German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Europeans underestimate the threat from Russia. According to him, Vladimir Putin’s goals go far beyond a military victory over Ukraine and are aimed at destabilizing the political order and undermining democracy across the entire European continent. Merz made the remarks in an exclusive...
Albanian PM calls country’s protests a threat to EU accession
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that the growing street protests threaten not his government but the country’s progress toward joining the European Union. Rama rejected demands for his resignation and stressed: “I am not being challenged, the government is not being challenged, a government majority or a winning party...
Polish security services check information about a possible attack on the prime minister and defence minister
Polish police have received information about the possible preparation of an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Official representatives of the security agencies announced this on Sunday. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Minister-Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak...
Most Germans see Alternative for Germany as a threat to democracy
About two-thirds of people in Germany regard the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a threat to democracy, according to a new Politbarometer poll conducted by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for the broadcaster ZDF. Asked whether the AfD poses a danger to democracy in the country, 68% of respondents said yes and...
Lithuania declares 22 Belarusian IT specialists a national security threat
Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) said on Monday, September 7, that 22 Belarusian citizens who worked for a technology company in the country had been declared a threat to national security and expelled. According to the agency, its findings on their activities in Lithuania were submitted to the Migration Department....