Romania’s technocrat cabinet wins confidence vote in parliament
A week after Romania’s former European Commissioner Dacian Ciolos was nominated to form a technocrat cabinet, the two chambers of
Read more
Europe
Two reported dead after earthquake near Greece’s Lefkáda island
Two people are reported to have died as a result of a powerful earthquake about 23km from Greece’s Ionian island
Read more
Earthquake of 6.1 Richter scale shakes Greece’s Ionian islands
An earthquake of 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 9.10am on November 17 about 27km west of the Ionian
Read more
EU Justice Commissioner Jourová: ‘We must not let the attackers disrupt our lives’
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová spoke in part about the EU response to the November 13 Paris attacks during a
Read more
Slovak PM Fico: Security more important than migrants’ rights
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris that claimed the lives of more than 120 people and injured more than 300 prompted
Read more
Can the Balkans kick its jihadi habit?
As the camera pans across a group of Bosnian children holding an Islamic State flag, they chant greetings to IS
Read more
Poland turns against immigration
As Poland’s new conservative, euroskeptic government takes office, analysts wonder what course the country will take on immigration in the
Read more
Poland’s new government appointed by President Duda
The new cabinet of Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło from conservative Law and Justice (PiS) was sworn-in on November 16 by
Read more
Macedonia considers barbed wire fences to stop refugee influxes
State authorities in Macedonia are looking into the possibility of installing barbed wire fences on the Greek border. This decision has
Read more