The flexible criteria for allocating EU funds to foreign companies and countries in the plan to prepare the continent’s industry and armies for a war footing, shows an unclear commitment to boosting Europe's defence industry.

Romania is starting to see changes in the way it reacts to domestic violence; it’s the result of a new partnership between the Romanian Football Association and a women’s rights NGO.

In Portugal, where domestic violence remains a largely underreported problem, there are high hopes football can play a vital role in changing society’s perception and reaction to abuse.

In his UN speech on Friday (27 September), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored that conflicts in the Middle East were a choice between "a blessing or a curse".

A range of academics, from Turing award-winner Yoshua Bengio to PhD candidates have been named chairs and vice-chairs of working groups that will draft a Code of Practice on general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI), according to a Monday (30 September) Commission press release.

On Monday (30 September), the EU supreme court will hear arguments on whether the Danish law limiting the concentration of ethnic minorities in certain neighbourhoods violates EU anti-discrimination law. 

The world’s largest trade fair focused on transport technology, InnoTrans 2024, took place, from 24-27 September. The railway sector focused on how technology can contribute significantly to the achievement of the European Green Deal.

The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by Euractiv’s media network.

The Bulgarian parliament was set to adopt the European Commission's long-awaited changes to the Climate Neutrality Roadmap. However, MPs from the pro-Russian Revival party forcibly occupied the rostrum and tore out cables from the sound system.

A report that Russia is developing a China-backed attack drone programme for the war in Ukraine is "deeply concerning", a European Union spokesperson said on Friday (27 September).

Those countries supporting a global price on the shipping industry’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) have increased following the start of final negotiations in London last week with negotiators to push for greater consensus as talks continue this week.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) secured victory in the general election for the first time in its history with 29% of the vote in Sunday’s elections

A senior government minister urged Moldovans on Sunday (29 September) to shun "thieves, fugitives and bandits" after an exiled pro-Russian business magnate pledged to pay voters to vote "no" in a referendum on joining the European Union.

Germany’s Justice Minister wants to reopen negotiations on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) one day after Germany and 16 other EU countries, received a yellow card from the Commission for missing deadlines to transpose the rules.

The Centre for Monitoring of Racism and Xenophobic Behaviour (OMZRiK) is suing Polish President Andrzej Duda, a former PiS member, for his comments about a 2023 film depicting the situation at the Polish-Belarusian border, where hundreds of migrants have been trying to enter Poland since mid-2021.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who ended a three-day meeting with a ceremony commemorating a Nazi-fascist massacre, have sent a strong message to the far right.

Former French European Commissioner Thierry Breton shared his concerns about France's loss of influence within the EU in an interview with Le Monde on Sunday, criticising Germany's leading role.

An email sent to the European Commission and Parliament chiefs is expected to stir the waters ahead of the upcoming hearing of Greece’s commissioner candidate for the transport portfolio, Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) won the most votes in Sunday’s election, the first time it has topped the poll in post-war history, in line with forecasts. In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporter Nicoletta Ionta discuss the election results, the FPO’s platform, and the potential makeup of Austria’s next government.

Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are diminishing, authorities said, in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.