In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the Swedish government seeking to curb migrant access to welfare, Portugal’s PM announcing an independent commission to investigate the power outage, and ...

The government will ask the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to independently audit the affected countries' ...

The new measures would require non-EU citizens to have legally resided in Sweden for five consecutive years to qualify for social benefits.

“Every poll shows that Le Pen’s conviction has not dented her party's popularity,” said Gallard. “The RN is seen by right-wing voters as the most credible party on issues of security and immigration.

“The German Christian Democrats have come back for good in the EPP […] Merz is the new sheriff in town and von der Leyen is ...