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Russian strikes on Kyiv killed 17 people on Thursday

There are no plans to shut down the European Union’s delegation in Kyiv, an EU source said on Thursday, after the building was damaged in Russian missile strikes. The EU’s diplomatic service is assessing how fully the mission can continue to function, the source added, but the intention is to maintain operations. Staff will work […]

Ireland has launched a nationwide public consultation to inform its next National Obesity Strategy, as the government confronts mounting economic costs and persistent public health challenges linked to overweight and obesity. Announcing the initiative, Minister for Public Health, Well-being and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, invited contributions from individuals, healthcare professionals, community organisations, […]

The EU executive has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €264 million Hungarian measure to support Hungary Sunwoda Automotive Energy Technology Ltd. in setting up an electric vehicle battery plant. Read the original in Hungarian. The measure, which will take the form of a cash grant and of a tax credit, will support Sunwoda […]

The EU Delegation to Ukraine in Kyiv was hit by Russian airstrikes on Thursday, according to a senior EU official. “The EU Delegation in Kyiv was damaged by today’s Russian strikes on civilian areas,” European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos wrote on X. “I strongly condemn these brutal attacks, a clear sign that Russia rejects […]

Good morning, and welcome to The Capitals. This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta. Got a tip, rumour or story idea? Drop us a line by email – or, for the more discreet, via Signal at @EddyWax.94 Today’s edition is powered by AIJN European Fruit Juice Association 100% fruit juice: A unique and healthy composition […]

Ioannis Armakolas is Director of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP). Ana Krstinovska is senior researcher at ELIAMEP’s ‘thinknea’ initiative. While the European Union fine-tunes budget frameworks and debates procedural reforms, other powers are moving swiftly into the continent’s geopolitical blind spots. Last month Chinese and Serbian special forces conducted a joint […]

The number of postal operators suspending services to the US is growing following the end of tariff exemptions for small parcels, now including 25 countries.  The temporary suspension comes as shipping companies scramble to understand what will replace the “de minimis” exemption that allowed goods worth less than €690 to enter the US duty-free and […]

ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday claimed Italy helped shape Western plans for security guarantees to Ukraine, casting Rome as an architect rather than a bystander in Western talks. Speaking at the Meeting of Rimini, a Catholic festival of politics and reflection, Meloni said a diplomatic breakthrough had finally been achieved after […]

US President Donald Trump has recently met both Zelenskyy and Russia’s President Vladimir in his bid to end the conflict, which has been raging for over three and a half years. But Russia has shown little sign it is willing to compromise. Ukraine is pushing for Western-backed security guarantees as a part of any agreement […]