Decline is not an inescapable fate and prioritizing digital innovation would be a safe bet to keep that destiny at bay. With this spirit, PromethEUs, a network of Southern European think tanks, has launched 10 digital priorities for the next EU legislature.

The European Parliament adopted a pioneering new law to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector on Wednesday (10 April), but the oil and gas sector quickly pointed to potential implementation problems.

Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday (10 April) on amendments to strengthen the enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), however, stakeholders urged for further improvements, particularly regarding complainants' rights and cross-border matters.

EU reaches deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme

Average emissions of new trucks will have to be reduced by 90% by 2040, compared to 2019, the European Parliament decided on Wednesday (10 April), adopting a law that will drastically reduce the number of new diesel trucks.

The top US general in Europe told Congress on Wednesday (10 April) that Ukraine will run out of artillery shells and air defense interceptors "in fairly short order" without US support, leaving them vulnerable to a partial or total defeat.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland's far-right kicking off the EU election campaign by setting up pro-Polexit parties, Spain’s radical left demanding Sanchez to go back on his earlier NATO spending pledge, cut ties with Israel, and so much more.

German airline Lufthansa said on Wednesday (10 April) it had suspended flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for possible Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy in Syria.

The long-awaited EU migration deal sealed by the European Parliament on Wednesday has caused mixed feelings in Greece, which is a front-line country.

The EU is looking to fast-track massive investments into its energy infrastructure, shifting risk from companies to consumers and risking a landscape with derelict, half-finished pylons.

NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoană would win the first round of Romania's presidential elections, scheduled for September 2024, according to an INSCOP poll released on Wednesday that echoed earlier polls that put Geoană ahead.

Bulgarian citizens are now left without a national ombudsman to protect their rights and freedoms following the resignation of incumbent Diana Kovatchev on Wednesday, as the country's political crisis continues.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday (10 April) said his government would "protect" Poland against the European Union migrant relocation scheme as the bloc adopted a major overhaul of its asylum rules.

Polish far-right leaders are launching their European election campaign by setting up parties that want Poland to leave the European Union, one of which was founded by former MEP Stanisław Żółtek.

The Producer Responsibility Coalition, gathering more than 40 organisations, is strongly advocating for the inclusion of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the international treaty on plastic pollution. EPR is a relevant tool, but it is necessary to remember what it is.

In a final vote, the European Parliament has just adopted a new law updating the rules on the collection, treatment and discharge of urban wastewater. Europe's local authorities fear an explosion for the costs of its implementation.

The far-left and separatist EH Bildu is polling ahead of other parties but remains very close to the conservative-nationalist PNV ahead of elections in the Basque Country on 21 April, a poll by the state-run Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) published on Wednesday reads.

Spain’s two main radical left parties, Sumar, the junior partner in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government, and Podemos, a member of Sánchez’s previous progressive government, have asked the prime minister to cut ties with Israel and take back his pledge to increase the national defence budget to 2% of GDP in line with NATO commitments by 2029.

Italy’s “Super Bonus” tax scheme introduced by the second Conte government to mitigate the effects of the pandemic by introducing high tax deductions for homeowners sustainably renovating their homes is “probably the worst tax policy measure implemented in the country in the past decade”, the British observatory Oxford Economics said in a recent report.

It is still unclear whether European astronauts will have the chance to step foot on the Moon or just fly around it. Meanwhile, a Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA's upcoming Artemis missions.