The Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to rebase nearly all its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations, and its main naval hub is becoming ineffectual because of attacks by Kyiv, Ukraine's navy chief said.

Bulgaria has lost €0.7 billion this year alone - including €423 million in direct losses and €225 million in lost benefits - as a result of not being fully admitted to the Schengen area, said caretaker Economy Minister Petko Nikolov.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia’s ANO saying a shared view on Russia is not crucial for the new far-right EU group, Sweden nominating its first-ever right-wing EU commissioner., and so much more.

Many members of the new far-right “Patriots for Europe” group formed on Monday aim to upset the existing Euro-Atlantic framework and represent conservative radicalism posing risks for traditional conservatives present in various groups, analyst Federico Reho told Euractiv.

More Slovaks now favour a pro-Western geopolitical orientation for the country, according to a recent survey, which compared to the same survey last year, shows this group has now overtaken those who prefer a balanced position between Russia and the West.

The former CEO of Poland's state-owned petrol giant and newly-elected PiS MEP Daniel Obajtek will testify on Tuesday before the parliamentary committee investigating the visa scandal, in which former PiS officials are accused of fast-tracking visa applications for migrants in exchange for money when the party was in power.

Italian Prime Minister and European Conservatives and Reformists group (ECR) leader Georgia Meloni will remain a "friend and ally" of Spain's far-right VOX, the party chief Santiago Abascal has said, after his party decided to switch from ECR to the newly created Patriots of Europe.

The Swedish government has nominated Jessika Roswall as Sweden's next European Commissioner, making her the first member of Sweden's Moderate Party (EPP) to be so nominated, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a press conference on Monday.

The different stances on Russia among the parties that have so far joined the new Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament are not problematic, according to the group's Czech member, ANO, which also said that instead of looking for allies with the same views on Russia, the focus was on finding allies with the same views on the functioning of the European Union.

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday (8 July) to secure an improved agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trading rules and revamp the "botched deal" signed by former premier Boris Johnson.

This article introduces the EIT’s Regional Innovation Scheme, outlines its successes over the decade since its foundation, explains how it helps ventures in modest and moderated innovator countries to realise their potential, and shares two success stories,

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd agreed with the Turkish government to build a $1 billion production plant in Turkey with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles, Turkey's industry and technology minister said on Monday (8 July).

Incoming NATO boss Mark Rutte has only a few months to prepare to lead the Western military alliance amid stormy waters as members on both sides of the Atlantic eye to impose their priorities on the new captain of the ship. 

Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.

The chemical industry in Germany has overcome its low point, but the previous model of exporting basic chemical has come to an end, Chemical Industry Association VCI said on Monday (8 July).

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (8 July) to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal, paying the unexpected visit to Beijing days after his talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin angered some European Union leaders.

Billions of euros in cohesion funds were misspent in recent years due to the European Commission and member states’ failure to implement appropriate financial safeguards, according to a report published on Monday (8 July) by the European Court of Auditors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into Moscow on Monday (8 July) and warmly hugged President Vladimir Putin on a visit that treads a fine line between maintaining a longstanding relationship with Moscow and courting closer Western security ties.

Today the European Union launches a rocket into space for the first time since the war in Ukraine began. The rocket, named Ariane 6, symbolizes a renewed hope that Europe will gain ground in the new space race. But the challenges ahead are plenty. Can Europe catch up?

Moldova's Socialists, the ex-Soviet state's largest opposition party, put forward a dismissed prosecutor general as a "unified opposition" candidate on Monday (8 July) to challenge pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu in an October presidential election.