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“The Iberian Peninsula is more of an energy island than Ireland,” warned Spain's energy secretary. Little surprise given that France has long blocked the construction of interconnectors.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the EU has "some internal matters to decide before they can engage in an external negotiation" with Washington.

The EPPO said on Monday it would file legal proceedings against the European Court of Auditors on grounds that it rebuffed efforts to interview its staff.

The EU's top diplomat plans to attend the 19 May 'reset' summit with the UK, in a sign the EU wants to make an occasion of the event.

Concerns stretch across Germany, Eastern France, Czechia and Poland.

Speech by Ambassador Cai Run at the Awards Ceremony of the “Reviewing the 50-Year Journey of China-EU Relations, Joining Hands to Embrace a Shared Future” Creative Contest.

Spanish conservative leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has cancelled his speech, while other senior party figures are keeping a low profile.

As investigators begin the search to identify the root of the problem, the political stakes are high. "Yesterday demonstrated once more that we have an excellent country and an incompetent government."

Germany could save €90 billion in grid investments by pricing power locally. But academics have been the only vocal supporters of the divide.

Public broadcasters are protecting press freedom in Europe. On World Press Freedom Day, the European Broadcasting Union highlights the role of public service media in delivering quality news that matters to audiences. Earlier this year, four public broadcasters worked together to organize the cross-border broadcast of an exclusive interview with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a pivotal moment.

The Commission took Valletta to court after years of warnings, arguing the scheme gave EU citizenship to people with no real connection to the country.

Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich
Principles of Community law
Advocate General Spielmann: the involvement of a body lacking a guarantee of independence in a procedure for the appointment of a judge does not, in itself, justify the exclusion of that judge

The recent Euractiv event “Securing Europe’s Biotech Future - How can biosecurity drive competitiveness?” brought together key stakeholders to discuss how biosecurity can support Europe’s biotech sector.

Prezydent Miasta Mielca
State aid
State aid: the Court specifies the circumstances in which tax exemptions may be prohibited by EU law

Fastned Deutschland
Freedom of establishment
The Court of Justice provides clarity on the circumstances in which a concession may be modified without a new award procedure

Commission v Malta
Citizenship of the Union
Union citizenship: the Maltese investor citizenship scheme is contrary to EU law

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Merz’s top minister picks, Madrid call for more cables to France to boost energy grid security, and so much more.

Across the European Union, the twin challenges of housing affordability and climate resilience are converging—and they are compounded by a third: the ongoing geopolitical instability which in turns has led to fluctuating prices, and an unsustainable dependence on Russian gas, deepening the strain on European households and industry alike.

The country expects positive reports by the Commission and the European Central Bank on the introduction of the euro.

Industry and trade minister is fast-tracking new mining sites, classifying them as “deposits of strategic importance.”