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This week, Ukrainian President Zelensky signed an official application for membership of the European Union on behalf of his citizens. We wholeheartedly endorse this.

Russia's military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities on Monday (7 March), the Defence Ministry said, after fighting halted weekend evacuation efforts and civilian casualties from Russia's invasion mounted.

The United States is considering sending planes to Poland if Warsaw decided to send fighter jets to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a visit to Moldova on Sunday (6 March).

Both the European Parliament and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have reiterated the need to update the regulations on medicines for children and orphan drugs, in order to better address unmet needs of children and adolescents in cancer care.

The EU’s 5th list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI), which will be voted on this week in the European Parliament, must be reviewed to include a “Russian check” making sure that energy projects that receive priority EU status increase our independence from Russian gas, write a group of MEPs.

Germany's finance and foreign ministers cautioned Sunday (6 March) against banning Russian energy imports as the West searches for ways to tighten the screws on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia’s embassies across Europe have been active on social media defending Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. But in some cases, such as in Greece and Bulgaria, the Russian embassies went too far, even bullying local politicians and journalists. Meanwhile, in other...

Unable to assure global peace, the UN Security Council is consigned to a watchdog role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with little else to do but set more urgent sessions this week on the crisis.

The Albanian government has announced that a road serving the Russian embassy in Tirana will be renamed “Free Ukraine Street” as of Monday after several cities, including Riga and Vilnius, made similar gestures in the last few days. Following Russia’s...

North Macedonia supports Kosovo’s bid for NATO membership said Macedonian Speaker of Parliament Talat Xhaferi during a visit to Prishtina on Friday, 4 March. “As countries, our foreign policies have common goals. We support the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the Republic...

The budget is stable and liquid and in full condition to finance all obligations to support citizens and the economy, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovčcevski said in an interview with Morning Briefing on Slobodna. “When drafting the 2022 Budget, the unproductive...

In light of the deteriorating security situation internationally and as a precautionary measure, the commander of the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Althea) has accepted a voluntary national contribution from France to conduct fast-jet training flights over...

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has nominated incumbent president Aleksandar Vučić for the presidential elections. “We did not hesitate, we think that the deeds decided on the candidate, that they speak best of everything and that we no doubt...

RTL accounts for the largest share of TV features in which women appear (39%), followed by Croatian Television (37%) and Nova TV (33%), and the three stations’ combined average is 36%, according to an analysis whose findings were presented on...

RockTech Lithium will sign a memorandum of understanding in Romania to construct a €400 million factory to produce materials for lithium batteries used in electric cars. The prime minister of Romania, Nicolae Ciuca, will participate Monday (7 March) at the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday (6 March) urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement, his office said.

More than 77% of Slovaks consider Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to be an act of aggression. Recent surveys show that half of the population would agree to station NATO troops in the country, and 61% of people think NATO membership...

After ten years, Terminal 1 of Liszt Ferenc Airport has been reopened due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, Telex reported via RTL. A succession of busses have been arriving at Ferihegy to transport refugees who then fly onward from the old terminal, many of them...

As hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-engulfed Ukraine come to Poland, the government has decided to use the Internet to manage their entry to the country and address their needs. According to the Polish Border Guard, as of 7...