Dutch FM says secret Chinese police stations have shut down
Illegal and secret police stations operated by China that were first revealed in September have now shut down, said Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra on Tuesday, saying this had been…
December 2022
Portugal ‘stands by Romania’ in Schengen fallout
Portugal strongly backs Romania’s entry into the visa-free Schengen Area, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told a joint press conference with his Romanian counterpart, President Klaus Iohannis, on Tuesday. Romania,…
Bulgaria pushes for new EU-Turkey migrant summit
Bulgaria has offered to become the organiser and meditator of a migrant crisis-centred summit between the European Union and Turkey, Parliament Speaker Vezhdi Rashidov said after discussing the issue with…
Berisha: Turkey ‘intervened’ in 2009 Greece-Albania maritime deal
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From the war in Ukraine to Qatargate: How has 2022 shaped the EU?
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we are wrapping up 20
Visentini, Avramopouolos admit payments from NGO in Qatargate probe
An international labour leader and a former EU commissioner admitted Tuesday (20 February) that they had received respectively €50,000 euros and €60,000
Zelensky Will Meet With Biden in Washington and Address Congress, Officials Say
The visit will be the first time President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has left his country since Russia invaded in February. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
Athens under US-Russia pressure over sending S-300 missile system to Ukraine
The Greek government is facing a diplomatic deadlock as Washington is pushing Athens to send Russia-made anti-aircraft missile systems S-300 to Ukraine but keeps mum regarding replacing them with US-made…
Polish parliament to grant amnesty to Poles illegally fighting for Ukraine since 2014
Polish lawmakers have signed a draft resolution that would grant amnesty to Polish citizens who illegally joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to fight Russian forces in Eastern…
Czech FM says Russia is isolating itself, even from China, India
Russia is increasingly isolating itself on the international scene, to some degree even from China and India, as it continues to bomb civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Jaroslav…