The British political system is undergoing an event that historians call one of the most significant constitutional reforms. The Parliament of the United Kingdom has passed a law definitively stripping hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit in the upper house of parliament, the House of Lords, thereby completing the...
Poland enters top 20 global economies, overtaking Switzerland
Poland has officially cemented its place among the world's 20 largest economies by nominal GDP, surpassing Switzerland. According to the latest data and publications from leading global agencies, Poland's economy is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2025, placing the country 20th in the global ranking. According to International Monetary...
Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed a declaration establishing a joint defence-industrial alliance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration in London on deepening cooperation in security and the defence industry. The document marked an important step in developing the two countries' strategic partnership and was signed following their first meeting in the strategic dialogue format. According...
Deepfakes featuring EU politicians have attacked social media
The European Union is facing a wave of cyber fraud "unprecedented in scale." In recent weeks, Meta's platforms (Facebook and Instagram) have been inundated with high-tech deepfake videos, targeting the wallets of ordinary citizens and the reputations of Europe's top officials. The fraudulent scheme is astonishing in its audacity. Using...
How Greek tankers save the Russian budget from international sanctions
After the introduction of the EU embargo and the G7 “price ceiling” mechanism on Russian oil exports, the international community expected a rapid reduction in foreign exchange revenues to the Russian budget, but Moscow managed to adapt to the new conditions. One of the main tools for this was the...
The trial of a former MI5 contractor for leaking state secrets has begun in the UK
Hearings have begun at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales in the high-profile case against Juan Joseph, a former employee of a contractor that provided services to the British counterintelligence service MI5. Joseph is charged with serious breaches of the Official Secrets Act. The prosecution alleges that, while...
EU recovery fund becomes target for fraudsters
The COVID-19 pandemic has become the European Union's largest socioeconomic crisis and the impetus for the creation of a financial recovery instrument. In 2020, the EU launched the NextGenerationEU program, a massive economic aid package centered on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The facility's total budget was approximately €577...
A fuel oil shortage due to the Middle East war threatens to halt shipping
Global shipping is at risk of a complete halt due to a severe shortage of marine fuel oil caused by the escalating conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Heavy fuel oil (HSFO) stocks at key bunkering ports—Singapore and Fujairah—have fallen to critical lows....
Starmer declined to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz at Trump’s request
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected US President Donald Trump's call to send British warships to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the safety of shipping amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. According to The Daily Telegraph, Starmer stated in a phone call with Trump that the UK is not...
Bulgaria between Moscow and Brussels on the eve of new elections
The snap parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19 this year will be the eighth in Bulgaria in the past 5 years. All previous attempts to form a stable and viable coalition have failed for several years in a row, and governments have changed almost every year, due to the difficult...