The Key Elections Taking Place in 2023
Among the races to watch are governors’ contests in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi and mayoral elections in Chicago and Philadelphia. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have…
January 2023
Ukraine war: Russia controls most of pounded salt mine town, Soledar, says UK
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Ukraine's president has said there is "almost no life left" after fighting in Soledar (picture taken 5 January)By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News Russia is "likely" to finally…
Meloni, von der Leyen take stock of Europe’s burning issues
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met at government headquarters in Rome to discuss the burning topics of migration, the war in Ukraine…
Portuguese flag carrier to face week-long cabin crew union strike
The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel will go ahead with plans to give notice of the seven-day strike to be staged at the end of January by cabin…
Polish MEP slams recovery bill based on deal with Commission, cites Timmermans
The European Commission cannot dictate laws to member states nor agree on bills with governments before they are adopted by national parliaments, social democrat MEP Robert Biedroń (S&D), quoting Commission…
Czech court acquits Babis in EU subsidy fraud case
The Prague Court acquitted former prime minister and presidential candidate Andrej Babiš for alleged fraud in the so-called Stork Nest case involving the alleged illegal tapping of €2 million in…
Bulgarian Constitutional Court opens case on military aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court will examine a request to assess the decision to provide military support to Ukraine, filed by pro-Russian populist party Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov on behalf of his party.…
Swedish presidency gets to work on Kosovo EU membership application
Sweden, which holds the six-month rotating Presidency of the European Council, has started consultations regarding Kosovo’s membership application which was filed in December. Kosovo which declared independence from Serbia in…
Albanian capital third most expensive in the region
Tirana, the capital of Albania, is the third most expensive place to live in the Western Balkans, after Budva and Belgrade, the Numbeo 2023 Cost of Living report has found.…
Antibiotics expected to return to EU capitals in a month
The shortage of antibiotics and other drugs has caused governments across the European Union severe headaches as citizens grow increasingly angry as they deal with the consequences of not being…