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In his parting remarks, Gen. Robert Brieger said the EU needs to improve the “quantity” and “quality” of its defence capabilities.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about why the EU’s defence pact with the UK makes sense, Spain’s rail system struggling despite billions in EU funding, and so much more.

Discussions among Member States regarding reform of the European Union’s pharmaceutical legislation, which aims to guarantee all its citizens access to affordable medicines and development of their production in EU, are coming to an end. This will ensure strategic resilience and autonomy of the Union, economic growth, and stability of healthcare systems in member countries.

Polish PM Donald Tusk unveiled on Thursday a bold plan to boost Baltic Sea security and expand Poland’s ports.

A document confirming the milestone and detailing how it was achieved has already been submitted to NATO.

Europe’s political centre is holding, but for how much longer?

Turkey has always been a pivotal place, the stage for historic contests and mythical clashes. Modern Turkey remains a theatre for world-shaping drama. At least that was the plan…

The Slow Food movement aims to make its Brussels event a “recurring and strategic gathering.”

Bulgaria earns more than $300 million annually from transiting Russian gas to Serbia and Hungary.

At the centre of the spat: Beijing’s plan to impose a 34% tariff on French spirits starting in July as a counterpunch against planned EU levies on Chinese electric vehicles.