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The government has issued a decree that overrode local laws to accommodate the development of the 720 square metre estate outgoing head of state János Áder will receive for his service, Telex reported via 24.hu. The panoramic villa in the upmarket 12th district of the...

If the 2023 Spanish election were held today, centre-right Partido Popular (PP) would be in a near “neck and neck” race with the Socialist Party (PSOE), the state-owned Center for Sociological Studies (CIS) stated in a new poll. According to...

Portugal’s government will allow a portion of the VAT paid on equipment or works aimed at energy or water efficiency to be deducted from personal income tax up to a maximum of €500. This measure is part of the new state...

Members of the conservative Solidarna Polska party, part of the government, are demanding the wording of a controversial law designed to protect the religious beliefs of Poles be changed to provide prison sentences against people “mocking” the Church and religious...

The working conditions of trainees working for the Czech EU Council Presidency are set in advance and not uncommon in Brussels, the Czech permanent representation to the EU said in response to claims about poor working conditions made by trainees....

The threat of Russia potentially using tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine cannot be taken lightly, but the CIA has not seen a lot of practical evidence reinforcing that concern, CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday (14 April).

Parliament has greenlighted setting up a new military training ground in the south-eastern village of Rūdninkai, using the fast-track legislation procedure on Thursday. Setting up the training ground was given national importance, and soldiers can already start training there in...

Sweden will provide Ukraine and its neighbouring areas with emergency accommodation in accordance with a mission assigned by the EU, Justice and Home Affairs Minister Morgan Johansson announced at a press conference on Thursday. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv has...

Finland is facing strikes from the public and private sectors, demanding compensation for overworking during the pandemic, rising living costs, and structural change. The long peaceful period in the Finnish labour market has come to an abrupt halt. Efforts to...

Ireland’s foreign and defence minister Simon Coveney visited Kyiv for talks with the Ukrainian government on Thursday. Coveney is the first foreign minister from a UN Security Council state to visit Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of the country in February....

Austria will relax its COVID-19 rules following the decrease in cases and hospitalisations, health minister Johannes Rauch announced on Thursday. “Now the situation has eased considerably,” Rauch from the Austrian Greens told a press conference, saying the lighter measures will...

France has delivered more than €100 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine since the start of the conflict and will continue to do so, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly has announced. The donations of military equipment made so far...

Public prosecutors have arrested four anti-vaxxers who were allegedly planning to abduct Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, for which they had already acquired weapons. The suspects are associated with the so-called Querdenker movement, which opposed COVID-19 measures and vaccines and were part of...

The arrest of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was illegal, the Sofia District Court has said in a ruling. Borissov was arrested in a criminal case on suspicion of blackmailing gambling boss Vasil Bozhkov. The arrest was made on 17...

The possible agreement for a gas supply with the el-Sisi government in Egypt “leaves many doubts” considering the developments of the Regeni case, Democratic Party Secretary Enrico Letta told Radio Rai Uno on Thursday. The reaction comes after Eni, the...

The UK government’s £120 million agreement with Rwanda to send asylum seekers to the East African country has prompted a dismayed reaction from the United Nations’ refugee agency, which urged the two countries to reconsider. The agreement will see an...

The Netherlands has sent a Dutch anti-aircraft missile system together with 150 soldiers to Slovakia. The missile system is being sent from the Lieutenant General Best Barracks, a Royal Netherlands Army guided missile base in Limburg. The Dutch soldiers will...

As a ban on Russian oil and gas imports is increasingly on the horizon, member states are preparing their plans and strategies for life without them. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of natural gas and oil. According to International...

Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Friday (15 April), and air raid sirens blared across Ukraine as residents braced for new Russian attacks after Moscow's lead warship in the Black Sea sank following a fire.

Albania could be a key player in Europe’s gas sector as US company Excelerate Energy Inc plans to use it as a way to deliver natural gas and natural gas products to the rest of the region, as the country also looks at increasing interconnectors amid the global energy crisis.