Slovenian judges kickstart two-week strike over low wages
Slovenian judges began a two-week protest on Wednesday to express their frustration at the government’s failure to bring their salaries in line with those of the most senior officials in…
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Criminal case filed against far-right AUR party for allegedly corrupting voters
Prosecutors in Ialomiţia, southern Romania, have initiated a criminal case against the far-right AUR party for allegedly corrupting voters by offering them free medical consultations in a caravan. Under the…
Commission needs ‘more facts’ over detention of Serbian opposition politician
The European Commission is in contact with Serbian authorities regarding the alleged kidnap, arrest and torture of opposition politician Nikola Sandulovic, but they stressed it is important to have all…
Swedish war warnings mocked in Moscow
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Italy’s Salvini rejects EU election bid
Far-right Lega leader and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini has already rejected running in the upcoming EU elections, though things remain up in the air for the other two party leaders…
Gibraltar chief optimistic EU post-Brexit question to be resolved this year
Gibraltar’s future relationship with the European Union will be decided in the first half of the year, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo assured on Tuesday, adding that this year will…
Migrants who died trying to reach Spain in ‘deadliest year’ almost tripled
An average of 18 migrants a day, or a total of 6,618, lost their lives trying to reach Spanish shores, a figure that almost tripled compared to the 2,390 deaths…
French energy minister visits Prague to promote nuclear cooperation
French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher will be in Prague on Monday and Tuesday to make progress on Franco-Czech nuclear cooperation, particularly on the construction of new reactors. Czechia, whose six…
Bratislava to build its first LNG terminal despite fossil fuel phase out
Fears that Slovakia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal could end up as a stranded investment are reinforced by experts who warn that too much LNG infrastructure is being built as…
Urgent case filed with UN torture committee over beaten Serbian opposition politician
An urgent submission has been made to the United Nations Committee Against Torture regarding the alleged kidnap and torture of Serbian opposition politician Nikola Sadulovic after he paid respects at…