EUROPEAN POLITICS
Former journalist Jana Peterková received a two-year suspended sentence from the Prague City Court for spreading alarmist news during the pandemic, despite her supporters storming the courtroom. Dozens of supporters came to support Peterková in the court hearing, breaking down…
Slovenia should build the second reactor at its existing nuclear power station in Krško as soon as possible since a delay of only four years would double the price of electricity, a study commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce and…
Two supersonic US B-1B bombers made a rare flyover over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday in what the US embassy called a demonstration of enduring partnership, while Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said it was not an act of partnership or friendship…
EU leaders are coming to tell Moldovan citizens that they are not alone in the face of aggression, Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu told a press conference Tuesday, adding that the EU will send Moldova a strong support message on…
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A loophole that allows the e-cigarette industry to give out free samples of vapes to children is set to be shut down after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to clamp down on companies that target youth vaping. The increase…
Left-wing electoral platform Sumar has been formally registered as a party to bring together civil society, academia, and leftist political forces together, hoping to counterbalance the rise of the right in Spain’s snap elections scheduled for 23 July. On 2…
Bulgaria has refused political asylum to Russian citizen Alexander Stotzky, who participated in many protests against President Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court refused to grant the individual refugee status, citing…
The new EU Ethics Body will harmonise transparency standards for EU politicians in nine EU institutions but will not have investigative and sanctioning powers, a European Commission source told EURACTIV. The proposal for the new body will be published at…
The European Union and the United States have expressed concerns on Tuesday (30 May) over a new Polish law creating a body to probe “Russian influence”, which critics say Warsaw will use to target opposition. The EU has “special concern”…
President Rumen Radev displayed hostility regarding the coalition “We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria” as he handed them the mandate to try to form a government on Monday (29 May), as the constitution requires. At the ceremony, Radev did not shake…
While the economy of Austria, the small alpine country that is home to manifold global institutions, but also international spy rings, appears to be in good shape, its democracy is not looking so sharp ahead of crucial elections next year.…