Faced with mounting anger from farmers, the government has launched an effort to tone down the European Commission’s proposal to halve the use of chemicals and more dangerous phytopharmaceuticals by 50% by 2030. Last week, Slovenia’s Agriculture, Forestry and Food…
The country can join Schengen with a caretaker or stable government, but the parliament must do its job, commented the Caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev on Sunday. Bulgaria has been in a spiralling political crisis for the past two and…
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Reform of special pension systems, one of the milestones the European Commission set so that Romania can obtain allocated EU recovery funds, is not included in the draft emergency bill aimed at reducing the already excessive deficit situation in the…
Milorad Dodik, the increasingly rebellious Bosnian Serb leader, floated on Sunday the idea of merging the Serb half of Bosnia with neighbouring Serbia, taking his separatist, West-defying rhetoric to new levels. After the 1992-95 conflict between Serbs, Bosniaks, and Croats,…
The Tirana Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organised Crime has upheld the decision in the first instance for the confiscation of the majority of assets belonging to Albanian businessman Ylli Ndroqi, including popular TV station Ora News. Ndroqi…
Republicans gathered in the state Saturday in a kickoff event that lacked the attendance of two front-runners, though their presence was felt. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Republicans not only rebuffed the demands of protesters but also punted on a proposal from the state’s conservative governor, who said he would now call them back for a special session. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
The court’s order seemed to vindicate a commitment in last year’s decision in Dobbs: to leave further questions about abortion to the political process. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Republican voters seem to be grading Donald Trump on a curve in his third presidential campaign, while Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida faces a more traditional form of scrutiny. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have