Author: ShadowNews

Europe Should Re-listen to Its Great Ancestors Europe should re-listen to its great ancestors. Thucydides, the Athenian general and historian who wrote almost 2,500 years ago, has a hard-won reputation as the father of political realism. And at a time of rising threats and uncertain alliances, that can be priceless...

Immigration and, above all, hybrid threats: the EU is “locking down” The principle behind these legislative changes is the need to respond to threats to internal security, a cornerstone on which the European People’s Party (EPP) has insisted, at a time when the European Union is living in a renewed...

Romania has vowed to support the Republic of Moldova in the event of a Russian attack, citing its legal obligation to protect Romanian citizens, including those abroad. General Gheorghiță Vlad, Chief of the Romanian Defence Staff, emphasized this commitment in an interview with highlighting Romania’s strategic partnership with Moldova and...

China’s diplomatic contradictions: peace rhetoric and human rights realities China's ambassador to the EU, Cai Run, has been busy since he arrived in Brussels a year ago. On social media, in luncheons with business, at this month's National Day reception and in various public statements, he has been striving to...

Russia will create “problems” for Europe if Donald Trump allows Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine, a senior Russian official has said. This week, the US president stated that he had “sort of” decided whether to allow Ukraine’s European allies to provide Kyiv with the subsonic long-range cruise missiles....

The Georgian opposition’s decision to boycott local elections proved counter-productive. The authoritarian governing party will now have even more leeway. Results from Georgia’s October 4 municipal elections indicated a landslide win for the ruling party Georgian Dream. With all 3,061 precincts counted across the country, the party — which has...

Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation ruled that acting prosecutor general Borislav Sarafov has been holding office unlawfully. A new Permanent Balkan Prosecutors’ Platform is being created following a regional forum in Sofia earlier this week, bringing together the chief prosecutors of several Balkan states at a time when Bulgaria’s own...

With limited resources, Kyiv is leveraging homegrown drones to impose asymmetric costs on Russia's oil industry. As Ukraine’s targeted drone campaign continues to cripple Russia’s oil refining infrastructure, Belarus has emerged as a critical supplier, quadrupling its gasoline exports to Moscow in September to alleviate acute domestic fuel shortages. This...

The EU issued a warning to Romania to stop using a pesticide containing neonicotinoids, which are toxic to pollinating insects, after Bucharest sought to aid its cereal crop and sunflower farmers by prolonging the use of the chemicals. Romania has been warned by the EU about its continued use of...