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TV broadcasting companies in Kosovo have started the withdrawal of Russian channels following a decision from the Independent Media Commission in the hopes of quelling the spread of Russian propaganda. The decision came four days after Russian troops illegally invaded Ukraine,...

There will be no price shocks in North Macedonia, meaning there is no need to panic and activate commodity reserves for the time being, Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said on Tuesday. Manufacturers of basic products have supplies for over 35 days...

Independence Day, celebrated on 1 March in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was only observed in the Federation entity and not in Republika Srpska, highlighting the deep division in the country. At a referendum held on 28 February and 1 March 1992, after...

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and the Croatian government strongly support giving Ukraine EU candidate status, government spokesman Marko Milić said on Tuesday. Milić recalled that Plenković and Zelenskiy had signed a declaration on the European perspective of Ukraine in Kyiv...

Romania wants to set up a hub for international donations for Ukraine, President Klaus Iohannis said Tuesday, after a meeting of the country’s Supreme Defence Council. ”Today we decided to set up on our territory a logistics facility, a so-called...

The current security context shows that Romania needs to increase its defensive capabilities, therefore an increase in defence spending is called for, President Klaus Iohannis said Tuesday. Romania should raise its defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product from...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity in Bulgaria has dropped significantly in just four days, a survey published Tuesday by the sociological agency Alpha Research shows. Bulgaria is traditionally one of the most pro-Russian countries in Europe. From 2020 to 2022,...

President Andrzej Duda ruled out sending Polish fighter jets to Ukraine to support its resistance from Russia, as it would drag NATO into the conflict. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday at the air force base in Łask...

Portugal can accommodate 1,245 people displaced from Ukraine, the minister of the presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, said on Tuesday. The decision was announced after an extraordinary cabinet meeting where a resolution granting temporary protection to displaced persons from Ukraine...

Between 800,000 and 900,000 refugees will likely arrive in Italy due to the escalation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Fabio Prevedello, the chairman of the Maidan Italian-Ukrainian association, told news agency ANSA on Tuesday. The numbers are far higher than the 400,000 the...

Spain will soon deploy additional troops in Latvia to reinforce NATO and EU efforts to secure all European borders close to the Russian frontiers, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Tuesday. Spain has currently 350 soldiers and military personnel working...

Lithuania is ready to accept Ukrainian refugees but the “level of comfort” might change drastically as the numbers of refugees are growing. Lithuania is ready to accept refugees, assured Interior Minsiter, Agnė Bilotaitė at Tuesday’s press conference. However, it is crucial...

A plane carrying fuel for two Slovak nuclear power plants landed in Slovakia on Tuesday despite the country’s airspace being closed to Russian planes. The economy ministry confirmed that an aircraft of the Volga Dnepr company had carried nuclear fuel....

Stockholm calls for new sanctions from the EU, specifically targeting those who “have Putin’s back”. This group includes Russian oligarchs and the Wagner Group, an organisation of mercenaries. “Putin and all those around him are responsible for all the suffering,”...

Russia and Belarus are banned from competing in international ice hockey tournaments, while the International Olympic Committee has also recommended Russian and Belarusian athletes should be blocked from all international events. The Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)...

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine will receive a special status allowing them to work and live in Ireland on the same terms as EU nationals, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could create as many...

The UK government has revised its stance on Ukrainian refugees after facing criticism that its offer of assistance was less generous than the European Union. CUT Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that the UK could take in 200,000...

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, a key figure in implementing sanctions against Russia, caused an outcry after saying France and the EU would “wage a total economic and financial war on Russia”. Later in the day, he backtracked on...

The Weimar Triangle of Poland, France, and Germany has united behind the common cause of supporting Ukraine following a meeting of the three foreign ministers. The ministers met on Tuesday in the Polish city of Lodz. Speaking after the meeting,...

Serbia’s failure to harmonise with the EU’s sanctions against Russia is regrettable and hurts the country’s accession process, according to a draft resolution on Ukraine which MEPs are set to vote. On the other hand, Montenegro, also an EU candidate,...