Hungarian consortium Ganz-MaVag withdrew its €619 billion bid for Spanish trainmaker Talgo on Friday (30 August), just days after Madrid blocked the purchase on national security grounds.

There’s hardly any competition - let alone fierce rivalry - among member states for the agriculture portfolio at the European Commission. In fact, only one nominee has even expressed interest in the role. 

The current global mpox public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, is yet another reminder that neglecting a public health emergency in one part of the world can, and does, have consequences for everyone.

Kamala Harris vowed a tougher approach to migration along the US southern border and said she would not withhold weapons to Israel, in her first interview with a major news organisation since becoming the Democratic nominee for president.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish MEP who risks losing his immunity, the German government set to face a tough test in the upcoming state elections, and so much more.

A Russian drone and missile attack earlier this week forced Ukraine to disconnect several nuclear power units from the grid, posing a risk to the nuclear power sector, a Ukrainian mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday (29 August).

Polish Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar has asked the European Parliament to lift the immunity of Michał Dworczyk (PiS, ECR), the new Polish MEP and head of the office of former PiS prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who has been embroiled in a scandal over leaked emails

Spain's Partido Popular (PP) demanded an immediate apology from left-wing and far-left parties, but especially from the government, for calling them xenophobic and racist for suggesting that Spain should follow the "example" of other EU partners, including Germany and France, in deporting irregular immigrants.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is investigating former Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich for allegedly defrauding EU funds of more than half a million euros, widening a probe that previously focused on one of his assistants.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government will face a stern electoral test this weekend, as the outcome of state elections in eastern Germany's Saxony and Thuringia could throw his federal coalition into doubt.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday (29 August) he has asked the bloc's members to consider imposing sanctions on two Israeli ministers for "hate messages" against Palestinians, messages that he said broke international law.

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday (29 August) they would not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro following the country's disputed election, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

A radical far-left politician who wants to make peace with Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to play a key role in regional elections in the former East Germany on Sunday (1 September).

.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has set the bar high for her second term, stating during her July speech to the European Parliament that decisions taken over the next five years will determine Europe's “place in the world for the next 50 years.” 

EU steelmakers are pinning their hopes on Ursula von der Leyen’s plans to force public authorities and steel-using sectors to buy 'clean' as a key way to decarbonise European industries - an idea already endorsed by German politicians and seen by many experts as a more effective alternative to subsidies.

Last Monday one of Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets has crashed while repelling a major Russian attack, Kyiv's military said on Thursday (29 August), the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the US-made planes this month.

Paris prosecutors have opened a formal investigation against Telegram founder Pavel Durov as part of a probe into organised crime-related activities on the messaging app. To break it all down, we are joined by our Paris-based technology reporter, Théophane Hartmann.

Kazakhstan, a nation with vast natural resources and ambitious growth targets, is positioning itself intending to double its economy to $450 billion by 2029 and is calling on the EU to invest in new in-country value-added production.

Patient organizations in Bulgaria are launching a public campaign to force the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to provide free biomarker diagnostics to people with oncological diseases.

Poland is between a rock and a hard place, registering whooping cough cases by the thousands while the availability of vaccines remains scarce.