Spanish prosecutor asks for eight-year jail term for Shakira
A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor’s office document showed on Friday (29…
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Participatory tools can help integrate displaced Ukrainians, experts say
While co-decision mechanisms in Ukrainian municipalities have been suspended due to the war, participatory tools could still help support and integrate Ukrainian displaced people, according to experts. Before the Russian…
EU border agency Frontex ‘covered up’ Greek pushbacks: reports
Europe’s border agency Frontex routinely covered up illegal “
In Austria, Orban defends ‘cultural standpoint’ after race remark row
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday (28 July) defended his weekend comments against creating “peoples of mixed-race”, saying they represented a “cultural, civilisational standpoint”. “It happens sometimes that…
Co-deciding on the city budget can be a ‘training ground’ for young citizens
This article is part of our special report Inclusive budgets: giving everyone a seat at the table. Letting young people decide how to spend a part of the city budget…
Spain asks EU parliament to make Catalan its first regional language
The Spanish government said on Wednesday (27 July) that it will ask the European Parliament to consider allowing the use of Catalan in the chamber, in what would be a…
The Brief – Lessons from the media republic
As Italy slips back into a political crisis, it is all too easy to dismiss it as a bizarre case of endemic instability. But today’s Rome might actually be a…
Activists say Roma need a voice in local decision-making
This article is part of our special report Inclusive budgets: giving everyone a seat at the table. Active participation of Romani people and Roma mediators in local policy-making and budgetary…
EU court confirms ban on Russia Today
The European General Court dismissed on Wednesday (27 July) the request for annulment of sanctions on Russia Today (RT) France, which was banned following the Russian aggression on Ukraine. One…
Bulgaria’s political crisis enters third loop with new election in sight
Bulgarians are heading to another snap election – the third since April 2021, with each vote until now failing to form a viable government in a spiralling political crisis with…