Former Czech PM’s Stork’s Nest case enters final phase
The main trial in the EU subsidy fraud case involving former Prime Minister and current presidential candidate Andrej Babiš, – accused of falsely creating the impression that the Stork’s Nest…
January 2023
Former Slovak FM Matovič continues attacks on LGBTI+
Former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Igor Matovič shared an anti-trans post on Facebook, followed by a post in which he wrote we live in a “sick age, when sick…
NATO-led peacekeepers dismantle last barricades in north Kosovo
The NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, dismantled the last remaining roadblocks and barricades in the north of the country on Thursday, bringing a seeming end to weeks of…
Albanian agri exports to EU and region reach historical highs
Agricultural exports to the Balkan region and the European Union from Albania increased to over €473 million during 2022, the highest value ever, according to Agriculture Minister Frida Krifca. Compared…
Bulgaria prepares cross-border operation against migrant trafficking
The Interior Ministry is preparing a major operation against migrant traffickers together with Turkey, Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announced on Thursday. The issue of guarding the Bulgarian border with…
Two Years Later, Prosecutions of Jan. 6 Rioters Continue to Grow
The Justice Department’s investigation of the Capitol attack, already the largest it has ever conducted, has resulted in 900 arrests, with the potential for scores or hundreds more to come.…
Greece to hold elections from April in ‘toxic’ atmosphere
All dates after April are open to hold national elections, Greek media quoted government sources as saying, but the ongoing “Greek Watergate” scandal means that the elections will be held…
European conservatives, right-wing chiefs meet as 2024 EU elections loom
Italian Prime Minister and President of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Giorgia Meloni met with European People’s Party (EPP) leader Manfred Weber in Rome as the two leaders work…
European conservatives, right-wing chiefs meet as 2024 EU elections loom
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Trump Is Sued in Death of Capitol Police Officer After Jan. 6
The suit in the death of Brian D. Sicknick seeks millions in damages from the former president, whom it paints as responsible for the violence that day, and two Capitol…