With the recently adopted eleventh package of sanctions on Russia and Spain’s new EU presidency, Madrid should prioritise Ukraine, according to Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin. Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin is research analyst at the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make his first visit to Bulgaria on Thursday at the invitation of the Bulgarian government in what is considered a sign of appreciation for the country’s military assistance provided to Ukraine so far. Zelenskyy’s visit…
Bucharest urgently seeks money to patch up its huge hole in the budget as it risks losing European funds due to potential non-compliance with deficit targets. The budget deficit reached 2.32% of GDP in the first five months, totalling 36,91…
French President Emmanuel Macron, struggling to contain another bout of violent protests across the country, met with mayors on Tuesday (4 July) and suggested the idea of regulating or limiting access to social media, depending on the severity of threats, including…
Kosovo could lose some €500 million in EU funds by the end of 20
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The government needs to break up its national rail operator Deutsche Bahn to counter grave quality deficits of the railway system, the German Monopolies Commission warned on Tuesday. Germany privatised its national railway company in 1994, but the emerging company,…
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader and prime minister candidate of centre-right Partido Popular (PP), called on the Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday to let him govern if he wins the upcoming general elections in Spain, saying this would prevent the far-right…
The Polish opposition should side with democracy and human dignity, socialist MEP Robert Biedroń (S&D) said about opposition leader Donald Tusk’s new election campaign spot, which he called ‘racist’ and ‘mindless’. Tusk, head of the centrist Civic Platform (PO) party,…