There are concerns in Ukraine that stricter EU requirements for the agricultural sector will increase costs, complicate production and potentially lead to the loss of some traditional markets outside the European Union.

Parliamentary elections are set to be held in Armenia on 7 June.

A conflict within Poland’s largest opposition party, "Law and Justice" (PiS), had been brewing for a long time.

At a recent academic conference in Zagreb, Ivan Pepić, an associate professor at the Croatian State "Franjo Tuđman" Institute of Defence and Security, presented a map of Bosnia and Herzegovina showing three self-governing regions (entities) within the country.

The far-right and pro-Russian Slovak politician Andrej Danko recently criticised Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for declaring support for Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

The victory of Péter Magyar and his Tisza party in Hungary’s parliamentary elections should be viewed with cautious optimism.

Russians are increasingly returning to Europe for holidays, even as the EU has some of the world’s toughest sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

On 6 May, consultations on forming a new governing coalition began in Bucharest.

Donald Trump is again threatening tariffs, the European Union is increasingly focused on protecting its own market and global trade is becoming less predictable.

A landmark event is set to take place next week in Chișinău: the formal legal creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression.

Moreover, a breakdown of trust between civil servants and the government's political leadership is increasing Starmer's isolation at a time when he is also facing a number of other serious challenges.

Since October 2023, Ukraine has not appointed a new ambassador to Athens.

News about the withdrawal of part of US troops from Germany shook officials on both sides of the Atlantic last Saturday.

On 3 May, Poland marked the 235th anniversary of the Constitution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – one of the key symbols of its statehood.

The foreign policy of the US administration led by Donald Trump has become a serious test for both the European Union and Ukraine.