Industry criticises EU stance on illicit tobacco trade
Tobacco stakeholders and the European Commission disagree over the practical value of the EU-led track and trace system on tobacco products the initial aim of which was to curb rises…
April 2023
The Brief — After Qatargate, EPP-gate
When it became clear that the first handful of indictments against EU politicians related to Qatargate would target socialists, the European People’s Party (EPP) leadership chose, unwisely, to gloat and…
Poles do not want the far-right to enter government
Most Poles do not want the ruling camp to invite the far right into government, believing a potential coalition would be bad for the country, according to poll results from…
Bulgarian Defence Ministry: Russia committing systematic war crimes in Ukraine
The Russian army is committing systematic war crimes in Ukraine, according to one of the conclusions in the State of Defence and the Armed Forces of Bulgaria’s 20
Against SLAPPs in the face of democracy
Independent journalism is an indispensable cornerstone of our democracy; by providing citizens with reliable information and at the same holding those in power accountable, it is absolutely essential for the…
The ‘Fediverse’ — an old key to a new internet?
The ecosystem of all these protocol-connected social networks is called the fediverse: a federated/decentralised, diverse universe. The closed domains of Twitter and Facebook are past history (Photo: Pexels) Thank you…
Cross-party bid mounted to simplify Slovenian government appointment
A proposal to amend the Constitution to transfer the power to appoint government ministers from parliament to the head of state was tabled by the largest two parties of the…
Save the Children survey shows troubling data for child labour in Italy
About 336,000 children between 7-15 (6.8%) have had work experience, while 58,000
MEP: Brutalities at external borders show EU’s failure on migration policy
The increasing brutality against migrants at the EU’s external borders demonstrates the failure of EU migration policy, Swedish EU lawmaker Malin Björk, a member of The Left group at the…
World Bank pledges €900 million to help Albania create better jobs, beat brain drain
The World Bank announced on Wednesday it will make €900