.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated at the Summit for Democracy on Thursday that Serbia was ready to be a reliable partner of the US in efforts to strengthen democracy. During the online Summit for Democracy, organised by US President Joe...

The poorest households in Slovenia will soon receive energy vouchers to help them cope with soaring pric. This plan comes after the government has been criticised for not taking action other than bringing the price of heating oil under state...

The shutdown of the last nuclear power plant in Schleswig-Holstein will unclog the electricity grid and unleash wind power in the northern German state, according to its environment minister Jan Philipp Albrecht, reports Clean Energy Wire.

Most Bulgarian citizens oppose concessions to Skopje and lifting the veto before bilateral issues are resolved. According to a Gallup International Balkan poll conducted from 25 November to 3 December, 71% of Bulgarians consider the settlement of Skopje’s relations with...

By taking concrete steps today, Europe can be prepared for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The burden of disease is growing, so there is no time to wait. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for health system readiness into sharp focus....

Slovakia’s automotive industry is facing the biggest transformation in history. While other European countries are rolling out support programmes for electromobility and preparing reskilling policies for employees, Slovakia has no transformation plan and is not ready to meet the European...

If the EU were to implement too vigorous changes in energy taxation, it could trigger massive resistance both from citizens and companies, Ondřej Kovařík, the Czech MEP of Renew Europe group, has warned. The European Commission has proposed revising the...

As the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma approaches its third month of activity, authorities said they are hopeful the eruption would subside before 2022, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. The regional president of the Canary Islands,...

COVID-19 cases rose 22.4% over the last seven days in Italy, an increase of 22.4% according to the Gimbe Foundation. A 12% increase in deaths and 16.3% of hospitalisations were also recorded. Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation said...

Brexit campaigner Gisela Stuart, the former Labour politician who led the successful Vote Leave campaign with Boris Johnson, has been appointed to oversee civil service appointments, a move which has been criticised as potentially politicising the civil service. The appointment...