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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French prime minister resigining, Sweden's civil defence minister warning of possible war in the country, and so much more.

Die belgische EU-Ratspräsidentschaft wird im April ein wissenschaftliches Symposium über die umstrittene Nährwertkennzeichnung von Lebensmitteln veranstalten. Ziel ist ein "Erfahrungsaustausch", um die Debatte zwischen Befürwortern und Kritikern der Einführung des Systems auf EU-Ebene wieder anzustoßen.

La désormais ex-Première ministre Elisabeth Borne a démissionné lundi (8 janvier) en fin de journée, après s’être entretenue avec le président de la République pendant un peu plus d’une heure au Palais de l’Elysée.

Bulgarian security removed concertgoers waving Ukrainian flags at the concert of Russian rock group DDT and got aggressive in the process, claimed Russian opposition activist Yevgeni Chupov, who was granted refugee status in Bulgaria in 2021.

Profound and essential changes must be made in all spheres of life for Serbia to continue progressing, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, adding that balancing relations with the EU, Russia, and China will be key.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is facing a new push by MEPs to derail his upcoming EU presidency, but diplomats say there's no appetite in the EU Council for such a move.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday (8 January) the majority of countries in the European Union were not delivering sufficient weapons to Ukraine to help it battle a Russian invasion, calling upon allies to increase their efforts.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is calling for an anti-hate speech rally in Gdańsk on Saturday in a move to justify his public media policies, which have divided Polish society and raised serious concerns among media freedom organisations.

Fico’s coalition pick and an independent candidate are likely to face off in the upcoming presidential elections, which Slovak parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini announced on Monday will be held in two rounds on 23 March and 6 April.

L’ex-commissaire européenne finlandaise Jutta Urpilainen, qui a récemment quitté son poste pour se présenter comme candidate aux élections présidentielles de son pays, n’est pas très bien placée dans les sondages, selon une projection d’EuropeElects.

Italy’s left-wing opposition parties requested Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take action and even disband the group of far-right militants who on Sunday commemorated the death of three former members and were seen making fascist salutes during a rally in Rome. 

Lundi et mardi (8 et 9 janvier), la ministre de la Transition énergétique se rendra à Prague, en République tchèque, pour faire avancer les dossiers sur la coopération franco-tchèque en matière nucléaire, notamment sur la construction de nouveaux réacteurs, mais aussi les objectifs énergétiques de l’UE pour 2040.

L’Espagne ne reconnaît pas le Kosovo en tant que pays indépendant, bien qu’elle admette l’accès des ressortissants des Balkans à l’espace Schengen et au territoire de l’UE depuis le 1er janvier, selon le ministre espagnol des Affaires étrangères.

Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, voter suppression in the US, and democracy backsliding in Hungary and Poland all highlight the importance of a robust and healthy democracy, which must never be taken for granted, writes the European Democracy Consulting Stiftung.

Former Finnish EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, who recently left her post to stand as the Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate, is not faring so well with voters, a EuropeElects projection commissioned by Euractiv ahead of the elections at the end of January shows.

People with intellectual disabilities are legally impeded when it comes to voting in seven EU countries, bringing about a de facto lack of access to voting in the European elections in June, the director of Inclusion Europe campaign group told Euractiv in an interview.

Spain’s main opposition force, Partido Popular, has demanded explanations from the government over its recognition of Kosovo passports, claiming it could set a precedent for recognition of Catalan passports in the future.

A Szlovák Hidrometeorológiai Intézet (SHMÚ) előrejelzése szerint csapadékmentes, derűs/enyhén felhős, helyenként hideg időjárás várható kedden (1. 9.). A legmagasabb nappali felmelegedés -2 és +3°C között valószínű – északon és Gömörben, valamint a Szepesség déli részén -8 és -3°C között alakul a nappali csúcshőmérséklet.

Le ministre suédois de la Défense civile, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, et le commandant en chef du pays, Micael Bydén, s’accordent à dire que la Suède pourrait bientôt être confrontée à une guerre et appellent à une plus grande résilience, notamment de la part de la population civile.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to meet Israeli leaders on Tuesday (9 January) in his quest to prevent the Gaza conflict from growing into a regional conflagration, as the Israeli military said its fight against Hamas would continue all year.