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Belgium’s intelligence service worked closely with other European countries for more than a year to uncover the graft scandal now rocking the European Parliament, the justice ministry said on Wednesday (14 December). Prosecutors suspect Greek MEP Eva Kaili and three others accepted…
Image source, Twitter/ @AndriyYermakBy Max MatzaBBC News A US citizen held since June is among dozens released in a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said in his nightly address Ukraine had received 64 soldiers, including…
Kosovo held a signing ceremony between President Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Parliament Speaker Glauk Konjufca on Wednesday to put ink to paper on the country’s EU membership application which was then filed to the European Council under…
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled in favour of a former prosecutor who was dismissed during the EU-backed vetting process in Albania, but the ruling noted it does not reflect on the process as a whole in…
Representatives of the European Parliament, Commission and Council on Wednesday reached an agreement on visa liberalisation for Kosovo with implementation no later than 1 January 2024. The new rules would allow Kosovo passport holders to travel to the EU without…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Russia will finance the plant with a multi-billion euro loan to be repaid by Hungarian bill-payersBy Nick ThorpeBBC News, Hungary "If this new power plant is built,", says Janos, a tall, friendly nuclear engineer who…
A bill passed Wednesday would require officials to remove a statue of Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who wrote the racist Dred Scott decision, from its place on the Senate side of the Capitol. Send any friend a story As a…
For staunchly anti-abortion conservatives, the Florida governor’s 15-week ban doesn’t go far enough. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
A ceremony at the Capitol brought together colleagues, onetime rivals, a predecessor and would-be successors, and featured a video tribute from former President Barack Obama. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have