No, Bosnia and Herzegovina is not ready for the EU
Ursula von der Leyen meets Zoran Tegeltija, chairman of the council of ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 20
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Shakhtar’s young Ukrainians roar as foreign soccer stars flee Putin’s war
Ukrainian soccer giant Shakhtar Donetsk surprised many pundits this season by recording the club’s strongest UEFA Champions League performance in recent years despite suffering from wartime exile and a mass exodus of star players. The secret to Shakhtar’s success was…
More Poles are dying now than before the COVID pandemic
More Poles have died in 2022 than in 20
Czech city criticised for campaign attracting Russian tourists
The authorities of Karlovy Vary, a Czech spa city close to German borders, face criticism for a campaign attracting Russian-speaking tourists. The Russian clientele was crucial, but the number of Russians in Karlovy Vary has dropped significantly due to sanctions.…
Ex-Bulgarian tsar brings Russian ambassador home
Former Bulgarian tsar and prime minister from 2001 to 200
Prominent Gay Republicans Helped Smooth the Way for Marriage Bill
Behind the success of the Respect for Marriage Act was a group of prominent Republicans, some of them gay, who worked to persuade G.O.P. senators that embracing it was a political winner. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Losing Another Runoff, Georgia Republicans Weigh an Election Shake-Up
Some in the party said that additional changes to election rules were likely, after Senator Raphael Warnock’s victory put a new spotlight on a major 2021 voting law passed by the G.O.P. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control
The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the U.S. government is using it. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Risk of Russia using nuclear weapons has lessened, says Germany’s Scholz
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Olaf ScholzBy Laura GozziBBC News The risk of nuclear weapons being used in the Ukraine conflict has lessened "for the time being", says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "Russia has stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons…
Croatia only steps away from final Schengen green light
Envoys of the EU27 countries in Brussels raised no objections to Croatia’s accession to the bloc’s passport-free Schengen area next year, indicating that the final decision should be endorsed on Thursday, Jutarnji List reported quoting diplomatic sources. At a Coreper…