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What is it with Eastern Europe and the rush to the polling stations as soon as the lockdown measures were relaxed?

Having become president of Kazakhstan after a landslide election victory a year ago, and recently returned from Moscow, where at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin he participated in a parade to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave an interview to the popular newspaper Ana Tili.

An increased reliance on digitalization could help to preserve minority languages despite the English language dominating online, a leading MEP has said.  

Solidarity and sovereignty is the name of the game for the German presidency, according to Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD). In a speech on Monday, he emphasised the need for greater EU independence from the current geopolitical power struggle between the US and China.

For the first time since 2015, asylum applications in the EU started to rise again in 2019. However, Italy is no longer among the main host countries while Germany retains its top spot. EURACTIV Italy reports.

The COVID-19 crisis led to new creative solutions and long-term policies to make society more resilient to future shocks.

The Youth Guarantee scheme will be relaunched this week and the Commission must  learn from the mistakes of its first run, argue Ludovic Voet and Tea Jarc.

EU-wide targets for the reduction of fertilisers, as outlined in the Farm to Fork strategy, must now be translated to country-specific targets, and for this farmers need access to the latest tools and technologies to allow them to reach these targets and get an accurate picture of the situation, stakeholders have said.

European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Monday (29 June) he would not seek to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation, despite having previously stated he was looking into the possibility.

Organising ethical debates has long been an efficient way for industry to delay and avoid hard regulation. Europe now needs strong, enforceable rights for its citizens, writes  Green MEP Alexandra Geese.

Why a professionalised trained pest management sector can help better prepare for future health crises while contributing to sustainability goals, reconciling both short-term and long-term objectives of the German Presidency.

Organisers of a Facebook advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech.

Workers at six Amazon sites in Germany will go on strike on Monday in protest over safety after some staff at logistics centres tested positive for coronavirus, labour union Verdi said.

Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson lent support to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a coronavirus fundraising drive on Saturday that raised €6.15 billion.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Ireland's new prime minister, Croatia's spikes in new daily COVID-19 cases, Serbian high-ranking officials testing positive for the virus, and so much more.

Serbia was expected to open chapter 2 on the Freedom of movement for workers in the accession negotiations with the EU, but EU member states have failed to reach a necessary consensus. Quoting diplomatic sources, the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS)...

Given the new spike in coronavirus infections in recent days, the government is already discussing a bill on intervention measures to prepare for the possible second wave. Radio Slovenija reported the measures will primarily aim to prevent large gatherings. Tightening...

Croatia recorded 64 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday (28 June) and, following the spike in daily coronavirus infections in recent days, authorities are considering imposing new restrictions regarding the nightclubs. At the same time, there are 350,000 foreign guests...

With 87% of the votes counted, incumbent Andrzej Duda won the first round of the presidential election with 45.24%, while Centrist Rafał Trzaskowski (PO) came second with 28.92% of the votes. The run-off will take place on Sunday (12 July)....

The Greek government announced over the weekend the steps that tourists need to take in order to travel to Greece. First of all, they need to complete a special online form at travel.gov.gr at least 48 hours before travelling. The...