Amid shifting global dynamics, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the urgency for Europe to assert its place in a world increasingly characterized by ambivalence and hostility from major powers. This statement came during her address to the European Parliament on Tuesday, where she highlighted recent developments such…

Organised crime networks are using call centres in Albania to defraud people across Europe, conning them with promises of big profits from scam investments and employing sophisticated social-engineering techniques. It began in June 2019 with a Google search for ‘investment opportunities’. The results took Carina Christine Bruenig and her husband,…

As Germany readies itself for five separate state elections early next year, chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democrats faces a dilemma over how to handle the surging influence and popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In the run-up to the CDU party convention last weekend, voices within the…

“Russia weaponised energy like it weaponises information, like it weaponises all the possibilities that it has to influence the decisionmaking process in the EU but not only in EU – this is something we have to keep in mind to avoid aggression of Russia in the future,” the Ukrainian ambassador…

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder defended the construction of the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 during a parliamentary committee session in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on October 17, 2025. Schroeder emphasized that Russia could supply inexpensive natural gas through the pipeline, arguing that the initiative was economically beneficial. He and his allies rejected…