How will the Ukraine/Russia war pan out in 2024?
Ukraine president Volodomyr Zelensky and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv in November 2023 (Photo: EU Commission) How might the Russia/Ukraine war unfold in 20
December 2023
Slovaks protest Fico’s plans to protect corruption
Opposition to the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico is growing as it seeks to pass legislation that would dissolve the special prosecutor’s office that oversees high-profile corruption cases, reduce…
French left unites against national immigration bill, EU migration pact
Over 380 Green Party members called for overhauling the French government’s immigration bill and the EU migration pact, echoing other left-wing forces in the country, in an op-ed published on…
Italy sees drop in birth rate
The Italian population has decreased by almost 33,000 people, and the average age in the country has risen to 46.4 years, according to the 2022 census of the National Institute…
Poll Finds Wide Disapproval of Biden on Gaza, and Little Room to Shift Gears
Opinion is split between those wanting the war to end and those pressing for a definitive Israeli victory, and the divide is starkest among older and younger generations. President Biden…
Catalan separatists to ‘shield’ amnesty law before EU, Spanish courts
The two main Catalan separatist forces Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is relying on for government stability is trying to legally “shield” the amnesty law for those involved in the 20
Tusk disappointed with slow progress in public broadcaster’s upgrades
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk is not satisfied with the insufficient efforts by the Culture Ministry to reverse the controversial changes in public broadcasting that made it dependent on the…
Pro-Russian, left parties fuel anti-semitic violence following Hamas attack
The extreme left and pro-Russian parties are fuelling an anti-Semetic rhetoric in Bulgaria, particularly since the attack by the terrorist group Hamas against Israel on 7 October, the organisation of…
Romanian right-wing parties to run on joint EU election list
Romania’s right-wing parties USR, Forța Dreptei, and PMP have decided to form the United Right Alliance and present a joint EU election list to challenge PSD-PNL in June’s upcoming EU…
Putin waits for Trump to negotiate Ukraine without EU
The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by EURACTIV. In today’s news from the Capitals: PRAGUE | HELSINKI Russian President Vladimir Putin is waiting for the…