Belgian FM on peace-brokering mission in South Caucasus
Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib embarked on a four-day trip to the South Caucasus region on Monday, focusing on pushing for peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. On Monday, the minister…
August 2023
Quran tearing leads to Dutch–Turkish spat
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Dutch deputy ambassador on Monday to express its dissatisfaction with the public tearing of the Quran outside the Turkish embassy in The Hague on Friday.…
Italy hopes for EU Stability Pact reform by year’s end
Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti (League, ID) will not ask to extend the suspension of the Stability Pact clause but hopes that by the end of the year, the reform…
Excluded from Athens dinner, Rama says ‘Once the Balkans, always the Balkans’
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama did not want to comment on the decision of his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis not to invite him to a meeting of Western Balkan and…
The eurozone labour market is not as strong as you think
Working hours haven't recovered to pre-pandemic levels (Photo: Chris Goldberg/Flickr) Eurozone labour markets have impressed with their resilience during the past year. Even as economic growth falters, all member states…
Czechia cuts benefits for Ukrainian refugees, saves money
Czechia has tightened the conditions for paying benefits to Ukrainian refugees, bringing considerable savings to its economy during financial consolidation. According to Czech government data seen by Seznam Zprávy, expenditure…
Slovak far-right’s NATO exit wish dashes hopes of joining governing coalition
The idea a referendum on Slovakia leaving NATO was reiterated by far-right Republika party leader MEP Milan Uhrík on Monday – a call that goes against the redline set by…
Obey the law
For several months, various Greek politicians and media have called for the release from prison of the elected mayor of Himara, Fredi Beleri, but recent protests in Albania led by…
Serbian artist banned from entering Moldova to perform in Romania
Goran Bregovic, a musician known for supporting the Kremlin regime, is to perform in Romania after his denial of entry to Moldova sparked a diplomatic row with Belgrade. Authorities in…
Process to pave way for north Kosovo elections to be concluded by 1 September
Kosovo’s citizens will decide whether to replace ethnic Albanian mayors in the country’s Serb-majority north or allow them to continue in office, according to a process underway at the Ministry…