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Labour’s top policy priorities
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
Orbán shakes hands with Putin in Moscow amid EU uproar
With EU bid stuck, Georgia prays for Euro 2024 victory instead
EU finalizes up to €1B in aid to Egypt as part of migration deal
Farage let the cat out of the bag — NATO expansion was just an excuse for Putin
Israeli strikes on Gaza City kill at least 50 people
Russia unleashes ‘massive attack’ on Ukraine energy facilities
Moscow has switched tactics from targeting electricity substations to trying to flatten entire power stations.
Betrayal on Britain’s south coast
Voters say they feel let down by Conservatives on immigration, public services and the supposed benefits of Brexit.
EU ambassadors agree on negotiating frameworks for Ukraine, Moldova
A first intergovernmental conference will be called for on June 25.
Tony Blair meets Tonibler, Tonibler, Tonibler, Tonibler and Tonibler
Former British PM enjoys hero status in Kosovo because of the role he played in the country’s liberation.
Hungary can kiss a top job in Brussels goodbye
Viktor Orbán wants to keep Budapest’s hand on the EU’s enlargement file. Diplomats’ response: Dream on.
Georgia set to approve ‘foreign agents’ law amid growing Western backlash
The U.S. has imposed sanctions over the controversial legislation, while Brussels warns it will sink the country’s efforts to join the EU.
The front-runners for the next European Commission
Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.
Freemasons and ‘global war party’ conspiring against Georgia, ruling party claims
Growing anti-Western rhetoric comes as the U.S. mulls sanctions over the government’s controversial Russia-style clampdown on civil society.
Poland to spend €2.3B to reinforce border with Russia, Belarus
Prime Minister Tusk called the funding an investment “in our security, and above all in a secure eastern border.”
Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war
Proposed restrictions on LGBTQ rights have proven far harder for politicans at home and abroad to unite against than the government’s “foreign agent” bill.
Georgia president vetoes ‘foreign agent’ law
Governing Georgian Dream party can still force the controversial legislation through parliament.
EU condemns Georgia over brutal ‘Russian law’ crackdown
Brussels warns the country that its Kremlin-style civil society restrictions could imperil its EU bid.
Poland to bolster eastern borders to curb irregular migration from Belarus
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the country faces a “hybrid war” in illegal migration.
Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
The pronouncement comes as tensions fray between Tbilisi and Brussels over a ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent law.
EU leaders set to open door for Bosnia’s accession
The European Commission last week gave a positive recommendation to start formal accession negotiations, which EU leaders now plan to follow.
Ukraine prepares to join the EU club — but Brussels doesn’t want to talk about it
The bloc has a lot of work to do before adding new members, but would rather get the European election out of the way first.
Armenia mulling EU membership application, foreign minister says
“New opportunities are largely being discussed in Armenia nowadays,” Ararat. Mirzoyan said. “That includes membership in the European Union.”
Russia using Serbian agent to infiltrate EU bodies, Western intel says
In October 2023, a Serbian national working with Russia’s security agency met with members of the European Parliament.
Von der Leyen kicks can down road on Ukraine accession talks
The European Commission was expected to move forward on a negotiation framework in the next few weeks.
Georgia appoints critic of West as PM
A little more than a month after billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili returned to politics, Georgia has a new government.
Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili resigns
His departure comes a month after billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili returned to the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party as honorary chair.
Macron’s gamble creates major fiscal headaches for the EU