ADVERTISEMENT Bosnia’s electoral authorities stripped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik of his presidency Wednesday after a state-level appeals chamber upheld a verdict sentencing him to a six-year ban from politics. The late February ruling by the Sarajevo-based Court of BiH over anti-constitutional conduct triggered a prolonged high-tension political crisis in…

ADVERTISEMENT Alleged double standards in the EU’s application of international law towards Ukraine and the Gaza Strip are eroding Europe’s credibility with the Global South, with which the bloc is eager to strike trade deals, a former EU ambassador to the Palestinian occupied territories and the Gaza Strip has told…

ADVERTISEMENT More and more lawyers, politicians and journalists are criticising the German government’s hotline policy of establishing reporting centres against “hate and agitation on the internet.” These centres are often funded by the state or are even state-run. But there are worries that opinion is too often mistaken for hate.…

ADVERTISEMENT In 2024, 5.9% of EU citizens aged 16 and older reported feeling discriminated against when looking for housing. This figure, however, rises to 10.1% among people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to the latest Eurostat figures. A similar trend is observed in interactions with public services…

ADVERTISEMENT At least five people have been killed and 13 injured in Russian strikes overnight on Tuesday that targeted the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, days before US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Moscow to agree to a truce or face additional tariffs expires. One person was killed in a strike…

ADVERTISEMENT In December 2019 Ursula von der Leyen returned to Brussels, the city where she spent her childhood, with the poise of a self-assured centrist and the promise of a visionary. The Green Deal stood at the centre of her first presidency, offering climate hope and a surprisingly collaborative touch,…

Published on 05/08/2025 – 5:56 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The Netherlands said on Monday that it will contribute €500 million to purchase US military equipment to be sent to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO country to forge a new protocol to provide Kyiv with American weaponry after US President Donald Trump tightened…

Published on 04/08/2025 – 18:29 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT EU diplomats on Monday failed to agree once again on a partial suspension of Israel from the Horizon Europe fund in response to the war in Gaza, several diplomats said. Gathered online for their regular Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party and despite mounting pressure on Israel…

ADVERTISEMENT Nine out of 10 young people living in the EU considered themselves to be in good or very good shape in 2024. This figure has seen a slight decline in the 27-member bloc, dropping from 92% in 2010 to 90.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat. Young people aged 16…

ADVERTISEMENT “In your opinion, should Donald Tusk resign and cease to serve as Prime Minister of the government?” asked a United Surveys poll for Polish news site Wirtualna Polska. 48.6% of respondents answered that Tusk should resign, while 43.8% said that he should remain in office. 7.6% were undecided or…