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The ruling follows preliminary questions raised by judges at the Rome Tribunal regarding the legality of detaining migrants rescued in the Mediterranean and then transferred to Albania

The report also criticised the lack of disciplinary reform in the Police and Civil Guard, urging greater transparency and accountability

Critics – including judges at the General Court of the European Court of Justice – argued that the decision to block access to the texts breached transparency obligations

Trump delays EU tariffs to 7 August amid pressure from Brussels to honour deal and grant immediate relief to European exporters, as producers brace for impact

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Brussels clinging to the Trump deal, Ukraine reversing its anti-graft overhaul, the UK SAFE deal still being in limbo, and the EU stalling on Chinese solar.

Karol Nawrocki urged Ukraine to confront historical grievances in his first call with Zelenskyy, signalling a tougher tone despite reaffirming support against Russia.

Czech public support for hosting Ukrainian refugees holds, but a new poll shows rising fatigue and economic anxiety fuelling calls to scale back protection.

With Romania posting the EU’s highest VAT shortfall, Laura Codruța Kovesi warned that the country’s failure to detect and report fraud is turning it into a haven for international mafias.

"Flygskam" has plagued the conscience of passengers too long. In reality, the carbon cost of intra-EU flights is already factored into a ticket from Brussels to Rome.

Earlier this week, Trump said that he was reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russia over its war in Ukraine to "10 or 12" days

Brussels has already expressed concern over Spain’s system whereby the government directly appoints top prosecutors

Smaller EU countries, especially Greece, could be deprioritised from access to new medicines, Greek industry leaders warn.

An earlier law had put anti-corruption bodies under the direct authority of the prosecutor general, who is appointed by the president

The European Commission has sent a supplementary letter of formal notice to Hungary regarding the 35-year motorway concession, stating that the government circumvented open procurement procedures and violated EU rules on public procurement and concessions. The Commission argues that the operational risks were not adequately transferred to the concessionaire, and the contract duration exceeds permitted limits.

Muted enthusiasm for this week’s US-EU trade agreement did little to dispel concerns that the US has unfinished business with Ireland’s pharmaceutical sector.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda had given Paluckas on July 24 two weeks to respond to the corruption allegations or quit

Rapid implementation of Sunday's EU-US trade deal is especially critical for Europe's beleaguered car manufacturers, who currently face a 27.5% duty on exports to the US

“Using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare constitutes a war crime,” the country's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said

The move marks another success for the code, with only Meta dancing out of line.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the EU-US deal pitting surrenderists against Machiavellians, Parliament eyeing fixes for no-shows, Eurozone growth beating expectations, the Austrian envoy resigning over a sex blog, and a fresh censure threat for VDL.