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In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the migration ministerial summit on Germany's highest mountaintop, the Slovak Prime Minister dropping his veto on the new sanctions against Russia, and the doubts over the EU tobacco tax.

As corruption scandals mount, Catalan separatists tighten their grip on Sánchez’s fragile coalition

There is no question about Taiwan’s status today. Only an authoritarian regime’s denial of a reality its ideology finds inconvenient.

The military camp had been occupied by French forces since Senegal’s independence in 1960 and was still home to 350 troops.

Europe’s long-term budget has a smoking problem.

Brussels hauls Slovakia to EU court for failing to guarantee lawyer access to uncharged suspects, raising alarms over fair trial standards.

Czech president signs off on ban equating the promotion of communist ideology with Nazi propaganda, triggering backlash from leftist party ahead of October elections.

The EU could still meet its climate target by double- or even triple-counting the same euro through clever accounting tricks.

Under proposed rules, all remote consultations between patients and doctors would have to be conducted exclusively through the state-run digital infrastructure.

Czech Deputy Health Minister Michaela Matoušková urges the EU to take stronger, proactive steps on pharmaceutical policy, digital health coordination, and equitable access to innovative medicines.

Ruling says Flemish government failed to assess whether weapons transfers complied with international law.

The US is weighing sending Patriot systems to Ukraine but won’t risk its own security, its NATO envoy said.

MEPs and industry representatives say the EU is weakening fisheries policy by burying it in a broader mega-fund

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not say whether a new ambassador would be sent to Budapest

The Commission argues that Madrid's move undermines EU financial regulation and legal certainty for cross-border banking deals

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Public Health
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Public Health
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Other planned changes include introducing automated voter registration and making UK-issued bank cards an accepted form of ID at polling stations, which could see a huge rise in voter numbers.

The joint pledge aligns with Merz’s controversial push to extend the Anglo-French nuclear deterrent to the rest of Europe.

"All the necessary procedures for approving her candidacy with Washington as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States are underway," the Ukrainian president wrote on social media.