“Benchmarking with the US helps us to understand why EU companies want to go to the US—and how they can stay in Europe.”

But it would continue to monitor business practices in the European tech sector.

On 22 November in Budapest, the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Austria signed a declaration on the full accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area.

Hungary performed 409 organ transplants last year. Experts think this number can increase with the help of the healthcare ecosystem, and tax incentives.

Orban called the ICC warrant "wrong" and assured Netanyahu could negotiate in Hungary "in adequate safety."

At €200bn, EU budget 2025 is 6% bigger than this year’s, meaning a €10bn increase. It responds to the needs of Europeans while being able to pay back for the post-pandemic economic recovery of the Union without cutting the key programmes.

When it comes to the Franco-German relationship, Michel Barnier is ready to provide some couple therapy advice: stop being exclusive and start opening up to new partners.

This procedure is “distinct from the one that gave rise to a search in France at the end of June”.

Once in office, Donald Trump would have the power to remove the sanctions, which were imposed under an executive order by Joe Biden.

If Donald Trump follows through on a promise to lower the US corporate tax rate from 21% to Ireland's rate of 15%, fears are growing that the tech firms will pack up and head home.

The move leaves the ruling SPD with Germany's most unpopular chancellor as their candidate at a time when the party is already trailing in third place behind the opposition conservatives and the far-right.

George Simion dreams of restoring Romania's pre-World War Two borders, which include areas now in Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine and has been declared persona non grata in the latter two.

Draft rules proposed by the European Commission propose postponing until 1 July 2028 a decision on whether nuclear energy-derived hydrogen can be eligible for the 'low-carbon' label.

Overcoming Hungary's veto is not the only issue on the agenda.

Northvolt transformed in a matter of months from Europe's best shot at a homegrown electric-vehicle battery champion to a company struggling to stay afloat.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovakia's Robert Fico backing Serbia over Kosovo, a Polish MEP urging Trump to back Poland's World War II reparations demands from Germany, and so much more. 

"Supporting energy storage is a key priority," he said.

His dismissal was the first such case in Bulgaria since the end of communism.

The PiS has estimated reparations at around €1.35 trillion.

"Any major problem between the US and Russia in Ukraine could lead to a world war," he said.