Czechia’s main opposition party, ANO, has widened its advantage over Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s ruling bloc less than three weeks before parliamentary elections. A new survey by pollster STEM for CNN Prima News places ANO on 31.3% support, with the centre-right SPOLU (Together) coalition on 20.2%. Voting will take place…

The dispute traces back to contract awarded in 2019 to a Chinese-led consortium reportedly plagued by corruption. Brussels has sent a stark warning to Nicosia, demanding the repayment of €67 million in EU funding linked to the unfinished liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal at Vasilikos. The debit note, delivered…

Two weeks ago, a leaked audio recording confirmed that the CEOs of the state-owned Telekom Srbija and the Netherlands-based United Group discussed plans to remove the chief executive of United Media, a subsidiary of United Group that operates several outlets in the country, including the leading opposition outlet N1 —…

After years of hesitation, Europe and the UK are poised to seize Russian assets and hand them to Ukraine. Since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago, Europe has been dithering on what to do with more than $300bn of frozen Russian assets….

Commissioner Kubilius described the “drone wall” as a mix of detection sensors, jamming devices and defensive weapons Hungary and Slovakia will not participate in the first round of EU discussions on the creation of a so-called “drone wall” along the bloc’s eastern border, a project pitched as a response to…