Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Saturday (30 March) nominated his close ally Milos Vučević to be prime minister and to lead a new government through a time of war in Europe and tensions with Kosovo.

Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's Schengen area of free movement on Sunday (31 Marc), opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of the "real" threat of conflict in Europe, saying that for the first time since the end of World War II the continent has entered a "pre-war era".

Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to consider labelling Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, as a "foreign agent", a move that would officially designate Russia's most famous star a foe of the Kremlin.

The United Arab Emirates has approached European nations including Britain to gauge their interest in the Middle Eastern state investing in their nuclear power infrastructure, according to three sources familiar with the talks.

Political groups in the European Parliament on Friday (29 March) said they will demand swift action over Russian interference allegations and are planning to hold a debate on the issue, fearing the scandal’s effect on the upcoming June’s EU elections. 

Faced with the far-reaching implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a global energy crisis from 2021 onwards, European governments have embraced a Keynesian approach, spending billions to keep companies afloat and help consumers. But those times are over.

A debate over children's addiction to digital technology, and what can be done about it, is gaining support in France, while at an EU level, there are rumblings for regulation on addictive design.

European central bankers, we learned earlier this week, view wages much the same way that Goldilocks likes her chairs: they shouldn’t be too high, or too low, but just right.

The EU and US are in close contact over artificial intelligence (AI) risks and mitigation, including a possible partnership for a framework on generative AI, according to an unreleased draft statement, seen by Euractiv, for a joint meeting to be held on 4-5 April.

Ukraine’s location and infrastructure can make it a crucial gas trading hub in east Europe. More trade gives Europe a larger and wider choice of gas suppliers, which means more security and lower prices for the continent.

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In 2020, almost one in three farm managers across the EU was 65 years or older. Generational renewal is among the main challenges of European agriculture, and supporting young farmers is one of the most important objectives of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).

The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted Asia’s leading role in new development paradigms at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in the Chinese island of Hainan on Thursday (28 March).

A new compromise text by the Belgian Presidency of the European Council, seen by Euractiv, about the draft law to detect and remove online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), puts the focus on risk assessment, detection orders, and reporting.

Russia's move to effectively disband the panel of experts monitoring longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea points to a "grim future" for the sanctions enforcement, three former members of the panel told Reuters.

On Wednesday (27 March), French MPs backed a bill to expand intelligence services competencies to monitor networks, re-opening a debate on democratic control of these agencies.

As the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) surges across Europe, attention is being drawn to the readiness of multifamily buildings and the persistent challenges consumers face in installing EV charging within them to accommodate this shift. This raises questions about the significance of EU legislation, particularly the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), in addressing this issue – as well as considerations regarding its implementation across the continent.

Russian investigators said on Thursday (28 March) they had found proof that gunmen who killed more than 140 people at a concert last week were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", an assertion immediately dismissed by the US as baseless propaganda.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovaks protesting about the government shaking up cultural institutions, a Swedish ramy official saying Putin’s threats could start with NATO, and so much more.