French President Emmanuel Macron announced the successful operation to detain another tanker linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet”. This is already the fourth such incident since the beginning of the current year. The French leader made the announcement in his official X account on Thursday, 25 June. Macron posted a video...
King Charles III becomes the first monarch in history to disclose his income
King Charles III of the United Kingdom has taken a historic step towards greater transparency in royal finances. He will become the first British monarch to publicly disclose his personal tax information. The details are expected to be released in the coming days alongside the royal family’s annual financial report....
Nearly a quarter of voters in Europe now back far-right parties
Almost one in four voters in Europe now cast their ballot for far-right parties, research shows, a proportion that has grown nearly fivefold since the mid-1990s and climbed particularly steeply over the past three years. The research, led by Matthijs Rooduijn, a political scientist at the University of Amsterdam, for...
Hungary will declassify communist-era intelligence archives
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced that he has submitted a bill to parliament to declassify communist-era security service archives, fulfilling his main campaign promise. The initiative would create an independent commission of historians, archivists, and active intelligence officers, and would significantly narrow the criteria for secrecy: documents would remain...
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies quietly passes bill on union between Romania and the Republic of Moldova
A legislative proposal submitted by the fringe, far-right SOS Romania party regarding the union of Romania with the Republic of Moldova was adopted tacitly on Wednesday, June 24, by the Chamber of Deputies. The legislative initiative was submitted to Parliament back in April and received a negative opinion from the...
EU to supercharge Europol and Eurojust in major push against hybrid threats and organised crime
The European Commission has adopted two legislative proposals aimed at enhancing the mandates of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) in response to rising hybrid threats, organised crime, and digital security risks. The proposals were presented at...
Oil from seized Russian tanker to be sold to benefit Ukraine
£35m cargo of ship boarded by Royal Marines could help to fund Kyiv’s war effort. The UK government is evaluating the auction of approximately 98,000 tonnes of Russian crude oil seized from the tanker Smyrtos, with proceeds potentially directed to Ukraine or used to procure military equipment for Ukrainian forces....
Bulgarian Prime Minister threatens to block new EU sanctions package against Russia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev has stated that Bulgaria will block the new EU sanctions package against Russia. The proposed measures target Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and Vagit Alekperov, former head of the Russian oil company Lukoil.Sofia may carry out this threat during the upcoming meeting of...
Romania’s political crisis continues to escalate
The Parliament of Romania has officially denied a vote of confidence to the government proposed by designated Prime Minister Adrian Veștea. This decision has intensified political tensions in the country. Following the failed vote, Romania has now been without a fully functioning government for 47 consecutive days .Only 189 deputies...
Czech President sues government for excluding him from NATO Summit delegation
Czech President Petr Pavel has filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court against the government after it refused to include him in the country’s delegation to the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara. In a video statement posted on X, Pavel described the decision as “unprecedented and extremely unfortunate. ” He...