Police in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv broke up two parties in restaurants, held in violation of regulations against the spread of Covid-19. Police and gendarmerie blocked the exits of Read More
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly column looking at the lighter side of politics. It went from sunlit uplands to, “Everything will be confiscated. Welcome to the Brexit, sir,” pretty quickly, didn’t Read More
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic was fined €1,700 by the Belgrade First Basic Court for calling far-right opposition leader Bosko Obradovic a …
In a decision published on Thursday, the Elections and Complaints Appeals Panel, ECAP, rejected complaints submitted by Vetevendosje and the Germin NGO regarding the verification process for postal voters. The Read More
Joe Biden’s election as president of the United States triggered a burst of enthusiasm in Europe for a new dawn in transatlantic relations. Too bad China has put a damper Read More
Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice and the author of POLITICO‘s Beyond the Bubble column. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. 2021 is finally the year Europe will have Read More
Iran has sentenced an activist from its Azerbaijani Turk ethnic minority to an effective three-year prison term for joining a public protest last year in support of Azerbaijan while it Read More
After refusing to recognize Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is suddenly so dedicated to a smooth and orderly transition that he canceled Read More
The year behind us was certainly challenging in terms of health protection. Healthy environment was an essential aspect of these efforts, and in 2020, the work in this area became Read More
Adnan Oktar was detained in 2018 along with more than 200 other suspects in his groupA Turkish court has sentenced a Muslim televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily clad women Read More
