The European Union and Azerbaijan on Monday (18 July) signed an agreement to double gas imports from the energy-rich Caspian nation to Europe which seeks non-Russian suppliers after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

European countries have so far not adequately addressed the impact of rising global temperatures on the health and well-being of the working population, a study by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) reveals.

US allies appear committed to following Washington's lead banning forced labor goods from China's Xinjiang region, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday (18 July), warning companies they could not maintain "deliberate ignorance" about their supply chains.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about illegal migration through Slovenia increasing by 75%, Finland seeing the return of Russian tourism, and so much more.

As gas supplies from Russia dwindle and the summer heatwave is soon to be replaced by the winter cold, Europe is looking for alternative energy supplies.

After a sophisticated cyber attack brought Albanian government and citizen services to a halt over the weekend, the government has sought to reassure the public that there has been no security breach or lasting damage. On Sunday (17 July), the...

Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the US dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that the Serbian Progressive Party, of which he is the leader, informed him that it had a majority in the Serbian parliament on Monday, but that it remained uncertain who would be in the new...

North Macedonia and Bulgaria have vowed to stamp out hate speech, and both countries must prepare a specific procedure for action in such cases, according to the bilateral protocol signed by the two foreign ministers on Sunday. The first and...

Slovenian police handled 6,006 cases of migrants crossing into the country illegally in the first half of the year, a 75% increase in comparison to the same period a year ago. Afghanistan was the biggest source of illegal migration to...

Three thousand medical doctors – nearly all the current hospital staff – are threatening to resign at the end of the summer as hospital workers demand health service reforms and higher salaries. Seriously underfinanced hospitals are already struggling with a...

The Polish government will discuss other solutions to replace the Russian coal embargo and tackle high coal prices, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after a subsidy system introduced last month proved ‘problematic’. To stop the price rise of coal, the...

Siniša Mali, Serbia’s Minister of Finance, said Serbia purchased 500 million cubic metres of gas thanks to their Hungarian friends, adding this gas would be stored in Hungary. However, it is not disclosed where Hungary, a country with no domestic...

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said there is “no time to lose” in the fight against climate change and investing in renewable energies such as the Tâmega gigabattery, which includes three dams and was inaugurated on Monday. With a capacity...

The Spanish national Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) plan was given the green-light by the European Commission on Monday, which will enter into force in January 2023. “I am very happy to announce that we finished discussions with five Member States...

Prime Minister Mario Draghi went to Algeria in a bid to speed up gas supplies to Italy, which will increase in the coming years, the leaders of the two countries announced. The fourth summit between Italy and Algeria “confirmed our...

Investigations are continuing to find the causes of the crash of the Antonov cargo aircraft on Saturday evening near the town of Kavala in northern Greece, while a team of US experts arrived in the area to join the investigation...

The newly formed Estonian government, led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, was sworn in during the parliament session on Monday, starting an eight-month term. The new government is formed from the centre-right Reform Party, led by Kallas, conservative Isamaa and...

The end of travel restrictions on the Finnish-Russian border has increased traffic between the countries, but the numbers are far lower than pre-pandemic levels. Finland removed travel restrictions from the start of July, and Russia followed suit on the 15th....

Health services want more urgency for monkeypox vaccinations for at-risk groups as it has been over a week since Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced vaccinations for these groups, yet there has been no update on the matter, NL Times reported....