In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Portugal banning mobile phones in schools, Puigdemont threatening to torpedo the 2025 budget, and so much more.

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Russian interests and propaganda remain a big issue for Bulgaria.

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PiS accuses Tusk of dismantling the rule of law in Poland.

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The investment is another step towards the "re-industrialisation" of Portugal.

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Studies show the damage smartphones cause for children.

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Sources say Sánchez won't submit to a vote of confidence.

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The Trump-Meloni relationship is crucial for transatlantic relations, experts say.

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High debt levels and fiscal deficit are "a challenge” to the eurozone’s second largest economy.

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As for voluntary returns, the Commission said there is hope but also "uncertainty".

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Maiaspace scientists face technological challenges stemming in part from Europe's delay in fully embracing reusable technology.

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Europe risks leaving its renewables potential untapped and falling short in the global clean energy race and ultimately failing to meet its climate change goals. An EU-wide Energy Storage Action Plan might be that last critical step to cross the finish line.

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Síkela wants a Commission that is faster and more focused on specific priorities. 

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Tusk contacted Weber to get him to walk back demands on Ribera.

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The remarks at a joint press conference with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz were the latest to signal Kyiv's increasing openness to war negotiations.

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The deal is likely to get a simple majority, but not cross-community support – meaning the British government will have to commission a legal review and ask for Stormont's consent again in 2028.

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In this episode, host Giada Santana and defense reporter Aurelie Pugnet discuss the latest escalation in the tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington and what it implies for the Union.

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Slovak citizens who violated COVID-19 measures can receive compensation, with their misdemeanours cleared. Fico aims to correct "a dark period" of Slovak legal process.

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Bulgaria's pharma industry is calling for an urgent 15 per cent increase in the 2025 pharmaceutical budget. Each year the state budget for medicines runs out earlier.

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The WEF estimates that if a fifth of EU farmers adopted regenerative farming techniques, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture could be 6% lower a year by 2030. Improving soil health can also boost farming income.

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Kazakhstan could have been squeezed between great powers. Instead, it is emerging as a Central Asian bridging point, cultivating global partners and new markets.

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