Ministers gathering in Luxembourg today (21 June) for the final Health Council of the Belgian Presidency will grapple with one of the thorniest issues of the pharmaceutical package: incentives.

A closer monitoring of the consequences on European ports of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme extension is needed, according to Spain's position expressed at Tuesday's (18 June) Transport Council.

A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday (20 June) after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army.

Europe has clocked a record number of hours of negative power prices this year due to a mismatch between demand and supply as solar power generation soars, potentially helping to shift investment to much needed storage solutions.

This year's International E-Fuels Dialogue organised by the German Federal Ministry of Transport focused on the use of e-fuels in aviation. For e-fuels to be part of a globally just energy transition, the implementation of sustainability criteria should also be a priority.

Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces that are firing on Ukrainian troops anywhere across the border into Russia and not just in Russian territory near Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the Pentagon said on Thursday (20 June).

The US and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling US counterparts that they would not resort to atomic weapons over Taiwan.

Israel and Hezbollah traded fresh cross-border fire, as fears of a regional conflict grew after Israel revealed it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive and the Iran-backed militants vowed to blanket their foe in rockets.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Orbán and the ECR drifting further apart amid the EU group’s efforts to expand, Bulgaria heading for yet another general election, and so much more.

On Friday afternoon, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced it is pausing plans to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) features that would use users’ public posts to train its AI models. The company cited a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission.

The German states were pushing the federal government during a summit on Thursday to allow the outsourcing of asylum procedures to third states, with chancellor Olaf Scholz promising keep exploring options.

Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday (20 June), in a move that highlighted tensions between France and the African country's ruling junta.

Vladimir Putin said Thursday (19 June) he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Korea in what Washington called an "incredibly concerning" statement that threatens instability on the divided Korean peninsula.

Fringe parties received a sizeable boost in Germany’s EU elections, suddenly finding themselves in an influential position in post-election negotiations as their collective influence rivals that of entire countries. 

Romania will donate its Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine on condition that it receives a similar or equivalent system to protect its airspace, the country's Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) decided on Thursday.

Bulgaria is heading for its seventh general election in three years after former prime minister Boyko Borisov's ruling GERB (EPP) party failed to secure the parliamentary majority needed to form a regular government.

Ahead of Friday's (21 June) Health Council, Frank Vandenbroucke writes that Europe needs a ‘true’ European Health Union to guarantee the survival of national health systems.

US chip manufacturer Onsemi is planning to invest up to $2 billion in its Czech production facility after negotiations with the government resulted in the largest foreign investment in the country's history.

Despite the desire and efforts of Germany's far-right party AfD and some other parties, it is unlikely that a new far-right group will emerge in the European Parliament, argues Polish far-right Confederation MEP Anna Bryłka. 

Slovakia's parliament approved the government's planned revamp and leadership change at public broadcaster RTVS on Thursday (20 June), overruling concerns the changes will bring the broadcaster under political control and harm media freedom.