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The UK government will fund the development of hydrogen trains, with researchers zeroing in on the final stages of a project aimed at cleaning up isolated parts of the British railway network.

In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Romania seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in recent days, the presidential televised debate in Poland, and so much more.

Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti said that the main purpose of talks with Belgrade was that Serbia should recognise Kosovo’s independence, the Kosovo online portal reported on 17 June. The PM listed Kosovo’s objectives for the dialogue with Serbia as...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Belgrade on Thursday (18 June) to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić. They will discuss political and economic cooperation, the situation in the Balkans and other current international issues....

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely limited the celebrations of Pride Month. However, it may be necessary to pay attention to the LGBTI community given that discrimination based on sexual identity is not uncommon in Germany, according to several studies. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Romania aims to get a significant higher allocation of EU funds in the next programming period, compared with the €45.6 billion it should receive from the 2014-2020 MFF, according to Romanian president Klaus Iohannis. Iohannis spoke with Charles Michel ahead...

As part of its new vaccine strategy, the European Commission has proposed to temporarily relax the EU's strict rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in order to speed up the search for a COVID-19 vaccine and cure.

The National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) decided to fine Google Romania with 10,000 lei (€2,000), after, in May, the tag on Google Maps for the location of the People’s Salvation Cathedral was changed to “People’s Fooling Cathedral.” A member...

Polish President Andrzej Duda will visit the White House on 24 June, four days ahead of the presidential elections.  It is rumoured that Duda was summoned to Washington as together with US President Donald Trump, he will be able to...

11 presidential candidates participated yesterday (17 June) in a debate ahead of the elections scheduled for 28 June. Leading candidates (incumbent Andrzej Duda and his main opponent, Rafał Trzaskowski) clashed with lesser-known candidates. While the debate was hosted by state...

Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calviño stressed on Wednesday (17 June) that the recovery phase of the local economy had already begun, EFE reported. Calviño, who, this week, received the support of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in her race to become...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte informed parliament yesterday (17 Wednesday) about Next Generation EU before the European Council scheduled for Friday (19 June). “The positions of the member states are still distant on several points despite the progress of recent...

Finland’s wolf population is expanding according to researchers. The growth has been significant particularly in the western regions where there are said to be 25% more packs than last year. Throughout Finland, there are estimated to be thirty wolf packs,...

A number of towns across Europe have imposed local lockdowns due to the surge of new COVID-19 cases. In Germany, a spokesperson for the district of Gütersloh in North Rhine-Westphalia announced on Wednesday (17 June) that the district will be...

A black European Union lawmaker said on Wednesday (17 June) she was a victim of "extremely traumatic" police violence outside a Brussels railway station, and lodged a complaint against Belgian police.

Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday (17 June), but the 193 UN member states must return on Thursday to continue voting to fill one more vacant seat after there was no clear winner.

France hopes to reach an agreement with the 26 other members of the European Union on a proposed €750 billion recovery fund in July, a presidential adviser said on Wednesday ahead of a video conference between EU leaders on Friday (19 June).

A recovery that doesn’t protect the planet will be a disaster for health. I should know – I’m a doctor at the centre of Italy’s COVID-19 crisis, writes Roberto Romizi. Roberto Romizi is a general practitioner and neurologist in Italy....

More than a dozen top European film directors have called on the EU to regulate streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon.