The Capitals

Former Slovak FM: Ukraine must attack Russia and take back Crimea

Politics 23-05-2022

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovenian public broadcaster journalists planning to stage a strike, Portugal offering Ukraine technical support to join the EU, and so much more.

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Western Europe

Austria freezes €254 million in Russian assets

French prime minister defends Macron’s pension reform plan

Mélenchon and Macron alliances head-to-head in parliamentary first-round polling

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UK & Ireland

US lawmakers urge UK to return to protocol talks

Ireland backs Ukraine EU membership as Zelenskyy calls for EU unity

Ireland takes over pan-European human rights body presidency

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Nordics & Baltics

Russia cutting gas supply to Finland not linked to NATO bid

Finland will not abandon Sweden during NATO process

NATO’s Stoltenberg visits Copenhagen amid NATO accession challenges

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Visegrad

Hungarian agri minister backs supporting Ukraine’s grain exports

Poles to be granted ‘special status’ in Ukraine

Owners of Russian companies in Czechia changed citizenship

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Europe's South

Nearly half of Spanish house renters risk poverty, social exclusion

Italy target of major Russia-linked cyberattack, again

Portugal to offer Ukraine technical support in EU accession process

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The Balkans

Albanian PM supports new community for non-EU countries

Serbia signs declaration on unjustified Russian aggression

Berisha returns to helm of Albania’s Democratic Party

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EU institutions

Scholz splits with EU Parliament socialists over ex-chancellor Schröder

EU diplomat: ‘We are reaching our limits with sanctions against Russia’

EU source: Ukraine just sped up EU’s will to cut off Russian gas

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