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At least €159 million of Albanian taxpayers’ money was lost in 2021 due to economic mismanagement, according to the head of the Supreme State Audit (KLSH). Chairman of KLSH, Arben Shehu, addressed the Committee on Economy and Finance in the...

Forty-six deputies decided they would hold a session on 28 April to elect the assembly’s president, the president and members of the country’s 43rd government – a first step in forming the new government that may even have a majority...

Visitors entering North Macedonia will no longer be required to present a vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test. On Tuesday (19 April), North Macedonia’s foreign ministry announced it had decided to lift travel entry requirements for foreign visitors, including by dropping the seven-day...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission (SIP) will announce the official date of the general elections on 4 May at 10 am, and since it is obligated to announce the date 150 days ahead of the election, it said the...

There is “serious potential to create instability” in the Western Balkans because it is “a testing ground for geostrategic rivalries,” Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman has said. Speaking to the press after talks with his Bulgarian counterpart, Teodora Genčovska,...

The foreign ministers of Serbia and Kosovo clashed during a debate on Secretary-General Antonio Guterrres’ biannual briefing on the work of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in the UN Security Council. During the UN Security Council session in New...

High energy prices and poor perspective for the future have caused a boom in photovoltaic energy led mainly by private companies, which are trying to lower their dependence on Russian gas, Denník N reports. Several private companies have recently announced investments in...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, citizens-led solidarity has welcomed over 5 million refugees with open arms. Initially EU governments also opted for coordinated solidarity, opening a window of opportunity for fair reform of migration and asylum rules, respecting the rights and dignity of refugees.

Together with the European Commission, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has presented a 9-step plan to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, save households' money, and protect the climate.

Fidesz is set to start its fourth term in power with a constitutional change that would expand the state of emergency to be declared by the executive in case of war in a neighbouring country. Speaking at the first government...

The European Commission has been postponing the appointment of a permanent executive director of its new cybersecurity body in order to retain partial control over the organisation, several EU diplomatic sources told EURACTIV.

The head of the regional government of Catalonia is confident a pipeline to ship gas and potentially green hydrogen from the northeastern Spanish region to France will be built this decade as Europe seeks to cut its energy reliance on Russia.

Britain is set to offer India know-how to build fighter jets when the prime ministers of the two countries meet on Friday, as the West tries to wean India away from Russia.

The Czech Republic and eight other countries most affected by the refugee crisis will apply for EU financial assistance to ensure the effective use of existing and additional EU resources. The countries will submit a proposal with 14 measures by the...

Portugal values Ukraine’s European aspirations and will not hinder processes to support this country in any way, parliament Speaker Augusto Santos Silva said on Thursday. Santos Silva transmitted this reference in the speech that closed the session of parliament with...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for heavy arms and the strengthening of sanctions on Russia in a speech by videoconference to the Portuguese parliament on Thursday. “I ask for acceleration and strengthening of sanctions and military support, armaments,” said the...

Spain will deliver an additional 200 tons of military equipment to Ukraine, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sánchez, who was visiting Ukraine together with Danish Prime...

Parliament on Thursday prolonged the state of emergency, which was first introduced on 24 February, for a second time until July. The decision is based on Russia and Belarus continuing their military aggression against Ukraine, resulting in a humanitarian and...

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland walked out of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington to protest the invasion of Ukraine when Russia's delegate spoke on Thursday (21 April).

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday, where she promised the delivery of more weapons as well as mines clearance. Frederiksen announced that Denmark would provide an additional 600 million DKK (€80.6 million)...