In today’s news from the Capitals
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TALLINN
Estonia is “seriously” considering granting Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny asylum in case he is either banished or voluntarily leaves Russia, Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said on Tuesday.
The anti-corruption campaigner, who is on hunger strike and whose allies say his life is in danger, is being treated at a prison hospital about 180km east of Moscow, amid reports of mistreatment and deteriorating health. Read more.
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EU PRESIDENCY
Portuguese presidency to give MEPs a new eco-scheme offer in CAP talks. The Portuguese presidency of the EU Council aims to meet the European Parliament halfway by increasing up to 25% the eco-scheme ring-fencing, in a bid to break the deadlock on the green architecture of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform. Read the full story.