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Germany and financial circles expressed optimism at the taking over of the helm in Italy by Mario Draghi, a former head of the European Central Bank, nicknamed as ‘Super Mario’ by some media for his ability to navigate treacherous waters.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how this year's census in Slovakia could affect the church's finances, Austrian Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP) facing a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, and so much more.

Belgium’s federal government recently announced a new package of financial support measures for the sectors most affected by the health crisis. Some aid will be extended until the end of June, while specific target groups like students and artists will...

The Belgrade-backed Serb List party – a minority party in Kosovo – won all 10 parliament seats reserved for the Kosovo Serbs during the early elections on Sunday, Serb List leader Goran Rakić said on Monday. Some 65,000 people voted...

Croatia is still mulling the procurement of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, adding that Croatian drug agency HALMED is trying to find a way of procuring that drug in compliance with the EU acquis. “We...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will inform the European Commission and the Council of Europe on the case of Bulgarian freelance journalist Dimiter Kenarov, who was beaten by the police, and the subsequent ineffective investigation by the prosecutor’s office, announced Pavol...

“We will ask for an easing of restrictions imposed against truck drivers,” Czech Industry, Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlíček told the Czech News Agency after truck drivers attempting to cross the German border from the Czech side on Monday...

Poland recorded a record surplus in foreign trade in goods in 2020, according to data presented by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on Monday. Sales abroad amounted to €237.5 billion, while purchases on the international market amounted to €225.5 billion....

Many EU countries are interested in exploring the Greek proposal of a digital certificate that would allow people who have received the vaccine to travel “without the need to show a negative COVID-test or undergo quarantine restrictions,” Prime Minister Kyriakos...

Among Italy’s total COVID-19 cases, 20% are infected with the UK variant of the coronavirus, the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS) affirmed in a technical report released on Monday. The document states that the new variant is widespread in...

As Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto met with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov on Monday, current relations between Russia and the bloc appear to have reached their nadir. Current EU-Russia relations are difficult because of the Crimean annexation, the war...

People should be “optimistic but patient” about the easing of restrictions, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday as infection and death rates from COVID-19 continue to fall. Speaking at Monday’s Downing Street briefing, Johnson hailed the “unprecedented national...

CDU chair and North Rhine-Westphalian leader Armin Laschet criticised the current caution shown in the German government’s coronavirus strategy at a digital event on Monday, putting him at odds with other major Conservative figures like Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavarian...

As registration with the nationwide census will start on Tuesday in Slovakia, the number of people confirming their affiliation to a given religious society in the census will, according to a new law, determine how much funding the church receives...

Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday (15 February) announced a drop in its exports to Europe in 2020, when prices and demand in the energy industry collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Council of the European Union on Monday (16 February) adopted temporary measures to help the transport sector, which has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the relaxation of rules regarding airport slots and the extension of the validity of driving licences.

President Joe Biden's administration will use a NATO defense gathering this week to begin what is expected to be a years-long effort to rebuild trust with European allies shaken by Donald Trump's "America First" foreign policy.

Eight months have passed since Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented Europe’s recovery efforts before the European Parliament. During this time, our Union has made history, write Luis Garicano, Martin Hojsík and Gergely Karácsony.

The European Commission is expected to propose reforms to an international energy treaty as early as Monday (22 February), EU officials said, after some governments have said the bloc should consider quitting the agreement because it could threaten climate goals.

Existing gas networks should be repurposed to transport hydrogen and help boost demand, said Michał Kurtyka, Polish Minister of Climate and Environment at an online event about hydrogen in Central and Eastern Europe on Friday (12 February).