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Nicaragua: MEPs demand an end to repression of political opponents

CENTRAL AMERICA Theodoros Benakis - December 19, 2019

The Nicaraguan government must end the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and the political opposition MEPs urge the Nicaraguan government to end the ongoing crackdown...

Hungary’s Orbán calls for ‘Christian’ Europe

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis - February 11, 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced tax breaks and subsidies to encourage families to have more children. He also vowed to defend “Christian”...

More protests against Hungary’s ‘slave law’

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis - December 19, 2018

Following a week of protests in Hungary, the country’s political opposition has pledged to keep up the pressure on the country’s far-right prime minister,...

Belarus leader may share some of his powers – but not yet

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis - April 25, 2018

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been running the country in authoritarian style since 1994 – when he changed the constitution to increase his control....

Belarus to tighten control over news websites

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis - April 23, 2018

Control over online news websites and social media networks in Belarus may soon become tighter. The lower house of the parliament approved draft amendments,...

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