How the EU can win the international race for talent
(Photo: PxHere) For our Work Week project, we asked European parties if they’d like to contribute an op-ed, carte blanche. Here’s what Volt Europa sent us: Across Europe, people are…
March 9, 2023
Czech cybersecurity office labels TikTok a security threat
The state cybersecurity watchdog issued an official warning and labelled the Chinese application TokTok as a threat, following in the footsteps of the US, the European Commission and Canada. According…
Albania mulls changes to anti-money laundering rules amid greylisting woes
The Albanian parliament’s Laws Commission has started examining proposed amendments to anti-money laundering laws at a time the country languishes on the FATF grey list and is pursuing a controversial…
North Macedonia signs €1.3bn motorway deal with Turkish-US consortium
The government in Skopje signed on Wednesday a deal worth €1.3 billion with Turkish Enka and its joint venture partner, US Bechtel, for the construction of motorways connecting it with…
Seeking Evangelicals’ Support Again, Trump Confronts a Changed Religious Landscape
Evangelicals were wooed by Donald Trump’s promise of an anti-abortion Supreme Court. Now, they’re back playing the field. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift…
Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar
A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated for severe clinical depression. Send any friend a story…
Could a new lawsuit blow open von der Leyen’s Pfizer texts?
The EU Commission has dug in its heels, saying that text messages could never be considered documents subject to transparency (Photo: EU Commission) When other routes had failed, John Kerry…
Bulgaria pushes for equalisation of EU farm subsidies
The government will send an official request to the European institutions, insisting on the revision of the multiannual financial framework and the equalisation of EU subsidies for all agricultural producers,…
EU’s Lajcak to meet Vucic and Kurti separately ahead of Ohrid
The EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajčak, will separately visit Pristina and Belgrade in preparation for a high-level meeting in Ohrid on 18 March. On 27 February,…
Lithuanian government considers law on barring Russian travellers
The Lithuanian government wants the parliament to pass a separate law restricting travel of Russian and Belarusian citizens, something which is now imposed under a state of emergency resolution that…