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In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the fifth night of protests over a rapper's imprisonment in Spain, Ireland boosting its vaccination progamme, and so much more.

Albin Kurti, leader of the Vetëvendosje party that won the Kosovo elections on 14 February, was interviewed by EURACTIV’s partner Jutarnji list. Among other things, he said that negotiations to form a government will only be held with non-Serb minorities,...

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines created by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and manufactured in India arrived in Serbia on Sunday. Serbia is the only state – aside from the United Arab Emirates – that made more than three...

As of Sunday, 12 candidates announced they will be running for the post of Zagreb mayor in May’s local elections, but none of them has the support needed to defeat incumbent Milan Bandić, who has ruled the capital for 20...

With a brief order, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Friday destroyed the long-considered five-phase state vaccination plan by setting up a green corridor for anyone wishing to get the vaccine when people from the pre-set priority groups remain hesitant...

There is no censorship or government attacks against journalists in Slovenia; on the contrary, the country is dominated by “anti-government” media owned by the tycoons and controlled by the left, the Slovenian government said after a request to correct an...

As Sunday marked the third year since investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were murdered in their home in Malá Mača, the public commemorative gathering that has become a tradition in previous years was conducted online. President...

“I want the tender to be immediately cancelled,” said Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, adding that Tardigrad International Consulting, which won tender for the supply of COVID-19 tests for Czech schools, is not transparent and that the whole tender is...

British company AstraZeneca announced a 10-15% reduction in vaccine doses planned for delivery in Italy this week because of “the complex production process”. The announcement has drawn harsh criticism from the presidents of the Italian regions, particularly from Lombardy’s Attilio...

US Congress approving the sale by the country’s Defence and Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of extended range guided multiple-launch rocket systems and related equipment to Finland worth about €76 million appears to have angered Russia. Its embassy in Washington called it...

Irish authorities are ramping up their vaccine programme this week, aiming to issue 100,000 vaccinations over the next seven days. Moreover, as part of the government’s Living with COVID-19 plan set to be unveiled on Tuesday, people under the age...

Germany could start inoculating primary school teachers and daycare workers as early as March, as Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) and Education Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) have shown support for the idea of changing the vaccination order over the weekend....

No significant easing of restrictions should be expected from Friday’s Consultative Committee meeting, federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke has warned over the weekend. “In three weeks, the British variant of the coronavirus will be predominant in Belgium, and then we...

After the announcement by Lyon’s Green Mayor, Grégory Doucet, to impose a single, meat-free menu for schools, Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie tweeted “let’s stop putting ideology on our children’s plates”, while Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said it was an “unacceptable...

The EU’s vaccination procurement policy and problems linked to vaccine delivery, in particular, are partly responsible for the third coronavirus wave in Europe, Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski told radio broadcaster Radio Zet on Saturday. “In January, we accelerated, it...

In less than a decade, the European Union has spent €440 million on gas pipelines that have either never been completed or are likely to fail, according to new research published on Monday (22 February).

EU foreign ministers are meeting on Monday (22 February) to agree on fresh restrictive measures in relation with Russia’s crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his supporters, having to chose between targeted sanctions and ‘the full Monty’, including economic...

Greece’s former national theatre director, Dimitris Lignadis was arrested on Saturday (20 February) on suspicion of having committed multiple rapes involving also children, prompting politicians from the ruling New Democracy party (EPP) and the main opposition leftist Syriza (GUE-NGL) to trade accusations over the weekend.

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Sunday (21 February) he had negotiated a "temporary solution" after two days of talks with Iranian officials to allow the agency to continue its inspections work in the country.

Members of Northern Ireland's two largest pro-British parties are set to take part in legal action challenging part of Britain's divorce deal with the European Union, the parties said on Sunday (21 February).