Orbán-Macron dinner in Paris on Russia, rule of law
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for a working dinner at the Elysée on Monday as Hungary blames the EU for its ‘indirect war’ against…
March 13, 2023
Austria joins Germany in opposing combustion engine ban
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has promised he will do his utmost to ensure the survival of the combustion engine, joining Germany in opposing the EU’s plan to ban diesel and…
UK to remain firm contributor to NATO
The UK intends to remain a leading contributor to NATO as it recognises the importance of continuing to invest in collective Euro-Atlantic security, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told NATO Secretary…
Serbia, 20 years after a sniper’s bullet killed Zoran Dindic
Twenty years after Dindic's assassination by snipers in Belgrade, Serbia seems closer to Russia and China than to the European Union (Photo: ec.europa.eu) Twenty years ago, on 12 March 2003,…
Spain, Commission agree to controversial pension reform
The government and the European Commission reached a last-minute agreement on a controversial pension system reform which paves the way for Madrid to receive the next tranches of the EU’s…
Russian war symbols waved at anti-government protests in Prague
Russian war symbols were seen among the thousands of protestors gathered in Prague to protest war and poverty on Saturday, with some attempting to tear down the Ukrainian flag that…
Russian embassy to Slovakia very active on Facebook
The Russian Embassy in Bratislava is the most active on Facebook in comparison to other Russian and even Chinese embassies across the European Union, an analysis conducted by the International…
Albanian population fell by 1.3%, mainly youth, in 2022
The population of Albania decreased by 1.3% in 2022, equivalent to some 36,000, mainly young people, due to emigration, signalling the sharpest population decrease since World War II. The Western…
Vucic says Municipalities Association key for Belgrade-Pristinia talks to continue
The Serbian Municipalities Association (SMA) must be established if the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is to continue, President Aleksandar Vucic said ahead of the upcoming round of negotiations in Ohrid. Vucic is…
Slovenia to ease rules to recruit foreign staff
The government has put forward legislative changes expected to be rushed through parliament to facilitate the recruitment of foreign workers as the country grapples with staff shortages. To simplify procedures…