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The new conservative government has pledged to tighten Germany's rules using an EU clause.

The country's foreign minister said Belgium would not shoulder the legal risk alone.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the Conclave, as cardinals get ready to pick the new Pope, Bulgaria hitting back at Putin’s claim that it is to blame for the Ukraine war, and so much more.

Those poking fun at Brussels find themselves doing a lot of explaining first.

With the euro trading at. lei, up. % from the previous rate of. lei, Romania's national currency fell to a record low.

In a devoutly Catholic country where John Paul II remains a national icon, the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor have coincided with a presidential campaign steeped in religious themes.

He is the first American Pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church.

The American Robert Francis Prevost was selected to be the new pope.

The European Union is a “big thing”, Trump said. “They want to make a deal very badly”.

Farmers have long protested the green requirements attached to their subsidies. But cutting the obligations will likely impact payments.

The new conservative government has pledged to tighten German border rules.

Just six days ago the intelligence service labelled the AfD as a right-wing extremist case, as the party was alleged to undermine the country’s free democratic basic order.

UK officials said the deal would likely include lower tariff quotas on steel and autos.

US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade deal between the United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the plans.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about France hoping for energy policy ‘resynchronisation’ with Merz’s Germany, Putin and Fico set to hold talks for the second time in five months, and so much more.

Ukraine is starting to consider a shift away from the US dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro, says central banker.