The UN refugee agency says people seeking international protection, many of whom are fleeing war, violence and persecution, must have effective access to Hungarian...
Tag - European Commission
EU citizens who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel without restrictions throughout the European Union by the summer if a proposal unveiled...
Almost three years after a European Court ruled that Romania must recognise a same-sex couple under EU freedom of movement legislation, its government is yet to...
Writing on the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk quipped that my fellow Istanbulites treat their streets as if they were their own...
Hungary faces a large fine unless it complies with a ruling from the European Court of Justice over the funding of NGOs. The European Union has taken an key step towards...
A European Commission report has concluded that the burning of most forest biomass produces more greenhouse gas emissions than coal, oil and gas. The problem is...
Never before in European history have so many people enjoyed such long and healthy lives. This, however, creates as many challenges as opportunities, especially in those...
Serbia’s increasing reliance on China is a health hazard, say MEPs On the day that Serbia began a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme with the Chinese Sinovac jab...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
For most of emerging Europe, LGBTIQ rights and social inclusion remain contentious issues with no clear path forward. Poland and Hungary especially have seen a sharp...
It’s one of the many, largely forgotten stories of recent decades in emerging Europe: the killing, on January 13, 1991 – exactly 30 years ago – of 14...
Just as Poland calls for the protection of free speech, three Polish women face trial – and the risk of up to two years in prison – for blasphemy. A court in...
