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Belgium announces new migration deal

The new migration deal that will be used to ‘solve’ the migration crisis was presented by Prime minister Alexander De Croo and Asylum and Migration State Secretary Nicole de Moor during a press conference on Wednesday. Belgium was previously condemned…

It is time for the West to welcome Ukraine home

As Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its second year, Ukraine remains unconquered. Russian President Vladimir Putin dreamed of seizing Kyiv in three days and imposing a puppet regime of pro-Kremlin political has-beens with zero legitimacy inside the country. Instead, Ukrainian society…

The Brief — Putin here to stay?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has undoubtedly made a huge mistake by launching a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine. However, his personal rating in Russia remains high, which doesn’t augur for a major policy shift anytime soon. In February 2023,…

The Brief — Orbán’s hard ball diplomacy

Anyone who has been around the diplomatic block knows that you use almost any tactic at your disposal to get what you want.  When waging her ultimately successful campaign to secure the UK’s rebate from the EU budget, Margaret Thatcher’s…

Child sex crimes in Portugal soar to five-year highs

Portugal’s criminal investigation police agency ​​​​​​​detained 210 people for underage sex crimes in 2022, reaching a figure not seen in the past five years, the criminal investigation coordinator for these cases in Lisbon and Tagus Valley told Lusa on Sunday.…