The European Union is growing optimistic about the imminent lifting of Hungary’s contentious veto on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, ending a political dispute that has severely undermined the bloc’s collective decision-making. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Following a bruising defeat at the polls, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has indicated he will remove his veto as […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 11:45 GMT+2 The European Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary’s amended Child Protection Law violates EU law and discriminates against gay and transgender people. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It is the first time the court has found that an EU member state breached the fundamental values set out in the EU Charter […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 10:33 GMT+2 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a mission, and he is not giving up. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Tuesday once again he will formally propose severing the EU’s Association Agreement with Israel. The proposal has hit a wall multiple times. Will it work this time? Sanchez has accused Israeli […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of German-made components are used in Russian drones attacking Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence service. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The HUR published a list of components without which Russian drones would not function, many of which originated in Germany. The War and Sanctions portal lists 137 components from Germany – 59 of them […]
Continue ReadingByLaura Fleischmann Published on 04/20/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2 Positive reports are rare in connection with police crime statistics. However, Germany’s figures for 2025 indicate a possible turnaround: Registered cases of criminality have fallen by 5.6% compared to 2024, with a total of 5.5 million cases recorded. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The number of suspected offenses recorded has […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/20/2026 – 21:32 GMT+2 Slovakia will hold a referendum in summer to decide whether to cancel lifelong payments for Prime Minister Robert Fico and other leaders after their terms in office expire, the country’s president said on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to President Peter Pellegrini, the vote is scheduled to take place on […]
Continue ReadingFrance and Poland planned increased defense cooperation in a meeting of their leaders held on Monday against a background of Russia’s expansionist threat and a waning US commitment to Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish premier Donald Tusk told a news conference in Gdansk, northern Poland, that the scope of the boosted […]
Continue ReadingEfforts to rescue a humpback whale stranded for weeks on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast were complicated on Monday when the animal unexpectedly swam away but then appeared to have got stuck again. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The 13.5-meter whale and its struggle for survival have captured the hearts of the German public, with some of the press […]
Continue ReadingMigrants in Spain began applying in person to legalize their status on Monday after the European country launched an amnesty that could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorization. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A total of 42,790 people have already submitted online applications to begin the regularization process since it […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/20/2026 – 18:45 GMT+2•Updated 6:46 p.m The European Commission is currently evaluating whether to suspend €1.5 billion in EU funding for Serbia due to rule-of-law concerns and contentious judicial reforms introduced by Belgrade in January, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told EU lawmakers on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Kos said she was particularly concerned about […]
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