The letter from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the leadership of the EU institutions has reignited discussions about how to rethink the approach to the pre-accession integration of candidate countries, above all Ukraine.

When German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote to the EU leadership to propose a special path for Ukraine towards EU accession (and a new status for Ukraine which Merz dubbed "associate membership"), the letter triggered a reaction in Kyiv that Berlin probably hadn’t been expecting.

European expert Klaus Welle defends the idea of a special status for Ukraine, proposed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a letter to EU leaders.

Three developments have highlighted a lack of political will and strategic vision among various actors involved in Ukraine’s path towards EU membership.

Around 20 million ethnic Poles live outside Poland – more than half the population of the country itself.

Support for lies about "biolabs" in Ukraine, a meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, ties to a religious cult – all of this, and more, is associated with Tulsi Gabbard.

Over the past few months, Ukraine’s policy towards Belarus has changed officially.

Last week, an idea put forward by Merz regarding a special format for Ukraine’s EU integration caused quite a stir. The proposal drew criticism, including from European Pravda, but also some positive reactions.

Two aging leaders are struggling to get out of disastrous wars that they personally drove their countries into. Neither is succeeding.

Today, on 22 May Slovenia will vote for a new prime minister. There is already no doubt that it will be, for the fourth time, the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Janez Janša.

20 May began with headlines claiming that London was "loosening sanctions" on Russian oil and gas. BBC, The Guardian, The Times – all reported on it.

Ukraine’s authorities are entering into a new conflict with Europe in terms of the fight against corruption.

On 22 May, the first-ever congress of Sudeten Germans is set to begin in the Czech city of Brno.

After 12 April 2026, when Viktor Orbán’s party suffered a crushing election defeat, relations between Ukraine and Hungary were given a chance, though not a guarantee, for a full reset.

For many years, the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland served as an effective mechanism for checking government power.