Russian products under EU embargo are still flowing into EU countries, Czech investigative journalists revealed in Seznam Zpravy. The story shows gaps in the enforcement of EU sanctions. The investigative reporter went undercover as a businessman interested in Russian timber…
Image source, EPABy Will Vernon in Moscow & Samuel Horti in LondonBBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to impose a 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian frontline, beginning on Friday. The ceasefire, scheduled to start at…
Two documents on boosting energy cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece, involving a commitment to build a new pipeline at neck-breaking speed and gas storage deal, were approved by the Bulgarian interim government on Wednesday. The first memorandum states that studies…
France will be sending tanks to Ukraine in an effort to expand its military aid, French President Emmanuel Macron told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday. “The president wished to amplify this military aid,” announced the presidency after a…
Fourteen candidates formally joined the race on Thursday (5 January) to become Cyprus’s next president in an election next month dominated by the island’s decades-old division, irregular migration and corruption scandals. Cyprus has a presidential system of government and the…
The Michigan lawmaker becomes the first Senate Democrat to announce she will not be on the ballot next year. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
President Biden is under increasing pressure to confront historic surges of people at the border. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
A Belgian national was indicted for espionage and working against national security by Iran, said Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Hadja Lahbib, who received the confirmation of the suspect’s identity on Wednesday. A spokesman for the judiciary said that the detainee…
The country may have its 13th president from the ranks of the Greens as the country makes preparations for the presidential elections in January 20
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how European Parliament President Roberta Metsola could use Qatargate to advance her…