The mayors of Central Europe’s capitals are increasingly looking to differentiate themselves from their authoritarian governments – by pitching for more EU funds...
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Our commitment to security in the wider Middle East means Western allies need to be more positive in dealing with Turkey, on the frontline of instability but short of...
The European Commission has formally revealed its proposals to drive forward EU enlargement, by making the accession process more credible, with a stronger political...
The blockage of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania negatively impacts LGBTI rights in the region. This is the main message of a letter sent last week to...
The United Kingdom left the European Union at midnight Brussels time last night. Bells did not toll, at least not in the Turp-Balazs household. In fact, we did not mark...
Tackling climate-related energy challenges in Bulgaria looks like the well-known story of seeing your dentist – the longer you put off going, the more painful and...
Poland’s Supreme Court ruled on January 23 that hundreds of judges who had been appointed under a new set of rules introduced by the ruling Law and Justice party...
A boost to industry or a threat to energy security? On January 8, the Russian president Vladimir Putin met with his Turkish, Bulgarian and Serbian counterparts in...
Just arrived at Batumi International Airport on Georgia’s Black Sea coast? The chances are you will need a ride into town. There’s a bus, the number 10...
It’s been nearly two years since a UN member state (Barbados, in February 2018) last recognised Kosovo as an independent country. In that time, 13 countries which...
Environmentalists in Bulgaria are demanding that the country appoint a professionally competent individual with a responsible attitude to nature to replace Neno Dimov...
I have been a member of the European Parliament since July 2019. My previous career was in journalism; but, today, I am on the other side of the microphone. Honestly...
