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Returns to third countries rise 15% in Q3 2025 as EU enforcement tightens
Returns to third countries rise 15% in Q3 2025 as EU enforcement tightens
The number of non-EU citizens returned to third countries following an order to leave the European Union rose sharply in the third quarter...
Read More... EU sanctions two Russian judicial officials over human rights abuses
EU sanctions two Russian judicial officials over human rights abuses
The European Union has imposed sanctions on two additional Russian officials over serious human rights violations, targeting members of the...
Read More... Belgium ranks among world’s 20 safest countries in 2025
Belgium ranks among world’s 20 safest countries in 2025
Belgium has secured a place among the world’s 20 safest countries in 2025, according to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), as reported...
Read More... Slovenia’s general election set for 22 March 2026
Slovenia’s general election set for 22 March 2026
President Nataša Pirc Musar plans to call Slovenia’s next parliamentary election for 22 March 2026, with the decision to be formalised in...
Read More... Algeria passes law branding French colonial rule a crime, demands apology and reparations
Algeria passes law branding French colonial rule a crime, demands apology and reparations
Algeria’s parliament has unanimously adopted a law declaring France’s colonial rule over the country a crime, a symbolic but politically...
Read More... Jewish groups rally behind European anti-hate activists barred by U.S. over ‘censorship’ claims
Jewish groups rally behind European anti-hate activists barred by U.S. over ‘censorship’ claims
Two major Jewish organizations have defended European digital activists barred from entering the United States by the Trump administration,...
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Germany resumes deportations to Syria with first removal since civil war
Germany resumes deportations to Syria with first removal since civil war
Germany has deported a convicted criminal to Syria for the first time since the country’s civil war began in 2011, the Interior Ministry...
Read More... Global freedom of expression hits historic low, UNESCO warns
Global freedom of expression hits historic low, UNESCO warns
Freedom of expression worldwide has declined sharply over the past decade, according to UNESCO’s latest ‘World Trends in Freedom...
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Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
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Young Europeans losing faith in democracy
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World Refugee Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
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World peace under strain — yet some countries still shine
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Women still a minority among Flemish professors despite gains elsewhere
Women account for just one in three professors and visiting professors at Flemish universities, according to new figures released on Tuesday by Statistiek Vlaanderen.Read More... -
Why Andorra finds EU membership unappealing?
Andorra, a small landlocked country located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, has long maintained a unique position in Europe. With a population ofRead More... -
Who will succeed Stoltenberg as NATO secretary-general?
As Jens Stoltenberg's tenure as NATO Secretary-General approaches its end, discussions and conjecture are mounting regarding his potential successor.Read More...
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Returns to third countries rise 15% in Q3 2025 as EU enforcement tightens
Returns to third countries rise 15% in Q3 2025 as EU enforcement tightens
The number of non-EU citizens returned to third countries following an order to leave the European Union rose sharply in the third quarter...
Read More... EU sanctions two Russian judicial officials over human rights abuses
EU sanctions two Russian judicial officials over human rights abuses
The European Union has imposed sanctions on two additional Russian officials over serious human rights violations, targeting members of the...
Read More... Belgium ranks among world’s 20 safest countries in 2025
Belgium ranks among world’s 20 safest countries in 2025
Belgium has secured a place among the world’s 20 safest countries in 2025, according to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), as reported...
Read More... Slovenia’s general election set for 22 March 2026
Slovenia’s general election set for 22 March 2026
President Nataša Pirc Musar plans to call Slovenia’s next parliamentary election for 22 March 2026, with the decision to be formalised in...
Read More... Algeria passes law branding French colonial rule a crime, demands apology and reparations
Algeria passes law branding French colonial rule a crime, demands apology and reparations
Algeria’s parliament has unanimously adopted a law declaring France’s colonial rule over the country a crime, a symbolic but politically...
Read More... Jewish groups rally behind European anti-hate activists barred by U.S. over ‘censorship’ claims
Jewish groups rally behind European anti-hate activists barred by U.S. over ‘censorship’ claims
Two major Jewish organizations have defended European digital activists barred from entering the United States by the Trump administration,...
Read More... Germany resumes deportations to Syria with first removal since civil war
Germany resumes deportations to Syria with first removal since civil war
Germany has deported a convicted criminal to Syria for the first time since the country’s civil war began in 2011, the Interior Ministry...
Read More... Global freedom of expression hits historic low, UNESCO warns
Global freedom of expression hits historic low, UNESCO warns
Freedom of expression worldwide has declined sharply over the past decade, according to UNESCO’s latest ‘World Trends in Freedom...
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Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
Specialized Oil-Loading Seaport Vitino captured by Russian security officials through hostage taking keeps on being a subject of carve-up and litigations by Russian and international companies....Read More...
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Young Europeans losing faith in democracy
Recent findings from a comprehensive survey conducted by the YouGov institute for the Tui Foundation reveal a concerning trend among Europe’s youth: a growingRead More...
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World Refugee Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
No country, no region in the world has been spared from the impact of COVID-19. The virus is exacerbating existing inequalities and has a disproportionate effect on refugees,Read More...
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World peace under strain — yet some countries still shine
As a storm of conflicts, rising militarisation and geopolitical fragmentation rattles the globe, the annual Global Peace Index 2025 paints a soberingRead More...
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Women still a minority among Flemish professors despite gains elsewhere
Women account for just one in three professors and visiting professors at Flemish universities, according to new figures released on Tuesday by Statistiek Vlaanderen.Read More...
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Why Andorra finds EU membership unappealing?
Andorra, a small landlocked country located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, has long maintained a unique position in Europe. With a population ofRead More...
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Who will succeed Stoltenberg as NATO secretary-general?
As Jens Stoltenberg's tenure as NATO Secretary-General approaches its end, discussions and conjecture are mounting regarding his potential successor.Read More...
The Centre for European Democracy Studies in Brussels is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. This research institution was founded in 2008 to study the most pressing
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Hong Kong's high court has defied the government's bid to ban the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong," ruling that an injunction could have a chilling effect and undermine freedom
Read more: Hong Kong judge rejects government's attempt to ban pro-democracy protest song
Frans Timmermans, the current European commissioner, is set to make a return to Dutch politics as he has volunteered to lead the joint PvdA/GroenLinks campaign for the
Read more: EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans returns to Dutch politics
On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Belgium is likely to gain an extra seat in the European Parliament ahead of the 2024 elections. EU ambassadors reached an agreement
Read more: Belgium expected to gain additional seat in EU Parliament
For the first time ever, the Dutch Cabinet will have more women than men after the swearing-in of VVD parliamentarian Marielle Paul as the Minister for Primary and Secondary
Read more: Historic milestone: women take majority in dutch cabinet