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CoE: Congress highlights “generally degrading situation” of local democracy in Turkey

The 46-nation Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has reported a “generally degrading situation” with regard to local democracy in Turkey. In its latest report on Turkey’s application of...

MEPs greenlight the deployment of Frontex in the Republic of Moldova

On Thursday, Parliament gave consent to Frontex operational support for the Republic of Moldova, including at its borders with Ukraine. Following an urgent procedure, MEPs gave...

War in Ukraine: MEPs unlock emergency funds for refugees

Parliament gave the green light to redirect EU regional and asylum funding to EU countries sheltering people fleeing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on...

Frontex: Illegal border crossings into EU up 61% in first two months of 2022

The number of illegal border crossings at EU’s external borders in the first two months of 2022 rose 61% from a year ago to...

OSCE condemns bombing of Mariupol and ongoing violence against civilians throughout Ukraine

OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid strenuously condemned the ongoing violence by the Russian Armed Forces...

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