The European Commission shouldn’t hire internally for its lead scientific advisor on artificial intelligence (AI), writes Alex Petropolos and Max Reddel.

New controls at German land borders can be seen as a reaction to the far-right party AfD's electoral success rather than a response to recent terrorist attacks and could be dangerous for European cohesion, leading to a breakdown in the Schengen system, according to Christian Moos.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld the European Commission's €2.42 billion fine against Google over allegations it abused its dominant position in the search engine market.

Apple must pay a €13 billion tax bill as per a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which experts deem gives weight to Ireland being dubbed, by some, a 'tax-safe haven'.

Although he comes from a place on the political spectrum not typically associated with environmental protection, former European commissioner and incoming French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is known for his progressive environmental stance.

Large EU telcos said Draghi's report sounded the alarm over the state of EU's telecom competition policy, consumer associations and smaller telecom companies are repeating their stance against these findings.

Bulgarian caretaker prime minister Dimitar Glavchev announced on Monday (9 September) that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had asked him to nominate Ekaterina Zaharieva, a member of parliament from GERB (EPP), as Bulgarian commissioner.

Russian officials said on Tuesday (10 September) they shot down at least 15 drones around Moscow overnight in a wave of attacks that set residential buildings on fire, killed a woman and forced more than 30 flights in the capital to be suspended.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Tusk cancelling his trip to Germany as relations with the country seem to worsen, Spain's Sanchez pledging for efforts to bridge EU-China differences, and so much more. 

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called off his visit to Germany, planned for later this week, as relations between the two countries worsen.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez contacted Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, pledging Spain's "constructive efforts" to foster a richer and more balanced relationship between China and the European Union amid ongoing tariff disputes.

Political reactions following the publication of the Draghi report have been mixed in Italy, with Democratic Party MEP Giorgio Gori (S&D) suggesting that these reactions only serve to highlight the real "enemies of Europe".

Cohesion policy is essential for the competitiveness of the European Union and must not be seen as a "charity policy", the president of the European Committee of the Regions, Portugal's Vasco Cordeiro, warned on Monday.

Mario Draghi’s call for EU policymakers to reduce companies’ regulatory burden to boost the bloc's faltering competitiveness was praised by European business groups on Monday (9 September) but criticised by Europe’s largest trade union confederation.

Mario Draghi handed to Ursula von der Leyen the highly anticipated report on European competitiveness stressing the urgent need to boost productivity to achieve the EU’s political and economic goals.

A new conservative left-wing alliance is in the process of forming in the European Parliament, with the potential of officially being established within a year, Czech MEP Ondřej Dostál (non-attached) revealed in an interview for Euractiv.cz. 

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is part of a broader initiative to combat deforestation and forest degradation, aligning with the European Green Deal, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and the Farm to Fork Strategy, its task force is meeting this month in Brussels.

Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness has been met by MEPs with both praise and reservations. Centrist politicians hope for a speedy correction of EU industrial policies, while conservatives fear accelerated spending and the far-left warns of monopolies. 

The Bulgarian government is considering the possibility of taking control of currently privately owned parking areas where heavy lorries have to park and pay a fee before crossing the border.

Belgium's migration chief has responded to the Hungarian government's threat to send busloads of illegal immigrants to Brussels, saying it "undermines solidarity and cooperation within the [European] Union."