Image source, ReutersImage caption, Ukrainian forces have warned repeatedly of an imminent Russian offensive in the eastBy Paul KirbyBBC News Tens of thousands of Russians are being sent to eastern Ukraine as part of an offensive planned after 15 February,…
The national parliament elections in Monaco on Sunday were historic on multiple fronts as a single pro-monarchy alliance won all seats as turnout reached an all-time low. The UNM alliance, which united liberal, centre-right and conservative parties, won all 24…
The Qatargate scandal has damaged the reputation and credibility of Europe’s house of democracy as it is the only EU institution where members are elected by citizens, Swedish Member of European Parliament (MEP) Abir al-Sahlani told EURACTIV in an interview.…
We cannot risk another summer of infighting over Europe’s borders. That is why we need, first and foremost, European solutions to tackle the evident migration and asylum challenges faced by Europe, and not ‘Trumpist’ strategies, writes Stéphane Séjourné. Stéphane Séjourné…
The UK government's so-called Levelling Up fund has seen 11 Welsh local authorities denied funding altogether; a far cry from the £1.1bn [€1.23bn] of funding Wales would have received under previous EU schemes (Photo: Catrin Ellis) Three years since Brexit,…
Ahead of a Commission proposal due in March, the Dutch laid out five priority areas for a “
Central and local authorities are to be blamed for the lack of a decent housing policy, the president of Portugal’s Immigrant Solidarity Association, Timóteo Macedo, told Lusa, pointing to the long-standing and unaddressed issue of overcrowding in homes. Macedo spoke…
Tensions in Spain’s left-wing coalition have opened up with just four months to go before the municipal elections as the two coalition parties disagree on a bill which, if approved by parliament, would seriously change the way the law punishes…
In his first State of the Union address since the G.O.P. took the lower chamber, the president will call for higher taxes on the wealthy and more social aid to the needy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Poland has moved its Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to a military airfield in western Warsaw where they will remain for the time being as part of the training of Polish troops, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland’s purchase of…