Slovakia to vote in July referendum on scrapping lifelong payments for politicians
Slovak prime ministers and parliament speakers who served at least two terms in office receive a lifelong payment, a monthly sum that equals the salaries of lawmakers in Parliament. Read…
Watch: Magyar visits Tusk – will there be a Warsaw on the Danube?
Péter Magyar has made his first diplomatic priority clear. Before Brussels or Vienna, Hungary’s prime minister-elect is heading to Warsaw to meet Donald Tusk. What will they discuss? Read More
Trump says he will not lift blockade on Iranian ports until peace deal struck with Tehran
Trump’s announcement comes after Iran said earlier it would not be sending a delegation to participate in the second round of high-stakes peace talks in Islamabad that were set to…
Pope Leo XIV holds a giant open air Mass in Angola
Tens of thousands of people attended a giant open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV outside the Angolan capital. Read more at Read More
Crime rates in Germany are falling but sexual offences are significantly on the rise
The statistics only cover police investigations so no conclusions can be drawn about convictions or the actual number of offenders. The study also does not include cases that are not…
France and Poland discuss boosted defence ties as US commitment to Europe wavers
One theme Macron has repeatedly come back to is a “European preference” for military procurement to ensure greater independence and self-reliance on the continent. Read More
FBI director Kash Patel files $250ml defamation suit against The Atlantic
According to The Atlantic, Patel’s job as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is in jeopardy in part because of what it said were “bouts of excessive drinking” and…
Spain’s call to suspend EU-Israel agreement set to fail amid broad opposition
Sánchez’s call to suspend the EU association agreement with Israel lacks support ahead of ministerial meeting. Madrid revived proposal after hosting a tw-day progressive convention, urging an end to the…
Timmy, the whale stranded off Germany’s coast, swims off and gets stuck…again
The plan was to lift the whale from the seabed using inflatable cushions and transport it with pontoons back to the North Sea or possibly as far as the Atlantic…
‘If Druzhba is operational, Zelenskyy should open it,’ Magyar says about pipeline
“He should not go down that street,” incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar said when asked about new potential Ukrainian demands to reopen the Druzhba pipeline. Brussels ready for Hungary to…