Dealing with the political persecution of Moldovaβs anti-corruption prosecutor Viorel Morari could well be Maia Sanduβs first test as Moldova’s president. Following her meeting in Brussels on January 18 with Ursula von der Leyen, the president...
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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...
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...
Two earthquakes in two days cause death and serious damage in central Croatia. Croatia has been hit by an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, causing...
Something smells fishy in Brussels, and it’s not just the cod, mackerel and herring that are ostensibly holding up Brexit trade talks. Could the real blockage be a...
A new EU proposal suggests a bright future for relations with the United States once Joe Biden takes his place in the White House. The European Commission has put...
Central Europe Poland and Hungary should ask the European Unionβs top court to assess the link between access to EU money and observing the rule of law, instead of...
With a number of Covid-19 vaccines approaching authorisation stage, the EU is making sure that member states will have enough doses to go round. The European Commission...
A new, five-year EU LGBT+ Equality Strategy marks a qualitative shift from the European Commission towards playing its full role to defend and protect LGBT+ rights in...
Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, has said that the idea of a common, uniform minimum wage for the whole of the European Union is...
The European Commission has published its first EU-wide report on the rule of law. The report includes input from every member state and covers both positive and...
