Sweden's government said Monday (3 June) that it wanted to give law enforcement the ability to use real-time facial recognition technology from cameras in public places, for example to identify people suspected of certain crimes.

Wildly popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed Tuesday (4 June), flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods.

The trend to vote for pro-Palestinian forces at the upcomimng EU elections is not only among the EU's Muslim communities but also among left-leaning voters.

The European Union's disinformation-busting team last month debunked a Russian-language video on YouTube that said citizens were fleeing dictatorship in EU member Poland and seeking refuge in Belarus, a close ally of Moscow.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Spanish VOX party not backing a second von der Leyen bid, EU elections in Estonia kicking off with technical difficulties, and so much more. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that he would likely be the EU centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) main negotiator after the European elections on 9 June.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has hinted that Sofia may reassess support for Serbia's EU membership because of how Belgrade treats the Bulgarian minority in the country.

Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti (Lega/ID) and EU Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto (Fratelli d'Italia/ECR) have dismissed rumours they are in the running to become the next commissioner for Italy, despite Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia/EPP) calling them fit for the job and media speculation about their candidacy.

The European elections began on Monday in Estonia, with people voting in person and online amid technical problems with the online voting platform.

The French government survived two no-confidence votes in response to its announcement of further budget cuts on Monday, a development that threatens to erode further the already dwindling popularity of President Emmanuel Macron's camp ahead of Sunday's European elections.

The far-right VOX party will not support a second term for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (CDU/EPP), Jorge Buxadé, the lead candidate of the Spanish 'ultra' party, told Spanish public media RNE on Monday, adding her group in the European Parliament almost always sides with the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) on key EU issues.

French police arrested three people on Monday after five empty coffins wrapped in French flags with the words "French soldiers from Ukraine" written on them were found near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday (1 June).

Europe’s economic problems primarily result from insufficient investment rather than excessively burdensome regulations, the Socialists’ lead candidate for the Commission presidency, Nicolas Schmit, told Euractiv in an interview.

In the next European Commission mandate, the enlargement and neighbourhood file is expected to be one of the most prized possessions when it comes to the distribution of EU top jobs between member states.

New EU priorities, such as defence, should not come at the cost of helping poorer EU regions, European Commissioner for Cohesion Elisa Ferreira told Euractiv on Monday (3 June) in Berlin.

Several European hydrogen players have signed cooperation agreements with their Japanese counterparts amid an EU visit to Tokyo – where tackling China’s clean tech dominance is becoming a priority.

Nigel Farage, the colourful politician who helped champion Britain's departure from the European Union, said on Monday (3 June) he would stand as a candidate in next month's election and will lead the Reform Party in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

While the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles proves controversial within the EU due to the fear of Chinese retaliation, the option of negotiations has been met with increasing attention.

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