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CDU’s Friedrich Merz eyes a new Polish-German friendship treaty

EU MEMBERS Theodoros Benakis -
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the CDU and candidate for German Chancellor, has announced plans to repair relations with Poland and France if he...

German legislators move to protect top court from potential interference by authoritarians, extremists

FAR-RIGHT Theodoros Benakis -
Alarmed by examples of what happened in Poland and Hungary, German parliamentarians have enacted legislation to protect the country's Federal Constitutional Court from possible...

Social democrats’ partnership with antisemitic party causes harsh criticism in Lithuania

EMPHASIS Theodoros Benakis -
After intense negotiations after the parliamentary elections in October, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) officially signed a coalition agreement on Monday with the...

IKEA to compensate former East German prisoners for forced labour

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Ikea Germany is to give six million euros to a proposed welfare fund as voluntary compensation to victims of the former Communist East German...

Venice Commission: Federal Election Act in germany “largely in conformity” with international standards

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The recently passed Federal Election Act in Germany, which fixes the number of lawmakers in the Low Chamber of Parliament (Bundestag) to 630 (down from...
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Bulgaria’s elections present genuine choices amidst high polarisation and negative rhetoric, according to international observers

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Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections on April 19 saw increased...

Under Orbán, Hungary funded US conservative activities. Rep. Mike Levin urges investigation

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The recent electoral defeat of Hungary's authoritarian Prime Minister,...

Pro-Kremlin Slovak Prime Minister asked Poland’s permission to fly to Moscow

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Poland has received a formal request from Slovakia seeking...

Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That’s far fewer than in 2016

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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) —...

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