Euroviews. The EU's new Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans still needs fixing
€700 million — roughly the value of 10 new Swedish Gripen fighter jets — is a lot of money.
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He was the 'loner' mechanic who spent his evenings indulging a sinister obsession
By day, he was an unassuming mechanic who appeared to keep himself to himself. But behind closed doors, Nathan Bake spent his hours indulging in his sick fantasies, and helping tens of thousands of others to do the same.
Joining the EU: What would it mean for young Moldovans?
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine and located north of the Danube River, Moldova has a population of 2.6 million people and spans a mere 33,846 km². Despite its size, the Balkan state is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities.
Biden cautions Netanyahu, Orban blocks Ukraine aid, COP28 conclusions, AI books flood Amazon
The US Senate is putting off its Christmas recess for a shot on voting on military aid for Israel and for Ukraine. Ukraine's president has been globetrotting this week, with stops that included Washington, where Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied senators as well as the pro-Trump speaker of the House of Representatives. Mike Johnson is holding out for domestic border control reform. To keep Kyiv's financial lifeline alive, Zelensky travelled all the way to Buenos Aires for last Sunday's inauguration of Argentina's new populist president, Javier Milei, but the main reason was to lobby Viktor Orban ahead of a crucial EU summit.
EU Summit: Germany's Scholz gets Órban to leave room for decision on Ukraine accession
This allowed the rest 26 leaders to take the historical decision unanimously. EU rules say unanimity can also be fulfilled even if one leader is absent — meaning Orbán could still say he hadn’t voted in favour.
Breaking news. EU greenlights accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova after Viktor Orbán lifts veto and abstains
During a high-stakes summit in Brussels, heads of state and government also granted Georgia the status of candidate country.
Euroviews. It’s time to bring Belarusians back to the European family they belong to
For almost three decades, my nation has been in the hands of a pro-Russian dictator who rules by fear and denies our identity as a European country of free people.
Discovering Moldova’s wine country underground, in the vineyards and from the sky
Moldova is a small country with a huge passion for wine and a winemaking tradition dating back millennia.