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Most Finns believe country can’t defend itself alone
 
Most Finns believe country can’t defend itself alone
 
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Albania increasing imports from Ukraine and Russia, the Dutch prime minister’s address to the Ukrainian parliament, and so much more.  
 
 
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The future of Europe is on the ground [Promoted content]
 
 
 
The future of Europe is on the ground [Promoted content]
 
Whether they are looking far into the future for strategic orientations, or closer to the present for new legislation, EU...  
 
Kuleba: No to EU candidate status would ‘kill our hope’
 
 
 
Kuleba: No to EU candidate status would ‘kill our hope’
 
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasised on Thursday (12 May) the importance of reaching EU-candidacy status...  
 
 
Macron backs right-wing hopefuls ahead of June polls
 
 
 
Macron backs right-wing hopefuls ahead of June polls
 
French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen to back several right-wing Les Républicains (LR) candidates in the June...  
 
NI protocol on the brink as London warns it will ‘have no choice but to act’
 
 
 
NI protocol on the brink as London warns it will ‘have no choice but to act’
 
Talks between the EU and UK aimed at resolving the status of the controversial Northern Ireland protocol appear to be on...  
 
 
EURACTIV Archives: Five times Eurovision went political
 
 
 
EURACTIV Archives: Five times Eurovision went political
 
Despite claims of being apolitical, year after year the Eurovision song contest never fails to disappoint political...  
 
UK, Romania lose ground on LGBTI rights despite overall progress in Europe
 
 
 
UK, Romania lose ground on LGBTI rights despite overall progress in Europe
 
LGBTI rights are slowly improving across Europe, but “big gaps” persist with a number of countries slipping down the...  
 
 
 
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Commissioner Dalli: Eurovision ‘undisputed element’ of European shared cultural identi...
 
Artistic events bring people together, overcoming divisions and barriers, and as such, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is an "undisputed element" of the European shared cultural identity, which could this year help renew the call for peace on...  
 
 
Resentment for Ukrainian refugees grows in central and eastern Europe
 
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria prolonging Hungarian and Slovenian border control amid the Ukraine war, the UK's Johnson promising to protect Sweden in case it applies for NATO membership, and so much more.  
 
 
Johnson’s case for the defence
 
One of the most hotly contested arguments following the Brexit vote in 2016 was whether Russian interference had played a role in the referendum campaign. As in the United States over Donald Trump’s election five months later, no Kremlin link...  
 
 
Le Pen makes her comeback by roasting Mélenchon
 
After the two weeks of silence that followed her defeat in the presidential election on April 24, Marine Le Pen returned to the political scene by attacking head-on the union of the left and the "fairy tales" of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.  
 
 
Ahead of defence opt-out referendum, Denmark opposes EU Treaty change
 
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany embracing Macron’s ‘European Political Community’ proposal, Kosovo NGOs asking Macron for visa liberalisation, and so much more.  
 
 
Ukraine riding high in Eurovision song contest
 
The Ukrainian ‘Kalush Orchestra’ was voted through on Tuesday (10 May) to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy, confirming that they occupy the pole position in Sunday's final.  
 
 
The Brief – Why Eurovision matters
 
This year it will be remarkably tough to keep politics separate from the running of the world’s most-followed singing contest – and that is also why EURACTIV is stepping in with dedicated coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).  
 
 
Germany embraces Macron’s proposal for a ‘European Political Community’
 
While Germany does not support a fast-tracked accession of Ukraine, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said that she supports the idea of a reform of the EU to allow Ukraine and other countries to integrate more deeply with the bloc.  
 
 
Thirty-one years after communism, Albanians demand democratic reform
 
A new report by the Albanian Insitute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) says the electorate wants more democratic progress in the EU candidate country, considered a hybrid, or only partly democratic, regime according to Freedom House.  
 
 
French left-wing bloc divided over legislative nominees
 
France's new left-wing union has reached a compromise on sharing constituencies ahead of the legislative elections in June despite not everyone agreeing on the choice of nominees. EURACTIV France reports.  
 
 
 
German foreign minister calls for prosecution of war criminals during Ukraine visit
 
German Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock travelled to Kyiv on Tuesday (10 May) as the first minister of Scholz’s cabinet, where she demanded that the “war crimes and the crimes against humanity”  be investigated.  
 
 
European politicians want citizen panels to be used at EU level
 
The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) ended on Monday (9 May), but a group of politicians want citizens' forums that were at its heart to become a permanent practice at the EU level. EURACTIV Germany reports.  
 
 
Agri-clash in Czechia over organic farming amid Ukraine war
 
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Ireland seeing a rise in EU membership support, Albanian inflation striking citizens and agribusinesses, and so much more.  
 
 
Queen Elizabeth pulls out of parliament opening because of ‘mobility problems’
 
Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not carry out the opening of parliament on 10 May as the 96-year-old monarch has had a recurrence of mobility issues, Buckingham Palace said, the latest event she will not attend because of her health.  
 
 
MEP: Sweden’s NATO policy ‘not democratically responsible’
 
Sweden's ruling Social Democrats have not given proper treatment to the subject of the country's possible NATO membership, a move that could raise tensions in northern Europe and therefore requires a wider democratic debate, a Swedish EU lawmaker...  
 
 
Scholz and Macron to reignite Franco-German engine on EU-integration
 
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to intensify the Franco-German tandem and to lead Europe on a path of reform to enable a stronger and more sovereign EU.  
 
 
UK faces crisis as Unionists threaten to block new NI government
 
The UK appears to be heading for a major political crisis in Northern Ireland after the leader of the largest Unionist party, which finished second in last week’s Assembly elections, said that he would block the formation of a new devolved...  
 
 
Now is the time to be ambitious and audacious with the EU’s future
 
Europe Day is supposed to mark the conclusion of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). One year of deliberations, debates and discussions brought together citizens, regional, national and European politicians, EU institutions, organised...  
 
 
Macron teases alternative to EU enlargement
 
French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday (9 May) pitched a proposal for a new "political European community" that would allow Ukraine and others currently outside of the EU framework to be more closely involved with the EU.  
 
 
Von der Leyen hints at support for EU treaty change
 
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted that she might support changes to EU treaties, should it be necessary to implement the recommendations of citizen panels from the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE).  
 
 
 
A third of EU countries oppose changing bloc’s treaties
 
One in three EU countries oppose launching a procedure promoted by the European Parliament to change the bloc's treaties, according to a joint document seen Monday (9 May) by journalists.  
 
 
Finnish energy companies refuse to supply ‘Russia’s Google’
 
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about “Russian Google” being ostracised in Finland, Serbia threatening Kosovo over their Council of Europe membership bid, and so much more.  
 
 
Germany pushes for EU institutional reforms
 
Germany wants to use the Conference on the Future of Europe as a starting point to further develop the EU, possibly change treaties and abolish unanimity decision-making for EU foreign policy matters.  
 
 
Ireland united by Johnson’s dilemma
 
Love or loathe him; Boris Johnson is a lucky politician. Just as months of scandals about lockdown parties were threatening to overwhelm him, the war in Ukraine made people forget about them. In last week’s municipal elections across the UK,...  
 
 
Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary
 
As the EU poises to mark its anniversary on Monday (9 May), it is morphing into a more muscular global actor, a transformation accelerated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  
 
 
 
 

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