Thursday, May 21Thursday, May 21Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides addressed the Greek Parliament on Thursday, marking the first visit by a Cypriot head of state to the chamber in 16 years. During his speech, he emphasized the need for renewed efforts to reunify the divided island of Cyprus and reaffirmed the strong bilateral relationship between Cyprus and Greece. The address highlighted the historical and political ties between the two nations, with Christodoulides underscoring the importance of cooperation in resolving the Cyprus issue .
In North Macedonia, a protest by Albanian law students over the bar exam has reignited debates about language rights. The students argue that they should be permitted to take the exam in Albanian, their mother tongue, rather than Macedonian. This dispute reflects broader tensions over unfulfilled language rights in the country, which have been a recurring issue in North Macedonia’s political and social landscape .
You cannot celebrate European civilization while simultaneously attacking the legal and political order invented here, or while openly seeking to undermine the institutions that protect pluralism and dissent An answer by Anne Applebaum to #Vance and #Rubio: #EU #MAGA
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Maria Karystianou to Launch New Political Party in Thessaloniki Next Thursday, the founding declaration of a new political party led by Maria Karystianou, a mother who tragically lost her 20-year-old daughter in the Tempi railway disaster, is set to be unveiled at the Olympion cinema, a quintessential landmark of Thessaloniki. Karystianou chose to confirm the start of her political venture on social media late […]
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President Karis goes on 28 foreign visits in 2025, ten so far this year President Alar Karis made 28 foreign visits last year at a cost of €600,000. This year, one-third of the €450,000 allocated for the entire year has already been spent on 10 foreign visits.
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Alexandroupolis Marks Anniversary of Union with Greece The city of Alexandroupolis in northeast Greece marked on Thursday the 106th anniversary of its union with Greece with a military and student parade attended by government and local officials, as well as representatives of the Orthodox Church. Alexandroupolis and Evros serve as Greeces geopolitical armor, acting today as a vital gateway connecting the country […]
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North Macedonia Bar Exam Protest Revives Albanian Language Debate Albanian law students from North Macedonia say they should be allowed to take the bar exam in their mother tongue. The dispute speaks to a broader problem of unfulfilled language rights.
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Democracy Digest: Former Polish Justice Ministers Escape Route Leads to Washington Elsewhere, Magyar sworn in as new Hungarian PM and holds first cabinet meeting; Trump ally tipped as new US ambassador to Slovakia; Czech president and PM still at odds over who should attend NATO summit in Ankara.
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7 May 2026 - The 8th European Political Community Summit, and the 1st EU-Armenia Summit in Yerevan
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Two transatlantic powerbrokers: Europe should step up on Iran and double down on Ukraine Welcome to the very first edition of the Brussels Playbook Week Ender. Anne McElvoy travels to the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, an annual event that brings together defenders of democracy in the Danish capital. As U.S. President Donald Trump visits China and the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran remain unresolved, how is Europe grappling with crises […]
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Cyprus President Addresses Greek Parliament for First Time in 16 Years Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides addressed the Greek Parliament on Thursday, marking the first visit by a Cypriot head of state to the chamber in 16 years. He used the occasion to call for renewed efforts to reunify the divided island and to reaffirm the close bond between Cyprus and Greece. The last such address took […]
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Europe Day in Tbilisi Turns Expo Georgia into a Full-Day Forum on EU–Georgia Relations, Identity, and Enlargement Debate
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The Guardian view on life after Orbán: Péter Magyars fast start bodes well for Hungary and for Europe | Editorial The new government in Budapest has already made an impact in Brussels. At home, the new prime minister is so far doing and saying the right thingsThe transformative impact of Péter Magyars historic election victory over Viktor Orbán is already being felt in Brussels. On Monday, two days after Mr Magyar was sworn in as Hungarys new prime minister, his new pro-EU government lifted the veto which for over a year has prevented the EU imposing sanctions on violent Israeli settlers. This followed a similar breakthrough on a long-delayed £78bn loan to Ukraine, which Mr Orbán had also blocked. At a critical geopolitical moment, the end of an era in Budapest is freeing the EU to act in defence of its interests and values.Mr Magyar, who inherits a struggling economy stifled by years of cronyism and corruption, will hope and expect that the benefits of rapprochement cut both ways. In total, around £17bn of EU development funds to Hungary remain off-limits, following Mr Orbáns refusal to address multiple transgressions of EU law. Agreement on the disbursement of around £10bn needs to be reached by the end of August. Continue reading...
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