The former US Vice President said the United Nations secretary general should be able to participate in the selection process for cities and COP presidents.

Kyiv says Russia is not prepared to negotiate an end to the war in good faith and that Ukraine needs robust security guarantees before there is any ceasefire in hostilities to prevent a future Russian offensive.

Investigators had been probing the consulting fees Rashida Dati once received from the Renault-Nissan auto alliance.

The cut-off potentially spells the end for a long-term contract agreed to last until 2040.

Scholz has urged Putin to end the war of aggression against Ukraine and withdraw his troops.

Voters know that transitioning to climate neutrality, the Greens’ core issue, will be painful.

James Burt, Chair of the Value Added Medicines Sector Group at Medicines for Europe shares his vision how off-patent innovation can help sustainably address today's major public health needs such as antimicrobial resistance, cardiovascular disease or the burden on health systems.

She could face a five-year prison sentence, a €300,000 fine, and a five-year ban from holding public office.

France, Spain and Italy will seek to oppose the Commission's desire to further reduce fishing effort in the Mediterranean at Monday's Agrifish Council.

"Many traders have taken these insecurities into account and stockpiled orders to keep their warehouses filled in advance", said HHLA’s CEO Angela Titzratz.

Energy ministers from seven EU countries have backed the initiative.

Oil and gas companies waste roughly $48 billion of energy every year due to flaring, venting and leaking of gas. Capturing these emissions could deliver global climate, economic and security benefits, but success requires bold leadership and broad cooperation.

The announcement came shortly after the Jutarnji List daily paper reported that Beros had been taken into custody by officials from the country's anti-corruption and organised crime bureau.

Bluesky has gained about 2.5 million new users in the past week, raising its total users to more than 16 million.

Russian rights group OVD-Info has recorded 21 criminal prosecutions in politically-motivated cases based on denunciations since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Seeking to prevent a repeat of violence in Amsterdam last week around a Europa League game involving Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4,000 French security personnel were deployed in and around the stadium and on public transport.

A Western security source said there could be an initial slowdown in intelligence sharing when Trump takes office in January.

Donald Trump's presidential election win has cast the United States' future role in climate talks into doubt, and tension between developed and developing nations has bubbled to the surface in negotiating rooms.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the minimum wage in Romania being on its way to increase, the Polish ruling splitting ahead of the presidential vote, and so much more.  

Romania has the highest growth rate of minimum wages in the EU over the last decade