French Rassemblement National (RN) sweetheart Jordan Bardella allegedly drafted falsified documents to prove he was working as a part-time MEP assistant while he was actually working for the party, an investigation by French daily Libération found.

Over 300 Russian soldiers who fought in Moscow’s war on Ukraine and ran as candidates from the ruling United Russia party have secured political office in Russia’s 2024 regional and local elections, state media reported Monday (9 September), citing a senior...

Following increased political pressure, German interior minister Nancy Faeser announced on Monday (9 September) that she will introduced checks at all border crossings and developed a model to refuse entry to irregular migrants.

Tech took center stage in Mario Draghi's long-awaited report on European competitiveness.

During the public presentation of his long-awaited report on the future of Europe’s competitiveness earlier on Monday (9 September), Mario Draghi said that the “essence” of the report could be summed up in just two words, “urgency and concreteness”.

The EU is developing a proposal to sanction Slovakia for its deteriorating democratic standards, which could lead to the suspension of EU funds allocated to Bratislava, according to a report from Bloomberg and Czech News Agency (ČTK).

Marta Kos, a Slovenian liberal politician and former diplomat, is the country's new nominee for European Commissioner, government sources confirmed on Monday (9 September).

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro must be "celebrating" Spain's decision to grant asylum to the opposition's widely recognised winner of the July 28 elections, leader of Spain's People's Party (Partido Popular/EPP) Alberto Núñez Feijóo said on Monday.

Following the recent state election results,  have politicians seen the "twilight" of the established German party system, writes Peter Hefele.

Mario Draghi’s long-awaited competitiveness report published this morning (9 September) calls for a fundamental re-think of the EU’s green growth drive. The former Italian Prime Minister stands by the bloc’s climate goals – but wants less ‘green’ and more ‘growth’.

Mario Draghi called for a division of labour across the continent, for cash on projects of European interest and a buy-European preference, as member states mull reforming the bloc's defence industry.

Europe is facing an "existential challenge" to increase its productivity, Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness states, with the main priorities focused on advancing the tech sector and ensuring a successful transition towards climate neutrality.

Polish authorities successfully dismantled a cyber-espionage group linked to Belarusian and Russian intelligence services, which had been conducting malicious activities in Poland, reported Polish Minister of Digitization Krzysztof Gawkowski on  Monday (9 September).

The new European Commission should focus on the future and how to modernise the economy, not walking back on the green agenda, writes Mats Engström. Mats Engström is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)....

Google faces its second major antitrust trial in less than a year on Monday (9 September), with the US government accusing the tech giant of dominating online advertising and stifling competition.

Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday's election on Sunday (8 September), but a rival candidate alleged irregularities in the count and fewer than half of registered voters cast ballots.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about von der Leyen being pressured not to have Ribera at the helm of the climate portfolio, Le Pen's far-right party saying it will judge Michel Barnier on performance, and so much more.

Russia said on Sunday (8 September) its forces had taken full control of a town in eastern Ukraine as Moscow's forces advance on the strategically important city of Pokrovsk and seek to pierce the Ukrainian defensive front lines.

The leader of the main opposition USR party, Elena Lasconi, has called on President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to provide explanations on Russian drones entering Romanian territory over the weekend.

Bulgaria and Germany signed a declaration on cooperation in energy, green policies and climate protection, the Bulgarian Energy Ministry announced on Sunday.