The Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto, one the officials overseeing the recovery spending, defended Spain, saying: “While the payment of pensions and other forms of current expenditure is not eligible for NextGenEU or Recovery and Resilience (RRF) funds, it could be possible for Member States to temporarily use some of the […]
Continue ReadingUS President Trump is received by Vice President Han Zheng (3rd from left) upon his arrival in Beijing. Image: keystone US President Donald Trump is traveling to Beijing. His goal: a deal with China. People in Taiwan fear that he will abandon the island nation for this. May 13, 2026, 8:07 p.mMay 13, 2026, 8:07 […]
Continue ReadingPodgorica has closed 14 of the 33 chapters that need to be provisionally closed before it joins the bloc. Rule of law remains the toughest hurdle, with Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos urging Montenegro to keep reforms going. The country of some 600,000 people became an EU candidate in 2010, four years after splitting from Serbia, […]
Continue ReadingPutin has 14 days to sign the bill into law. This year, various European intelligence agencies have labeled Russia as a direct threat to the West and to NATO. EU defense officials and lawmakers fear that the Kremlin could view the next year or two as the ideal time to test the West’s commitment to […]
Continue ReadingMark Owen is pleased to welcome Quentin Peel, Associate Fellow with the Europe Programme at Chatham House and former foreign editor at the Financial Times. At the centre of his analysis is the precarious position of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who Peel suggests is “hanging on in there” despite initial expectations that he might “be […]
Continue ReadingAttacks are continuing after Ukraine’s president warned of “more waves” of Russian strikes throughout Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe case against Membe has been brought as a private prosecution by the Animal Justice Center, a Uganda-based organisation, with funding from We Won’t Be Scammed, a UK-based group which uses online vigilante tactics to expose sham rescue shelters in Uganda. We Won’t Be Scammed said it was working to receive the dogs from the […]
Continue ReadingSeveral heads of state, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are gathering in Bucharest this Wednesday for the B9 summit, which brings together NATO’s eastern flank countries amid growing tensions linked to the war in Ukraine. Even in Romania, the conflict feels increasingly present. In recent months, Russian attacks have intensified against Ukrainian Danube ports […]
Continue ReadingCampaigners have criticized Ofcom for not taking action sooner. The Molly Rose Foundation’s CEO Andy Burrows welcomed the fine but said the process “has taken an interminable amount of time.” “Molly Rose Foundation submitted detailed evidence which showed scores of vulnerable young people remained at risk while Ofcom’s investigation dragged on. Further lives were lost during this period,” he said. Seven months ago the […]
Continue ReadingA visualization of Trump Tower in Gold Coast, Australia.Image: Altus Property Group A magnificent Trump Tower was actually supposed to be built in the Australian city of Gold Coast. But the $1.5 billion project failed. The property developer describes the Trump Organization as “toxic.” She rejects the blame on her construction partner. May 13, 2026, […]
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