Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, now held in an undisclosed Iranian prison, and facing 40 years and 74 lashes (Photo: Amnesty International) Olivier Vandecasteele, an experienced and respected Belgian humanitarian…
Risks of electricity cuts are now ‘behind us’, according to the French electricity network manager RTE, but not all is back to normal as strikes and a severe drop in…
French train drivers, teachers and refinery workers were among those who walked off their jobs on Thursday (19 January) in a nationwide day of strikes against government plans to raise…
None of the five Bulgarian socialist MEPs took part in a vote in European Parliament on Thursday (19 January) on a resolution demanding the Russian political and military leadership be…
Image source, BBC/Joe PhuaImage caption, Andriy and his team are defending against Russian advances towards BakhmutBy Andrew HardingBBC News, near Soledar, Ukraine Ukrainian forces have acknowledged "stepping back" from the…
The UK government staved off criticism from the opposition and its own Conservative MPs on Wednesday as it forced through legislation that could lead to thousands of pieces of EU…
Bulgaria needs to look into itself and ask whether it could be at risk of failing to police sanctions against those connected to the Russian state, now a pariah following…
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how…
The Finnish government’s logging operations to thin out forests in the Aalistunturi area continued on Wednesday after environmentalists clashed with police to protest the move. Some 900 kilometres north of…
The prices of cheap medicines will be increased to facilitate access to them and avoid situations in which stocks run out, according to the Health Ministry. The Health Ministry will…