Hungary built and opened a small military base on its southern border with Serbia, specifically to help the military patrolling to stop migrants from entering the country illegally. “Defense Minister Istvan Simicsko said that base built with the assistance of Austrian soldiers would provide “worthy” conditions for the 150 troops…
Bulgaria Says It Will Protect Its Border From Turkey Release Of Migrants.
The Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, gave the EU an offer it could not refuse…give us a clear message on joining the EU, or else. The ‘or else’ is a move towards Russia, which is very active in the region, attempting, very successfully, to prevent more of its former satellites…
EU Extends Sanctions On Russia And Russian Officials.
The Polish opposition party accused the party in power, the Law and Justice Party, of pushing to pull Poland out of the European Union, in response to the Polish Foreign Minister reacting angrily to the reelection of Donald Tusk to lead the European Council. “Surely, we must drastically lower the…
On March 5 Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz suggested creating refugee centers outside the EU, for example in Georgia or in the Western Balkans. “It is not that important where exactly they [the centers] will be. The important thing is that they [these countries] will ensure protection, and that…
Last week, just days after the southern Caucasus nation of Georgia celebrated its newly awarded visa-free travel access to 30 EU countries, Russian news outlets began reporting a different story. Georgia’s visa liberalization wasn’t the result of Tblisi’s successful, long-planned reforms targeting European integration, Russian outlets said, but part…
Ukraine has made a vaunted effort to move closer to the European Union and away from Russia. In fact, you could argue that the desire to be part of the EU was what caused the Maidan Revolution and the eventual annexation of Crimea and the conflict in East Ukraine. The…
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic want to amend the country’s constitution to prevent the EU parliament from restricting gun rights in the country. Interior Minister Milan Chovanec, who drafted the proposal, is optimistic it will be passed by the Czech Parliament, EURACTIV reported. “I think that we have very good…
Poland considers its dispute with the European Commission about the country’s rule of law closed, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, leaving Brussels with a tough decision on whether to attempt to punish Warsaw. The Commission, the EU’s executive body, gave Poland a deadline to implement measures it deems essential…