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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski via phone and thanked him for his support for Ukraine as well as Afghan refugees. The Secretary thanked North Macedonia for its unwavering and steadfast support...

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has signed an amendment to the country’s grant agreement with the United States which provides for another $32 million in development grant money. “The continued support of the United States in Kosovo is a testament to...

Authorities in Tirana have now arrested Alqi Bllako, a former socialist member of parliament, for his alleged involvement in a €430 million government scandal. Over the last few days, an arrest warrant was issued for Bllako, he resigned thus removing...

It is worth testing the transnational electoral lists during the next EP election because the current model is a “hybrid”. Still, the danger lies in empowering populists, a former influential Czech MEP warned. The European Parliament is currently discussing how...

Discussing further aid for Ukraine, strengthening defence and deterrence, and how to strategically coordinate between NATO and the EU, ministers confirmed their “unity” over the response to the war. Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok held a...

Portuguese company EDP has announced on Thursday that it will acquire Polish solar energy company Soon Energy, which has more than 25 megawatt-peak (MWp) installed in projects across Poland, without disclosing the value of the deal. “With the acquisition of...

Italy is preparing for a return to normality from 1 April as the state of COVID-19 emergency in the country came to an end on Thursday. While the number of COVID-19 cases remains high, Italians will no longer have to...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday (1 April) to evacuate civilians from the devastated city.

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday he has no indication that Prime Minister António Costa is thinking of leaving his post in the middle of the legislature, denying any “irritation” between the two. Asked by journalists at...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and her Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, agreed that more sanctions are needed against Russia and Belarus during a meeting in Vilnius. Frederiksen visited Lithuania on Friday, Reuters reported. There, she met Šimonytė, as well as President Gitanas Nausėda. In...

Former Finnish president Tarja Halonen’s comments comparing the collective security system Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were part of during the Soviet era to when the countries joined the NATO alliance in 2004 has angered Estonians. Halonen, who served as the...

Sufficient evidence now shows that most Finns want to join the NATO alliance, President Sauli Niinistö told Swedish-speaking broadcaster YLE on Wednesday after he had called for a broad survey for membership just one week ago. Support for NATO membership...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday (1 April) or else have their supplies cut, a move European capitals rejected and which Germany said amounted to "blackmail".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to MPs in Dutch parliament on Thursday, calling on the Netherlands to immediately stop buying Russian gas and referring to the shooting down of the MH17 plane in 2014 that killed many Dutch people. This...

General Eric Vidaud, France’s military intelligence chief, has been dismissed due to his department poorly analysing the run-up to Russia’s invasion and failing to predict the war correctly, AFP has reported. There were “insufficient briefings” and “a lack of mastery...

There has been significant progress in negotiations with the joint historical commission with North Macedonia. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced on Thursday. The Commission was set up five years ago with the Neighborhood Agreement between the two countries but...

Construction company Aarsleff and window manufacturer Velux on Thursday announced their withdrawal from the Russian and Belarussian market, adding to the other Danish companies, like Carlsberg, that have already left. Velux wants to leave Russia and Belarus “as soon as...

A sack filled with thrown out and partially burnt Hungarian completed election ballots was found at a landfill near Târgu Mureș, Romania, Telex’s Transylvanian partner, Transtelex reported on Wednesday. The cast election ballots, with visible markings for the voters’ choice, were found at...

The governments of Spain and Portugal have submitted a joint proposal to the European Commission setting a reference price for gas of €30 per megawatt (MWh) for thermal power plants to lower the cost of electricity, EURACTIV’s partners EFE and...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the security situation, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said, adding that there may now be a reason to reconsider Sweden’s non-alignment policy. Andersson added she was open to NATO membership in an exclusive...