Two and a half hours of meetings, two of them behind closed doors – with and without plates. Compliments from Donald Trump and attempts by the Ukrainian side to satisfy all the whims of the White House host.

The meeting between Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin on 9 October in Dushanbe was far more than a protocol event.

The NATO talks in Brussels proved that the United States is coming back to the Russia-Ukraine war, this time on our side.

This week, the Venice Commission (VC) released its opinion on draft laws concerning disciplinary procedures and the vetting of judges.

On 7 October, the European Commission officially released a draft of a new regulation, COM(2025)726, intended to replace the current safeguard measures on steel imports after June 2026 in the EU.

The American political system is increasingly losing its foundation of compromise. What once was a balance between two parties has now turned into two isolated realities.

On 12 October, the Republic of Kosovo held its fifth local elections since declaring independence.

On 13 October, EU member states approved a package of agreements marking the next stage of liberalising access to the EU market for a wide range of Ukrainian agri-food products.

Andrej Babiš, leader of the ANO party, which won first place in the Czech parliamentary elections held on 3-4 October, announced that he has reached an agreement with the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Motorists for Themselves parties regarding the distribution of ministerial positions in the new government.

In 2022, the UN recognised that Russia bears responsibility for its aggression against Ukraine and must pay for all the damages it has caused.

In response to Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and the resulting disruptions in the global energy market, the European Commission adopted the RePowerEU action plan, the main goal of which is a gradual but complete rejection of Russian fossil fuel imports.

On 12 October, the European Union launched a fundamentally new technical Entry/Exit System (EES) for foreigners.

The current government in Chișinău is preparing for the unification of Moldova.

Following the European Union leaders’ summit on 1 October and the European Political Community meeting on 2 October in Copenhagen, many headlines, most notably in the Financial Times, summed up the outcome as "reparation loan plan fails."

Poland’s 2025 presidential election revealed several unexpected shifts in public opinion. One of them was the large share of young voters who supported far-right candidates.