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Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek quit after accepting a €40 million bitcoin “donation” from a convicted drug dealer, triggering political firestorm.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about EU-US migration cooperation, a political firestorm in Italy after insults and threats were directed at children of government figures, and so much more.

EU Green deal goals orbit around sustainable farming. Resilient food systems are a necessity. Yet, outdated policies will not let that happen. It is time to align policy with science and market necessities and in Koppert we are ready.

Ukraine has shown that modern warfare is a fusion of World War I and World War III – combining trench warfare with cutting-edge technologies. Europe must now master both.

The Italian prime minister said EU initaitves in the region were "promising and fascinating".

For Law and Justice, Nawrocki's win offers renewed hope of clawing back power.

Liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly led right-wing populist Karol Nawrocki in exit polling.

Ukraine attacked Russia's nuclear-capable bombers on Sunday, a security official said.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 2-8 June 2025

Declarações do presidente António Costa durante a conferência de imprensa após a inauguração do Primeiro Fórum de Investimento União Europeia-Brasil.

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The report fails to represent accurate findings from the "small sub-sample of MEPs" surveyed, the pollster said.

The US president said the new tariffs would apply from Wednesday.

EU citizens should continue to ignore experts’ claims that ChatGPT will soon render them unemployed.

Fighting deforestation is like weaning a junkie off a bad habit. The EU has put firms into compulsory rehab, but non-wood forest products are seen as profitable alternatives to deforestation.

A readiness and defence check should be built into new EU legislation, they suggest.

Mark Carney said he hoped a deal could be done by July.

The government is expected to launch a new inquiry into the pricing and reimbursement system of pharmaceuticals in Sweden, but stakeholders worry this could take years.

The Russian government has proposed resuming negotiations on a ceasefire in Istanbul on Monday and said it will set out its terms in a memorandum. Meanwhile, at a meeting in Berlin on Wednesday German Chancellor Friedrich Merz assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Germany would provide five billion euros in military aid.