Von der Leyen responds to EU staff letter on Israel stance
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has defended herself against accusations of bias by stressing that the EU was working for the safety of civilians “of all faiths and…
October 2023
Tusk flies economy to Brussels for big ticket talks
Polish opposition leader and potential future prime minister Donald Tusk arrived in Brussels on Wednesday (25 October) to discuss the chance to launch the nation’s recovery money, frozen due to…
Tusk to discuss unblocking EU funds for Poland
Opposition leader and potential future prime minister Donald Tusk set off to Brussels to discuss the chance to launch the nation’s recovery money, which was frozen due to the rule…
Social media ‘unresponsive’ to disinformation requests ahead of Slovak election: report
Requests by the Slovak authorities for Meta to remove misleading and deceptive content ahead of elections at the end of September were met with an inadequate and ineffective response, according…
Another Day of G.O.P. Chaos Winds Up With Speaker Nominee No. 4
House Republicans turned on themselves as they immolated yet another of their leaders in the bonfires of the speaker fight. Then they chose their next nominee. Share full article 29…
Israel: one war crime does not justify another
The attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas and Islamic Jihad was a war crime and a crime against humanity, but that is also true of the collective punishment Israel is…
LGBTQI activists in Bulgaria win harassment lawsuit against nationalist party
Bulgaria’s nationalist VMRO was found to have harassed the LGBTQI community in one of its Facebook statuses, with an administrative court ruling condemning the act of discrimination based on sexual…
Romania should invest 3% of GDP until 2050 to develop decarbonised energy sector: report
Substantial investments of around €335 billion – about 3% of the country’s GDP – are required until 2050 to develop a decarbonised energy sector in Romania, according to the World…
Terry Reintke’s candidacy kickstarts Greens EU elections top job race
German MEP Terry Reintke, co-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, kickstarted the European Green’s lead candidate race by presenting her candidacy on Tuesday (25 October), as reported…
Serbia, Kosovo spar at UN Security Council
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, shared their perspectives on the situation in Kosovo at the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Vjosa Osmani pointed…