Lithuania’s Social Democrats defeat conservatives in parliamentary elections
Lithuania’s centre-left Social Democrats (SD) emerged as the clear leaders in the country’s second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday 27...
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Polish PM warns off calls for Hungary ban from Schengen visa-free travel area
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk advised caution to European politicians calling for Hungary’s expulsion from the Schengen area, as it could...
Chinese troops drill near Belarus-Poland border
Poland has called for border protection discussions within NATO as China and Belarus carry out their first ever joint military manouevres...
Duda lays out priorities ahead of NATO summit
Polish President Andrzej Duda outlined five key areas for action for NATO on Tuesday, after international consultations in The Hague, The...
Belarus drops volume of oil transit to Poland citing ‘unscheduled repairs’
Belarus will limit the pumping of oil to Poland through its section of the Druzhba pipeline for three days from Thursday,...
EU27 Steps Up Against Belarus Border Aggression
The Belarusian government is trying to "instrumentalize human beings for political purposes,” interior ministers of the European Union warned in a...
Asylum-seeking Belarusian Sprinter Heads to Austria
Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has sought asylum at the Polish Embassy in Tokyo this wee after having learned that a campaign...
EU Condemns Belarus’ Walkout from Eastern Partnership
On Monday, Belarus's government announced the suspension of its participation in the European Union's Eastern Partnership, which is a cooperation vehicle...
Approved: EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
A key element of the "Green Deal," on 10 June EU environmental ministers meeting for the last occasion of Portugal's EU...
The Ryanair Incident: An Overt Challenge to the EU
The EU was unusually unified and prompt in condemning Belarus for “hijacking” the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair plane. The European Council...
Russia Bans Flights from the EU
Two European airlines, Austrian Airlines and Air France, have had to cancel flights to Moscow after Russian authorities denied permission for...