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No longer a neutral state, Sweden is now facing a wave of cyberattacks targeting key institutions.

While member states remain divided on how to reform the bloc's tobacco laws, EU-wide illicit cigarette consumption reached record levels in 2024.

The European Commission says the age of consent for kids' data processing is up to EU countries to decide.

Rome and Israeli spyware firm Paragon are trading blame over who ended their surveillance deal, as a scandal over alleged spying on journalists and activists escalates.

Eva Decroix takes the helm as Czech justice minister, tasked with restoring trust amid a bitcoin scandal linked to her predecessor.

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The actions brought against the Commission’s determination of areas to be protected in certain deep-sea fishing grounds where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known to occur or are likely to occur are dismissed

Romanian and Moldovan presidents vow closer cooperation against Russian hybrid threats, with Bucharest backing Chișinău’s pro-EU path ahead of key elections.

Greece’s migration minister says a burqa ban at universities is under consideration, as the government pushes ahead with a tough new migration bill.

Greta Thunberg's call to action over her Gaza detention jammed Sweden’s emergency lines, sparking backlash from ministers over blocked consular access.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Tusk facing a confidence vote as coalition tensions rise, a leaked Brussels opinion on the amnesty law roiling Spanish politics, and so much more.

As Europe accelerates its push to decarbonise homes and buildings under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), one question keeps resurfacing: what about rural areas?

“The EU is clearly a major pole in the global order – and increasingly an autonomous one"

Thomas Ossowski has been selected as Germany’s new ambassador to Brussels, Euractiv has learned.

Today’s mafia doesn’t break kneecaps – it signs contracts, pulling strings with the quiet precision of Michael Corleone.

Tusk’s government faces make-or-break confidence vote as coalition allies set tough conditions amid fears of early elections.

EU Commission raises rule of law concerns over Spain’s Catalan amnesty law, warning it may amount to a self-amnesty traded for political support.

With no sign that the political groups holding Brussels hostage will come to their senses, even the denizens of Schuman might soon see the cracks as they wade through rubbish, roadworks, and rough sleepers.

Meanwhile, France continues its military deliveries to Israel.

Thousands hoping to enter the European Commission's civil service have been waiting for the exam since 2019.

Despite their differences on Ukraine, Blanár stressed that Bratislava and Prague agree on most other issues and defended the Visegrad Four format.