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.

The prevailing view in Poland’s political mainstream is that Russia poses a long-term threat and that Poland must be prepared to defend itself in real terms.

Last Sunday, Switzerland held a referendum on the limits of its neutrality. The vote could have had a direct impact on Ukraine.

Sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Novynskyi has obtained Serbian citizenship through an expedited provision approved by the Serbian government.

Romania’s main far-right party, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), has a chance to enter the government.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States will soon come to an end. In New York, he met with Donald Trump. There were statements about a ceasefire, Patriot missiles, pressure on Putin and more.

On Tuesday, after lengthy debates, EU countries agreed to preserve one of the main sanctions regimes against Russia and even made the sanctions more stable by extending them for 36 months.

Latvian parliamentary elections are set to be held on 3 October, with the result expected to bring about a reshuffling of the governing coalition.