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Thirty years after establishing diplomatic relations between Albania and Ukraine, Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka announced it would open an embassy in Kyiv, a decision that was officially confirmed by the Council of Ministers on Thursday. The announcement was first made...

Russia will remain a threat to NATO even if its forces are defeated in Ukraine, a top military official in the Western alliance said on Thursday (19 January).

Following a vote in the European Parliament calling on Serbia to align its foreign policy with that of the bloc, President Aleksander Vucic called it hypocritical and condemned its mention of Kosovo’s application for EU membership. The main purpose of...

Bulgaria needs to do more to fight corruption and prosecute those involved, according to the report of the GRECO anti-corruption organisation to the Council of Europe (CoE). In Bulgaria, there is a “striking contrast between the perceived level of corruption in...

The Green Deal Industrial Plan - Commission President von der Leyen’s response to the industrial crisis - is it enough to tackle the skills and labour shortages of Europe’s industries?

Former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Andrej Babiš continues to be investigated by French authorities on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, according to several Czech media outlets. The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), a French agency that handles...

Members of Portugal’s National Civil Aviation Flight Staff Union (SNPVAC) rejected TAP’s proposal at a general meeting on Thursday and decided to maintain the strike notice between 25 and 31 January, according to an official source. The crew members rejected TAP’s...

Spanish ministers will attend meetings of the French government and vice versa as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a bilateral summit held in Barcelona on Thursday. Macron and Sánchez relaunched the Franco-Spanish relation...

Sweden will increase its support of Ukraine by sending high-tech Archer artillery systems, combat vehicles and anti-tank missiles, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced at a press conference on Thursday. The Swedish government decided to send the tenth military aid...

The war in Ukraine and the increase in migrants coming into the Netherlands have increased the urgency for more accommodation, Housing and Spatial Planning Minister Hugo De Jong wrote in an action plan sent to the House of Representatives on...

The European Parliament strongly condemned the sentencing of Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian imprisoned in Iran since February 2022 and voted on a motion for a resolution on the EU response to the protests and executions on Thursday. In its motion...

The German parliament voted to recognise the prosecution and killing of thousands of Yezidi by the Islamic State (IS) as genocide with the backing of all party groups. The resolution, which was unanimously passed in the Bundestag on Thursday refers...

A group of 11 European states have pledged on Thursday (19 January) to deliver more arms to Ukraine in its war with Russia, saying they would send main battle tanks, heavy artillery, air defence, ammunition and infantry fighting vehicles. The countries that...

Some 1.12 million people, according to official statistics, took to the streets of France on Thursday to express anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, while unions claim the number was over two million. The day’s turnout was a political...

The European Parliament on Thursday (19 January) condemned what it described as a decline in press freedom in Morocco and said it was "concerned" by corruption allegations against Rabat.

Members of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party want to make it easier for Polish authorities to electronically surveil citizens by giving officers easier access to their emails and social media messages. The lower house of the Polish parliament is...

Rumours in Finnish media speculate that the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament want Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin to be their leading candidate in the 2024 European Elections. According to the reports, which were first leaked by the...

Milder winters and lack of snow threaten the sustainability of ski resorts across Europe, and while some countries try to help with subsidies or tax reliefs, many lower-lying ski resorts may have to close in the next few years. So...

The EU's highest court ruled on Thursday (19 January) that EU countries should no longer be allowed temporary exemptions for banned, bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, putting half of all such derogations to an end. 

As Ukraine attempts to secure more modern arms from its allies, it has stepped up a parallel effort to lock in financial support from business leaders in Davos to help rebuild the country.