The days following the first round of Poland’s presidential election make one thing clear: the candidate from the far-right Confederation party, Sławomir Mentzen, emerged as the real winner of this vote.

While many Ukrainians were focused on Romania’s presidential runoff and Poland’s first-round vote on Sunday, 18 May, elections were also held in a very different corner of Europe – Portugal.

The key outcome of yesterday’s meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs and Defence Councils was the adoption of the new, 17th package of sanctions against Russia.

Following his election victory, Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney faced a daunting challenge.

Romania’s newly elected president, Nicușor Dan, has created a Europe-wide sensation by defeating the notorious pro-Russian candidate George Simion.

Over the past decade, Poland has transformed from a migrant-sending country into a migrant-receiving one faster than any other Western nation.

The presidential elections in Romania could have ended very unfavourably for Ukraine. However, that scenario was avoided. The winner of the second round was the pro-European independent mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan.

Ukraine has been resisting armed aggression from the Russian Federation for eleven years now.

Is a significant correction expected in Ukrainian-Polish relations?

The victory of pro-Russian nationalist and AUR party leader George Simion in the first round of Romania’s presidential election came as no surprise.

As Donald Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during his first term.

Russia’s economy is weakening, despite the Kremlin’s propaganda efforts to suggest otherwise.

It is highly likely that Rafał Trzaskowski – the Mayor of Warsaw and the clear front-runner – will become Poland’s next president.

On Sunday, 11 May, parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Albania – the eleventh since the fall of Enver Hoxha’s communist regime.