In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poles worried about their country's security under a second Trump presidency, the Italian government resuming migrant transfers to Albania amid a rift with the judiciary, and so much more.  

Despite the fact that the EU is wealthier than most parts of the world, millions of children still rely on their schools to provide them with food on a daily basis.

With 98% of the ballots counted, pro-European incumbent President Maia Sandu leads pro-Russia's candidate Aleksandr Stoianoglo with 54.35%, accoding to the Central Election Commission.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with his two coalition partners to find common ground amid rumours over an impending coalition collapse after leaders put forward contradictory plans to fix the nation's ailing economy.  A leaked document by Finance Minister...

"Correction of results that are put down in the election document, based on violations shown by CEC footage, is not possible by law."

The stakes for the role are undoubtedly high - as it is supposed to tackle the question of whether Europe should go down a similarly protectionist route as China and the US to save its ailing industries against steep foreign competition, or continue to push for an open and multilateral trade order.

Orban, for example, could not build bridges after he irritated Brussels with his 'solo' diplomacy efforts.

Some say a Trump win will be problematic for Poland which borders Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

Italian officers will be put up in four-star hotels in Albania for the duration of the project.

ACEA urged EU institutions to provide relief measures to help carmakers meet their targets without the burden of penalties.

The EU's Connecting Europe Facility, once subject to major budget cuts, may now be key for boosting power grids across EU countries.

To look into the hearings, host Evi Kiorri is joined by Euractiv's politics reporters Magnus Lund Nielsen and Nicoletta Ionta.

An experienced ‘clean sheet’ politician, Transport Commissioner-designate Apostolos Tzitzikostas has for years diligently strengthened his political profile in both Greece and in Brussels.

“Our engineers will know better than some green and left politicians in Brussels how to reach climate neutrality,” says German MEP and ‘technology neutrality’ defender Jens Gieseke.

 Shouts of "murderers," "shame," and "get out" could be heard as the King passed through Paiporta’s streets.

With the US election just days away, Europe braces for possible shifts in transatlantic ties – preparing for impacts on trade, security, and alliances, regardless of who wins.

"Europe cannot bear the burden of [the war] alone, and if Americans switch to peace, then we also need to adapt, and this is what we will discuss in Budapest," Orbán said.

Pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu, who has accelerated the southeast European nation's push to leave Moscow's orbit and join the EU, faces Alexandr Stoianoglo, an ex-prosecutor general backed by the pro-Russian Socialist Party.

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said 20 people would be interviewed by authorities on Saturday in connection with the disaster, including people from the ministry in charge and the state railways operator.

Donbas has become the war's main theatre, where some of biggest battles in Europe for generations have taken place and where thousands of troops on each side have died.