In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Madrid denying claims of a ‘plot’ to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini risking six years in prison, and so much more. 

The deaths of two Bulgarian military pilots on Friday sparked sharp criticism of the air force for attempting to hold an air show given the current poor state of Bulgarian fighter aviation.

Georgia's most powerful man, Bidzina Ivanishvili, suggested that the South Caucasus country could apologise to Ossetians for the 2008 war with Russia that led to Moscow recognising two rebel Georgian regions, Georgian media reported.

The European Parliament's largest group, the European People's Party (EPP) have filed a resolution calling on EU countries to recognise opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president of Venezuela and to do all they can to ensure he takes office in January 2025.

The Spanish government has categorically rejected Venezuela’s claims that two of its citizens arrested by the country’s secret services on Saturday were part of Spanish intelligence and planned to carry out attacks, including an attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Lega leader Matteo Salvini risks six years in prison as he has been charged with kidnapping and neglect of duty by preventing the NGO vessel Open Arms from docking in Lampedusa in 2019. 

Outgoing agriculture minister Marc Fesneau and the outgoing delegate-minister for European affairs Jean-Noël Barrot have both expressed their concern over right-wing ideas infiltrating the new government that is currently being put together by newly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

Torrential rains have severely impacted central European countries in the past few days, with Czechia confirming it will use EU funds and Poland announcing it will seek EU financial assistance and possibly activate the EU's emergency mechanism.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday (15 September) after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The leader of the centre-right CDU, Friedrich Merz, will soon announce his bid to run for chancellor, German media reported on Sunday (15 September), making him the likely main challenger to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Starting from Monday (16 September), German police will conduct spot checks at all of Germany’s borders, while the country’s government has been rushing to reassure its irritated neighbours.

Future EU-China relations will depend on Beijing’s position on Ukraine and its alignment with Russia, as the bloc seeks to defend its industries and avoid a trade war, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell told Euractiv Italy. “Despite the EU’s clear-eyed,...

NATO's Military Committee met in Prague on Friday and Saturday to discuss stepping up NATO's support package for Ukraine, after Russia warned NATO that a strike with Western-made missiles would be considered an act of war.

As double term as the European Commission's competition chief draws to a close, Margrethe Vestager has welcomed the long-awaited Draghi report and said the single market must work better to allow companies to gain success fairly.

The EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell described Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela as “dictatorial” and “authoritarian” on Sunday, alluding to those forced to flee the country, including the opposition leader whom Madrid granted asylum last week.

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Israel's foreign minister again accused EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell of "anti-Semitism" Saturday (14 September) after the top diplomat expressed outrage at the killing of UN staff in an Israeli strike in Gaza.

Poland would support ending welfare payments to Ukrainian men of fighting age in Europe to push them to return home and fight Russia's invasion, the Polish foreign minister has said.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is stepping up his outreach to Central Asia, seeking economic synergies and geopolitical coordination as he becomes the first chancellor in decades to visit the region. 

Spain, hosting a high-level meeting on Friday (13 September) of several Muslim and European countries on ways to end the Gaza war, called for a clear schedule for the international community to implement a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.