American voters will head to the polls for the midterm elections to Congress in just three weeks. These elections will not only serve as a verdict on the first half of Donald Trump’s second presidential term, but will also determine how much his freedom of action will be constrained, including with regard to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election is set to be held on 25 October.

On 13 October, another large-scale nationwide protest is taking place in France. On October 13, another large-scale nationwide protest is taking place in France. 

The US "diesel deal" with Russia has sparked outrage not only in Ukraine and the EU, but also in the United States, including among prominent members of the Republican Party.

At the UN General Assembly last month, US President Donald Trump delivered a victory speech. A decade after telling his supporters that he’d stack so many victories that "you may even get tired of winning". 

The European Commission is trying to demonstrate to the governments and societies of EU member states that the old enlargement rules and procedures are no longer beneficial for the EU itself, and that the time has come to rely less frequently on the principle of unanimity when making decisions on admitting new members.

In the early hours of 7 October, the parliament of partially recognised Kosovo finally secured enough votes to elect a president. The country’s new head of state is Justina Shiroka Pula.

The European Union has extended its individual sanctions against people and companies supporting the war against Ukraine. The result of prolonged negotiations and a difficult compromise was a controversial decision.

UK’s withdrawal from the EU in 2020 "did more harm than good", as stated the country’s current Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.

On Monday, 5 October, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the dissolution of parliament and snap elections, which are set to take place on 29 November.

Elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on 4 October, electing three presidents and two vice presidents, speakers of three parliaments, as well as more than 500 lawmakers.

A recent Business and Government Forum, held this time under the slogan "Think small first", featured a presentation of an analytical study examining the experience of new EU member states in obtaining temporary exemptions from certain EU legal requirements when they joined the bloc.

The crisis in relations between Ukraine and Hungary is nearing its end. Following a public confrontation, Kyiv and Budapest have quietly shifted to constructive negotiations.

According to estimates by the European Committee of the Regions, more than 70% of European Union legislation has been implemented at the local and regional levels.

Exactly three years ago, on 30 September 2023, following snap parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia. However, only now, with a year remaining until the regularly scheduled parliamentary elections, snap elections have emerged as a genuinely realistic scenario.