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Czechs warn Brussels against budget threats

CZECH REPUBLIC Theodoros Benakis -
The Czech Republic’s top diplomat has warned that threats to punish European Union members financially for steering away from the bloc’s democratic norms is...

Hungary passes ‘slave law’

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
New legislation in Hungary raises the amount of overtime employers can demand their employees. Critics describe it as a “slave law”. “We have to remove...

The fight against corruption and the work that remains

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The past decades have on the one hand been marked by uncertainty and conflict, and on the other by progress and successful cooperation.  On...

Doctors moonlight as street sweepers in Uzbekistan

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
In a town in eastern Uzbekistan doctors and nurses at a state-run medical facility are busier than usual on Fridays. They need to sweep...

Disreputation of Turkish Diplomats

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
Being a Turkish diplomat and defending President Erdogan's policies of the Turkish government in international platforms has been one of the toughest jobs in...
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