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Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara who was arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of vote buying just before the 2023 Albanian local elections, was not sworn in on Tuesday at the first meeting of the municipal council, putting his...

A number of explosions and other attacks have been reported in North Kosovo over the last few days, primarily targeting government institutions like police stations and municipal buildings as tensions between ethnic Serbs and Albanians continue to rise. In the...

The legacy of 1990s Serbia, plagued by war and destruction, continues to leave its mark even today, even if many prefer not to be reminded of a very traumatic period, said Professor Dubravka Stojanović. This was the starting point for...

Slovakia will vote against the European Commission’s proposal to loosen EU GMO rules by exempting plants produced using new genomic techniques from the GMO directive as they lower demand for risky pesticides, Slovakia’s Agriculture Ministry announced on Tuesday. New genomic...

Washington sent Poland the first batch of Abrams tanks set to replace equipment donated for Ukraine, with another two batches expected later this year. Poland ordered 116 used M1A1 Abrams that had been withdrawn from the US Marines corpus and...

Spain’s PP triumphed in recent regional elections but in many regions, it will need the support of Vox in order to form a coalition government.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is usually the one thanking Putin or asking him for a favour - be it a loan, cheap gas, help in quashing protests or tactical nuclear weapons. This time, the shoe is on the other foot.

The radical pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane is a neo-fascist organisation because of the aggressive behaviour of its leader and supporters, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov declared on Tuesday (27 June), ahead of his first visit to Brussels. “A neo-fascist party is...

Inflation in the eurozone is too high and shows no sign of decreasing anytime soon, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde at the opening of the ECB Forum in Portugal on Tuesday, adding that the bank remains committed to lowering...

Deputy Prime Minister’s Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani spoke out against European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde’s announcement of a new interest rate hike in July, arguing it leads to a risk of recession. Tajani (Forza Italia/EPP) said he...

The commitment made by Partido Popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo to extend the lifespan of the country´s seven nuclear power plants is a political slogan and a tricky message” said Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera on Tuesday. “It is not...

A Memorandum of Understanding on financial services, which sets out plans for UK-EU cooperation, is expected to be signed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt during his trip to Brussels this week. The MoU will officially establish an ongoing...

The conservative Greek government will push a positive agenda in its relations with neighbouring Turkey in a move expected to be announced at a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines...

Eastern European NATO countries on 27 June warned that a move of Wagner's Russian mercenary troops to Belarus would create greater regional instability, but NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is ready to defend itself against any threat.

Belgium’s parliamentary Justice Committee on Tuesday approved a law proposal to criminalise conversion therapies for LGBTQIA+ people and give out prison sentences and fines for people who use conversion practices. The proposal includes an eight-day to a two-year prison sentence...

Sophie In’t Veld quit the D66 party and has taken a step forward to renew her mandate as MEP with pan-European party Volt, but her way onto the electoral lists will be rocky as she does not meet requirements, and...

As the EU's Cyber Resilience Act is due to go through a committee vote in the European Parliament on Thursday (29 June), EURACTIV provides a sneak peek at the main changes MEPs want to introduce on conformity assessment.

EU Minister Karoline Edtstadler spoke out in favour of a shift in the EU’s migration policy direction, saying the recent deadly migrant shipwreck in Greece is not the way. On Tuesday, the EU ministers prepared for the upcoming European Council...

German weapon exports amounted to €4.46 billion in the first half of 2023, a 12% increase compared to the same period in 2022, with Ukraine receiving €4.42 billion in military assistance. The war in Ukraine and the following turning point...

The EU's Net-Zero Industry Act aims to boost the competitiveness of Europe’s green industries, but it is seriously flawed. The proposal needs to be reworked before it can fulfil what it sets out to do, write Simone Tagliapietra, Reinhilde Veugelers and Jeronim Zettelmeyer.