Italian Minister for European Affairs and head of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Raffaele Fitto, has been nominated by his government to his country’s new European Commissioner.

As the conflict between Gaza and Israel approaches the one year mark and attacks continue, the UN under-secretary general for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, calls on the Europeans to stay alert of potential future escalations.

Bulgaria submitted to Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, two candidates for Commissioner, reportedly becoming the only country to answer her request of proposing one male and one female applicant, on Friday (30 August).

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Eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level in more than three years this month thanks to falling energy costs, official data showed on Friday, raising expectations of a European Central Bank (ECB) interest-rate cut.

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.