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Russia waits on Ukraine, NATO vigilant

Russian forces did not invade Ukraine today, confounding earlier US intelligence statements this was likely to happen on Wednesday. The…

3 years ago

Serbia heads for early elections

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has dissolved Parliament and called for a national ballot to be held on 3 April, just…

3 years ago

EU court clears way for funding cuts over rule of law breaches

The European Union’s top court ruled that it can reduce funds to member states over rule of law concerns, rejecting…

3 years ago

Polish FM offers Russia ‘informal platform’ to de-escalate tensions

Poland Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau met his opposite number in Moscow, Sergei Lavrov, to offer a “new initiative for dialogue”…

3 years ago

Pilots union opposes Wizz Air’s US market ambitions

Hungarian airline Wizz Air’s plan to enter the American market is being opposed by a US pilots’ union, which claims…

3 years ago

MEPs release report backing penalties for corrupt oligarchs

From next week a new tool may empower the EU to suspend funds to member states over rule of law…

3 years ago

More women join science and engineering ranks

There were almost 6.6 million female scientists and engineers in the EU in 2020, which represented a year-on-year rise of…

3 years ago

Hungary’s prime ministerial hopeful mulls possibility of EU army

Peter Marki-Zay, the prime ministerial candidate of Hungary’s united opposition, said on Monday that Hungary’s future belongs in NATO, dailynewshungary.com…

3 years ago

US to lead NATO war games in Latvia

The Latvian Defence Ministry has revealed that 400 US troops, 100 units of military vehicles and 22 US Apache helicopters…

3 years ago

France, EU vow ‘paradigm shift’ on China policy

French Trade Minister Franck Riester said the EU will resolutely back Lithuania in its escalating trade war with China, on…

3 years ago