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Mitten im Kommunalwahlkampf in der konservativ-dominierten Region Galicien kündigte der spanische Ministerpräsident Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) am Samstag (3. Februar) eine Mindestlohnerhöhung an. Sein Land sieht er wirtschaftlich auf dem "richtigen Weg".

In a rare show of unity, business and environmental groups have published a joint letter calling on EU policymakers to back mandatory sorting of mixed household waste, saying this is the only way to meet EU recycling goals and prevent the incineration of recyclable paper, metals and plastics.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the minimum wage increase in Spain, Slovak farmers announcing that they are ready to join farmers protesting across the EU, and so much more.

L'UE devrait utiliser des fonds pour acheter des munitions pour l'Ukraine depuis l'étranger, a déclaré samedi (3 février) le ministre tchèque des Affaires étrangères, Jan Lipavský. Certains pays, comme la France, restent réticents.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned on Sunday (4 February) that moves to suspend the funding of UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA were extremely ill-advised.

This week, the EU commission will present a proposal to cut net emissions by 90 percent by 2040, while MEPs discuss the demands of farmers' protests across Europe. Romanian president Klaus Iohannis will also address the EU parliament in Strasbourg.

The European Commission is expected to back a 90 percent net cut to emissions by 2040, but it likely to include what some have called an "implausibly large amounts of carbon capture" as a solution.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops on the southeastern front and handed out medals, his office said on Sunday (4 February), and his spokesperson said he came very close to exchanges of fire on the front line.

The ban on far-right AUR party President George Simion from entering the Republic of Moldova has been extended for another five years, representatives of the General Inspectorate for Migration of the Ministry in Chisinau told NewsMaker.md.

La Pologne a introduit des contrôles plus stricts des produits agroalimentaires à la frontière ukrainienne afin de protéger son marché intérieur d’un afflux incontrôlé de produits ukrainiens, a déclaré ce week-end le vice-ministre de l’Agriculture Michał Kołodziejczak.

Slovak farmers are prepared to join their European counterparts in the week-long protests that have rocked many countries in recent weeks, the Slovak Chamber of Agriculture and Food (SPPK) said, adding that the EU’s “green fanaticism” was to blame.

On Sunday, Parisians voted to increase parking charges for sport utility vehicles (SUVs), but the opposition jumped to call it a democratic, ecological and social farce.

Spain’s minimum wage will rise from the current €1,050 to €1,134 gross per month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) announced at a rally on Saturday.

The economic benefits of "partial" Schengen entry are limited — the decision provides more symbolic significance than economic benefit for Bulgaria and Romania.

Taylor Swift trended again. This time not for her music but due to violent deepfakes of the artist that flooded the platform X. EU policymakers now have a historic chance to protect women from sexualised deepfakes – if they are up for the task.

The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, is convinced his party will lead the next federal government, he said in his weekly newsletter on Saturday, outlining potential coalition partners.

Le chef de l’Union chrétienne-démocrate d’Allemagne (Christlich Demokratische Union, CDU), Friedrich Merz, est convaincu que son parti dirigera le prochain gouvernement fédéral, a-t-il déclaré dans sa newsletter hebdomadaire samedi (3 février).

James Landale travels with the UK Africa minister to northern Ethiopia, where the situation is deteriorating.

Following failed interinstitutional negotiations over the platform work directive last week, the Belgium Presidency circulated yet another draft text, which significantly waters down the file’s flagship chapter on the legal presumption of employment.

Protesters and police clashed in the Senegalese capital Dakar and at least one senior opposition figure was arrested Sunday (4 February), a day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election.