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Animal rights wrongs in Finland

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Finland’s new draft bill to reform the animal welfare act has sparked controversy. Critics warn the new rules will do little to ease the...

Brussels targets Czech PM’s farm

CZECH REPUBLIC Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commission has requested the removal of a project from the Czech Republic’s EU-subsidised Regional Operational Programme for cohesion in Central Bohemia. But...

Hungary’s system of ‘crony capitalism’

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his ruling Fidesz party, whose wealth has surged since it came to power in 2010, are accused of...

The mafia in Italy’s Masonry: Italy’s parliamentary anti-mafia commission report

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
A report by Rosy Bindi, the president of Italy’s parliamentary anti-mafia commission, has warned that Italian mafia syndicates have long been interested in infiltrating...

German FM says Brexit deal could be model for Turkey, Ukraine

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
A “smart” Brexit deal may serve as a model for relations with other non-EU states, according to Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. On December 26,...
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