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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Bulgaria’s decision to continue using Russian oil for as long as possible, Austria pitching policy areas for ‘gradual’ Western Balkans integration, and so much more.

The first episode of the two-part podcast series focusses on the EU’s preparedness for post-quantum encryption. With Heike Hagemeier, an expert at the German Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, and Andrea Garcia Rodriguez, Lead Digital Policy Analyst for the...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's new chairman on 28 September said he would look at Turkey's F-16 fighter jet deal and that more issues than Sweden's ascension to NATO would affect the decision on lifting his predecessor's longstanding hold.

The National Assembly of the Serb half of Bosnia-Herzegovina adopted on Thursday a draft “foreign agents” law targeting NGOs funded from abroad, despite criticism from the opposition, civil society and the EU. BiH, a candidate for EU membership since last...

Romania is set to become a participant in the Visa Waiver program in 2025, says the Romanian ambassador to the US, Andrei Muraru, which was confirmed by Kathleen Kavalec, the US ambassador in Bucharest, who added that Romanians will enjoy...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has joined in criticism of EU Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak and Chief Diplomat Josep Borrell, calling on the EU Commission to act regarding the murder of a Kosovo policeman and the day of...

The first report on the state of the Digital Decade was published on Wednesday (27 September), with key findings laying bare gaps in 5G network coverage and questions about the use of artificial intelligence by businesses. The EU’s objectives for...

Italy has asked for time to consider the compromise proposal put forward by Germany on the European Pact on migrants presented during the meeting of interior ministers in Brussels on Thursday. Rome’s request could lengthen the timeframe of the European...

Countries opposing the EU reform but seeking Ukraine’s accession to the EU will soon realise that they have to agree with the adjustment of EU’s decision-making procedures as changes are not possible before the 2024 EU elections, Czech expert Jan...

Opposition leader and former European Council President Donald Tusk has organised another anti-government Million Heart March – just two weeks ahead of the nation’s parliamentary elections – after at least 300,000 participants attended the last march in June. The rally...

Slovakia’s government has significantly reduced the risk of unspent EU funds, cutting it from €800 million down to €100 million, having re-routed large portions to crisis management, according to Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor. Ódor emphasised that the government has been...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit Malta on Friday but has been warned not to fall prey to propaganda from the Maltese government after a trip to a hastily patched-up but still unfinished EU-funded primary...

The European Socialists (S&D) are encouraged to follow the example Spain set in the 23 July snap general elections and stop the far-right in the June 2024 European elections, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said at a meeting with S&D...

X-owner Elon Musk said that he had gutted the platform's team dedicated to preserving election integrity as key votes in many countries are approaching.

Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s former prime minister and leader of the opposition Social Democrats, is open to using the military to combat gang violence, she said on Thursday, as the number of gang-related deaths in the country continues to rise. After...

Lithuania is ready to take in migrants who have entered Italy illegally if the European Union’s solidarity mechanism is activated, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Thursday. In June, the EU Council agreed on a new migration pact aimed at...

The Netherlands is the EU’s largest importer of products with a high risk of deforestation from third countries, including soy, palm oil and cocoa, the country’s statistics agency CBS reported on Thursday. Brazil is the largest third-country exporter of deforestation-linked...

A bill to reform Belgium’s abortion laws, particularly by extending the legal period for abortion and decriminalising it, was tabled by two Ecolo-Green (EELV) MPs on Thursday. Séverine de Laveleye (Ecolo, EELV) and Eva Platteau (Groen, EELV) presented this project...

A Serbian daily newspaper and its editor received death threats on Thursday (28 September) after the country's president denounced their coverage of the recent clashes in Kosovo.

The European Commission is pressing ahead with plans for a new law modelled on the US Foreign Agents Act in a bid to tackle Russian and Chinese influence amid warnings that the draft bill could end up hitting civil society...