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The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by EURACTIV. Today’s edition is…
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The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by EURACTIV. Today’s edition is…
This article was updated with the comments of the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, made upon his arrival at the EU Council on Friday morning. The Dutch Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday (20 October) stating that the Netherlands should…