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Romania prolongs its licensing scheme for Ukrainian agri-food imports through 2025, citing farmer protection and national food security concerns.

Seville hosts world leaders for a high-stakes UN summit aimed at rebooting global finance rules to meet 2030 sustainable development goals.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about who gets to steer the Eurozone, Orbán attacking Brussels after Budapest Pride, France claiming its latest Russia sanctions are the toughest yet.

Will the revised ELV Regulation deliver the binding targets needed to secure a truly circular and competitive automotive industry?

Trade in goods is still hindered by long waiting times at Balkan borders due to poor transport infrastructure and double cross-border checks. Addressing this requires a larger investment than that set out in the New Growth Plan.

Czech President Pavel says NATO leaders urged Trump to ramp up economic pressure on Russia during a private summit dinner, but the US president remained cautious.

Some 40% of Poles believe the June presidential election may have been rigged, reflecting deep polarisation as the ruling coalition demands a recount and EU institutions question the court handling complaints.

The trilogue process doesn't have the benefit of being codified in law. It is a custom that has arisen because the alternative would probably drag on for years. But lately, several governments haven't quite been playing the game.

In Lisbon and across Portugal, hundreds marched demanding rent controls, legislative intervention, and urgent action on a crisis they say is forcing them to choose between food and shelter.

Italy faces mounting scrutiny at the ICC after quietly flying a Libyan war crimes suspect back to Tripoli, prompting accusations of obstructing international justice.

The EU's generous subsidies come with little oversight and risk skewing the media market for independent players

It was never going to be easy for Europe and China, but with a third person raising tensions, this marriage of convenience is being tested to new limits.

Europe is becoming more energy efficient. In 2023, the EU used 4.1 per cent less energy compared to 2022, and nearly 12 per cent less than in 2013, but energy poverty persists.

The government said that the move is motivated by the right to self-defence in the face of Russian aggression.

The 30th Pride march in the Hungarian capital took place despite a police ban, with organisers putting the number of attendees at between 180,000 and 200,000.

Some 70 members of the European Parliament taking part in the parade have been advised to carry their diplomatic passports.

Canada was "obviously copying the European Union" in taxing US Big Tech firms, Trump said – despite the fact the EU does not have a digital services tax.

Trump's homage to "the love and the passion that [EU leaders] showed for their country" was especially uncomfortable to hear. "I’ve never seen anything like it,” he beamed. Neither had we.

The US president has been widely mocked for “always chickening out”. No one, however, backs down better than the Europeans.