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Russian President Vladimir Putin denied plans to absorb Belarus as he paid a rare visit Monday (19 December) to the country whose strongman assisted his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

The President of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Iratxe Garcia Perez, had summoned MEP Eva Kaili for her “ghost” vote at the LIBE committee on Qatar, but the meeting never took place as Kaili was arrested...

Hungary, fearing for its supply of Russian oil coming via the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, is pushing its neighbour Croatia and the EU to set favourable transit tariffs for the transport of oil that reaches the Adriatic in tankers and is then transported through Croatia's Janaf pipeline.

The Albanian government has taken a loan of €30 million from Italy to bolster its civil defence capabilities, particularly those relating to firefighting according to Defence Minister Niko Peleshi. The announcement was made at the meeting of the Council of...

The European Commission has outlined possible “transition pathways” to address the environmental impact of the construction sector, with plans to set up a “European Construction Data Space” to pull together industry-generated information.

In Albania during 2022, some six women were murdered by a current or ex-partner, 4,000 more denounced domestic violence against them and some 150 protection orders were sought, according to official data, a decrease from 2021, but still a cause...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Georgia on Monday (19 December) to allow its jailed former president to go abroad for treatment to safeguard his health.

Avramopoulos was a member of the advisory board for the NGO “Fight Impunity”, owned by Antonio Panzeri who is now arrested for his involvement in the Qatar scandal.

Taiwan wants progress to be accelerated on a long-stalled bilateral investment agreement with the European Union, the island's President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday (20 December).

Most Poles want their government to implement the European Commission’s demands relating to the rule of law and judicial independence as this would unlock an important amount in EU recovery money, a new poll has found. Recovery fund money, which...

Google today released new data showing that people across five markets in the EU want more investment in internet safety. Google worked with global market research firm, IPSOS to conduct the survey.

A draft law regarding the agreement to build two new reactors at the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda was adopted by the government, meaning parliament will now debate the text. “It is a very important law, which I...

The Czech Army will receive the first battle tank donated by Germany in return for previous Czech assistance to Ukraine. In total, the Czech Republic will receive 14 tanks that were previously used by the Swiss and German armies but...

President Vladimir Putin on Monday (19 December) ordered the Federal Security Services to step up surveillance of Russian society and the country's borders to prevent risks from abroad and traitors at home.

The Italian government is readying a law forcing the flag states of NGO ships to take care of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean. However, the application of the new approach may face practical difficulties.

Twitter users voted on Monday (19 December) to oust owner Elon Musk as chief executive in a highly unscientific poll he organized and promised to honor, just weeks after he took charge of the social media giant.

Maltese parliament on Monday gave the green light to a law that will allow life-saving procedures to be carried out on a pregnant mother, even if it risks the fetus’s life, loosening the country’s draconian abortion laws. The small EU-member...

Without immigrants, some sectors of society would collapse, Catarina Reis Oliveira, the director of Portugal’s Migration Observatory, argued in a study presented on Monday. “Immigrants play a fundamental role in the efficiency of labour markets, and it is clear that...

Finland’s high contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, as well as the significant humanitarian aid it sent to the country was done to deepen relations with the US, NATO and other international partners, research by the...

The UK government’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday, in a move that is set to lead to further legal wrangling. The court ruled that the scheme did not breach the UN’s...