US Democrats said on Tuesday (16 April) they would wait to decide how to respond to a proposal from the Republican-led House of Representatives to consider national security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan separately, rather than as one bill.

A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Italy preparing to send troops to maintain peace in event of Palestinian State formation, Eurosceptics in Sweden pushing for EU-wide prisoner redistribution, and so much more.

The United States has provided assurances requested by the High Court in London which could finally pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited from Britain.

Lobbyists can easily bypass EU transparency rules to influence policy, the 27-nation bloc's auditors said on Wednesday (17 April).

Kosovo took another step towards becoming a member of the Council of Europe (CoE), a pan-European human rights body, on Tuesday (16 April) as its parliamentary assembly overwhelmingly passed a report recommending membership, with even representatives from non-recognising states voting in support.

Russia was the "principal political and military actor" involved in all security matters in the region bordering Ukraine, with attempts by Russian espionage to gather information from defence and security institutions, infiltrate critical communication and information infrastructures, and weaken trust in international and national institutions in Romania, a report by the Supreme Council for National Defence for 2023 reads.

In another lightning reshuffle, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev appointed GERB MP Daniel Mitov as foreign minister, replacing the week-long incumbent Stefan Dimitrov, after this was proposed by GERB leader and former prime minister Boyko Borissov.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo condemned the local mayor’s decision to shut down an event gathering European hard right leaders in Brussels on Tuesday, alongside counterparts from Italy and the UK, leaving the door open to the event.

EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourová and her team “were amused” by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s comments saying she “loves” his government “like a goat loves a knife”, the press office of Jourová who took over the Slovak rule of law file from EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders temporarily, said on Tuesday.

Long below the electoral threshold and currently without seats in the national parliament, the Czech Social Democracy Party (SOCDEM) hopes the European elections in June will lead to a revival.

Europeans citizens are showing a growing interest in EU elections, have a more positive outlook on the European Parliament than ever before, and speak favourably of enhanced EU defence policy, Eurobarometer’s latest figures, released on Wednesday (17 April), reveal.

The far-left separatist party EH-Bildu, favourite to win the Basque elections next Sunday, and the ruling socialist party PSOE (S&D) clashed on Tuesday after the former refused to describe the now defunct Basque group ETA as “terrorist”.

Spain will soon implement a mandatory distribution of immigrant minors to all the country's regions to relieve the great migratory pressure on the Canary Islands, with hundreds of people arriving every year from the coasts of West Africa.

New leadership must determine which policies can help Europe balance sustainability and competitiveness by reaping the benefits of innovation at a time of acute global challenges. The next mandate must ensure technology-driven businesses can thrive in Europe while upholding the Union's fundamental values.

The new Swedish Eurosceptic list for the European elections, Folklistan, led by MEP Sara Skyttedal (EPP), intends to push for an EU directive to ease sending convicts to serve their sentences in other EU countries’ prisons.

As many as 578 people, including opposition politicians and possibly prominent figures from the then-ruling camp were being monitored via the Pegasus spyware under the previous conservative government’s rule, Polish Justice Minister and Attorney General Adam Bodnar said on Tuesday.

The European Union will prepare to expand its sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's attack on Israel, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday (16 April) after an emergency video conference of the bloc's foreign ministers.

Italy is considering deploying its peacekeeping forces as part of its strategies to de-escalate the situation in Gaza and if a Palestinian state is created with the support of other nations, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia/EPP) said on Tuesday.

Europe's stock market are plagued by problems that prevent deep tech startups from getting the funding they need, Letta wrote.