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Parliament wants to suspend EU accession negotiations with Turkey

Following years of severe political and democratic backsliding, the European Parliament recommended suspending EU accession negotiations with Turkey. The European Parliament remains seriously concerned about...

Czechs warn Brussels against budget threats

The Czech Republic’s top diplomat has warned that threats to punish European Union members financially for steering away from the bloc’s democratic norms is...

Hungary passes ‘slave law’

New legislation in Hungary raises the amount of overtime employers can demand their employees. Critics describe it as a “slave law”. “We have to remove...

The fight against corruption and the work that remains

The past decades have on the one hand been marked by uncertainty and conflict, and on the other by progress and successful cooperation.  On...

Doctors moonlight as street sweepers in Uzbekistan

In a town in eastern Uzbekistan doctors and nurses at a state-run medical facility are busier than usual on Fridays. They need to sweep...

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Despite Europe’s displease Russia is to keep its military presence in Syria

After the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria...

Sweden signs MoU with the United States to counteract foreign malign information influence activities

Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard has...

Hungary grants political asylum to Polish politician, worsening relations between Warsaw and Budapest

Relations between Poland and Hungary worsened following a change...

The EU-Switzerland bilateral relationship reaches a new level

On 20 December, Ursula von der Leyen, President of...

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