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A court in Breda has ordered the early release of two Ukrainians, so they can fight the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The two Ukrainian men, aged 27 and 29, had been in custody for six months for human smuggling charges. Both...

Neo-Nazis vandalised a monument dedicated to the lost Soviet fighters in Athens last Friday, triggering the Russian embassy’s strong reaction. The vandals sprayed the word “Azov” on the monument, referring to the far-right Azov Battalion in Ukraine.  The Russian embassy...

In an attempt to ease tensions with Morocco, Spain has endorsed a plan for the governance of the Western Sahara, including increased autonomy for the indigenous population, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. The region has been embroiled in a separatist conflict...

The Albanian government has announced new measures to deal with the ongoing energy crisis, including scheduled power cuts throughout the country and “off days” for the public sector as citizen protests continue. Energy Minister Belinda Balluku announced that major roads...

The arrests of two Kosovo Serb officials over corruption charges prompted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to claim the government of Kosovo is ethnically cleansing Serbs from the country. Kosovo police arrested a customs officer and a former police officer suspected...

Negotiations on amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina failed after four days of talks in the EU Delegation in Sarajevo and with the mediation of international negotiators Angelina Eichhorst and Michael Murphy. Dragon Čović, leader of the...

The best war is the one that could be avoided, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday, adding that Serbia and Hungary, which have “many nice plans together,” face a serious challenge concerning the war in Ukraine. Speaking at...

Standard and Poor’s affirmation of Croatia’s credit rating at ‘BBB-/A-3’ is a message of trust and encouragement for the government to preserve economic stability despite inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on...

Germany’s Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck visited Qatar over the weekend in a bid to secure alternatives to Russian gas supplies, with little chance of immediate success in a country seen with suspicion in Germany for its human rights violations.

The Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day celebrations in Poland have been postponed by mutual agreement due to the war in Ukraine, national news agency MTI reported, according to Telex. “This year, the Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day was to have been held in Bochnia on 18-19 March,...

A total ban on trade with Russia proposed by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is not realistic as the EU’s four sanction packages are working well, said Czech finance minister Zbyněk Stanjura. “From what I have heard from fellow finance...

The Polish right has proposed simplifying gun ownership regulations and shortening the procedure for applying for a gun permit as Russia’s attack on Ukraine has renewed discussions in Poland about the country’s stringent gun ownership laws. Education minister Przemysław Czarnek...

The prime ministers of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece who met in Rome Friday, have agreed on a common front at this week’s European Council where they will urge the EU to adopt a strong and common response to the...

Tens of thousands of people from across Spain took to the capital’s streets Sunday demanding measures to protect rural economies which have been battered by soaring energy prices forcing sellers to retail below production costs, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. More...

There will always be a risk when it comes to military exercises, Norwegian Air Force Chief Rolf Folland said regarding the four US soldiers killed in the NATO Osprey plane crash during the Alliance’s military exercise in the Saltfjellet area...

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney visited Warsaw over the weekend to discuss the war in Ukraine and the provision of assistance for those fleeing it with his Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau. The two discussed potential political and humanitarian assistance that...

The second package of measures designed to address the impacts of high energy prices on Austrian citizens has been criticised for its heavy emphasis on the environmentally damaging commuters’ subsidy. The government plans to reduce taxes on fossil gas and...

A total of 100,000 people joined a march for a Sixth Republic and the sharing of wealth organised by far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon in Paris on Sunday – three weeks before the first round of the presidential election. One of...

Germany scrapped most COVID-19 restrictions over the weekend despite higher infection numbers than ever before. Under the new law, which came into force Sunday (20 March), restrictions on public life are no longer applicable, except mandatory mask-wearing on public transport and...

As EU foreign and defence ministers meet in Brussels on Monday (21 March), the question is how far the bloc is prepared to go should the war in Ukraine escalate further.