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The government’s chief international spokesperson slammed a German news agency’s on Sunday for reporting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mulled Hungary’s withdrawal from the EU in his annual speech. “Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hinted at the possibility of his...

Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski walked an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome to school after hearing she was being bullied. It was reported that the girl was being bullied in school and that parents had complained about her being present to...

The Spanish government has called on the European Investment Bank (EIB) to provide financial guarantees for long-term fixed-price supply contracts for renewable energy, known as Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

Foreigners have no right to interfere in internal Serbian matters, said parliament speaker Ivica Dačić commenting on reports that ambassadors from EU member countries would not attend celebrations of Serbia’s Statehood Day because Bosnian Presidency member Milorad Dodik would be...

Consumer prices will continue to grow over the next months, with inflation set to be the highest since the country joined the EU in 2007, surpassing the highest ever record set in 2021. The central bank forecasts a major increase...

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša announced he will travel to Ukraine by the end of the month after expressing Slovenia’s support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. He spoke on the phone...

Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was re-elected as chairman of the ANO party despite defeat in October’s elections. On Saturday’s party congress, Babiš reaffirmed that ANO, affiliated to Renew Europe group, would remain a “catch-all” political party and spoke about...

The Polish government has mobilised local governments to list buildings that may serve as temporary refugee camps amid fears of an influx of Ukrainian refugees as the situation with Russia continues to deteriorate. On 9 February, Mazovian voivode, government-appointed head of...

The Austrian government will organise a conference hosting 23 countries to speed up the repatriation of illegal migrants, ensure stricter controls at the EU’s external border and to assist the Balkan countries in operationalising repatriations. The conference will take place...

The foreign affairs ministry on Sunday urged about 2,000 Italians working as non-essential staff in Ukraine to return to Italy as soon as possible. However, the Italian embassy in Kyiv “remains fully operational”, said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio as...

Danish citizens should leave Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod in an interview for Danske Radio on Saturday, adding that he was disappointed with the outcome of the phone call between Russian, French and US presidents. The calls between President...

A new poll suggests that a right-wing government could enter power after Sweden’s upcoming September elections. But a fragmented political map makes predictions difficult. The poll, commissioned and published on 11 February by the newspaper close to the Social Democratic Party,...

Ireland’s National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) will meet soon to discuss handling COVID-19 moving forward, weeks after most restrictions were lifted. The government will soon meet “just to try to take stock of the situation and map out the...

After the self-proclaimed “freedom convoys” protested COVID-19 measures and the vaccine pass in Paris and across the country on Saturday, some of them have now decided to continue the protest in Brussels. While French authorities banned the protest linked to...

Some of Russia’s top bankers received Bulgarian “golden passports”, despite no evidence of them making the required, real investments in the EU’s poorest member state as required under the schemes terms. Bulgaria’s citizenship by investment scheme that grants citizenship and...

After last week’s meeting of the Slovak parliament, several opposition members have targeted MPs who supported the defence deal between the US and Slovakia by posting a so-called “list of traitors”. The deal was approved with 79 votes. The deal...

The EU is debating sanctions on the Republika Srpska regime in BiH, Bloomberg reported. The agency saw documents prepared for the EU foreign ministers meeting later this month, which included restrictive measures, asset freezes and travel bans. According to the document,...

US and European officials are finalizing an extensive package of sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine that targets major Russian banks, but does not include banning Russia from the SWIFT financial system, according to US and European officials.

The EU immediately reacted following China’s discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania. However, in the case of the EU-Turkey Customs Union Agreement, the EU Commission remains still “passive”, writes Costas Mavrides.

As the tensions in Ukraine reach a critical phase, German chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Kyiv and Moscow on Monday and Tuesday (14 and 15 February) in a bid to prevent the outbreak of war and bring Russia back to the negotiation table.