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After Sunday’s surprise win, Nicuşor Dan faces no honeymoon – just economic woes, a fragile government, and a populist-packed Parliament.

Borissov said his and Bulgaria’s “good neighbourly relations” with Turkey and ties to President Erdoğan guarantee border security and curb illegal migration.

Slovakia’s government faces backlash after PM Fico and an ally rejected a WHO pandemic accord despite broad support from health minister and president among others.

Poland 2050’s Szymon Hołownia and Third Way partner PSL back Rafał Trzaskowski from PM Tusk’s Civic Platform in 1 June runoff.

Commission sources and EU diplomats say Kostelac often interferes in political matters beyond her job description.

The upswing shocked analysts who predicted a weaker euro would partially soften the impact of Trump's levies.

So far three MEPs have confirmed that the Belgians want Parliament to lift their immunity.

"Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War," Trump posted on social media.

None of the deals announced today will winch the once regnant Britannia back up the economic slipway down which she slides.

In short: Probably walk or take your bike if you can do so.

In his campaign manifesto, Romania's new president-elect pledged to “actively participate” in joint EU defence efforts and increase military spending.

Striking "win-win" deals is what "independent, sovereign nations do", said the British prime minister.

The "SAFE" plan is aimed at boosting joint European defence procurement, replenishing military stocks and ramping up Europe's defence industry.

The UK's centre-left government is getting it in the neck for its new EU relationship.

In February 2025, the European Commission launched an omnibus initiative to reduce administrative burdens on businesses, and provide more harmonisation within the European market. It also aims to make EU industry more competitive.

The general manager of the Dutch Innovative Medicines Association described the figures as ‘alarming’.

In its European Mental Health Week call to action, Belgium urges EU-wide action to protect youth mental health in the digital age.

The downgrade was mostly due to a steep reduction in the growth forecast for Germany, the EU’s largest economy, whose export-dependent industries are heavily exposed to global trade tensions.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about a new prison reviving memories of the penal colony in French Guiana, Estonia training for a war with Russia that NATO hopes to deter, and so much more.

Interview to Basque politician Lorena López de Lacalle, President of the European Free Alliance (EFA) after her re-election as the party leader. EFA is the only European political party that defends the right to self-determination as a cornerstone for European democracy.