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Prosecutors allege that Ali S. in June gathered intelligence on three Jewish sites in Berlin, possibly in preparation for future attacks.

Two Yemeni men had argued that Germany was partly responsible for a 2012 drone attack because the strike was aided by signals relayed via the Ramstein base in western Germany.

The shakeup, the biggest since the war began, comes after months of setbacks for Ukraine on the battlefield and escalating Russian aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the EU’s new seven-year budget, the bloc pondering its stance on Israel, the Greens having no regrets, and the petrol car phase-out.

Romanian coalition survives far-right no-confidence vote, but internal cracks deepen over VAT hikes and fears of repeating past austerity failures.

Czech journalist faces rape threat campaign after reporting abuse claims against far-right MEP Filip Turek, with pro-party accounts among key amplifiers.

Poland sees third major fire in a week, as authorities suspect Russian-linked sabotage amid rising hybrid threats.

As Spain’s second-largest contributor to the state budget, Catalan separatists argue that the existing system penalises Barcelona and limits its fiscal sovereignty.

Efforts to simplify EU laws are spinning out of control, under pressure from "nasty" corporate lobbyists and the centre-right EPP, Eickhout argues

Raids, rulings, and impeachment to run for presidency: Marine Le Pen’s party is in legal hot waters on multiple fronts

Brussels often treats regional groupings as distractions – parallel bureaucracies or political irritants. But far from threatening the Union’s cohesion, they are accelerators of its strategic capacity.

For all the pain of losing face and the temptation to play chicken with Trump, can we really risk following the path towards a neo-mercantilist world?

The US president delivers sharpest rebuke of Russia yet, after months of faltering overtures to Moscow yielded little progress

Brussels has been without a functioning government for 400 days. But a "creative solution" to fix the political deadlock is struggling to get off the ground.

Pharma is exempt – for now. But 200% tariffs could hit in one to one-and-a-half years, warns Swiss analyst.

Brussels has grand budget ambitions. But without unanimous support from the member states, changes will be blocked. Here's where they all stand.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about EU-US trade talks, Rutte meeting Trump, Macron's defence splurge, and MEPs fighting over migration files.

France's Prime Minister will try to reduce the deficit from 5.4% of GDP this year to 4.6% next year. But without significant tax hikes, the move will necessarily entail a reduction in public spending.

Fiala presses Slovak PM to drop sanctions veto, invoking 1968 invasion and warning unity is at stake as Ukraine suffers under Russian bombs.

Sánchez faces backlash as Madrid nears deal to hand Catalonia full tax powers – a key separatist demand critics call a payoff to cling to power.

Brussels is dodging simple solutions to stop funds being wasted. “If we’re going to ask citizens to accept budget discipline, we should start by showing that the money isn’t being stolen,” said an EU official.

Europe’s leaders have done everything but genuflect in front of the White House of late to placate US President Donald Trump and avert a looming trade war.

Kremlin-aligned AI networks are flooding Europe’s fact checkers with deepfakes, forged articles and bot-driven spin, putting the EU’s Digital Services Act to its toughest test yet.

North Korea is ready to "unconditionally support and encourage all the measures taken by the Russian leadership as regards the tackling of the root cause of the Ukrainian crisis."