The announcement by Olaf Scholz’s government, which comes into force on Monday, is a blow to free movement in the EU, which has seen previous threats such as the refugee crisis in 2015 and the Covid pandemic
The Polish prime minister warns that Europe is at ‘the most critical moment since the end of the Second World War’ and must commit more to defense and protecting Ukraine
The country’s president leads the ultraconservatives in blocking the reforms adopted by the new coalition
Hungary’s prime minister says that Brussels is ‘blackmailing’ his country and calls for the release of all funds frozen because of concerns about the rule of law under the far-right leader
After seven years in Brussels, the new prime minister returns to the Polish Government with the mission of dismantling the illiberal system built by the national-populist Law and Justice party
The liberal parties hold a majority in the newly-elected parliament. Incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has been given the task of forming a new government, but any attempt at extending his time in power seems doomed
Justyna Wydrzynska laments that, though liberal parties campaigned for reproductive rights, one of them now wants to leave them out of the government coalition agreement being negotiated
The ultra-conservative Law and Justice, which has governed the country for eight years, won slightly over 35%, making it the single party with the most votes. But the party and its leader Jarosław Kaczyński lost their majority
The war in Ukraine and threats from Belarus have reinforced Poland’s defense policy, which the ultra-conservative government has applied to migration. However, the inhabitants of the town of Białowieża say they are not afraid
The Law and Justice party has toughened its rhetoric against its western neighbor, while Berlin has sought to ignore the provocations
The nationalist and anti-Ukrainian rhetoric of the veteran politician is creating concern in the West, where there are fears that he could become the next Viktor Orbán within the EU and NATO
The ultra-conservative government says the director ‘hates her country’ for her portrayal of the humanitarian crisis on the Belarusian border in the film ‘Green Border,’ which has enjoyed box-office success
Populist and far-right parties are capitalizing on the discontent and fatigue of their citizens in the middle of electoral periods in Slovakia and Poland
The European Commission’s proposal for the distribution of refugees fuels the ultra-conservative Law and Justice party’s Eurosceptic discourse and calls to defend Polish sovereignty
In 10 years, Luisana Pérez went from landing in Miami as a Venezuelan immigrant to a senior position in the Joe Biden administration
The ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ reporter, a dual Polish-Belarusian national, was condemned by a court for inciting hatred and ‘calling for sanctions’ in his coverage of the 2020 protests
Poland is leading an initiative to limit the economic impact on the EU’s eastern bloc of the go-ahead for the import of duty-free agricultural products from Kyiv
Germany is the exception and has displayed unusual transparency by releasing weekly lists of the weapons it is sending to Kyiv
The veteran politician offered his views on the end of the war, on America and Europe’s role in supporting Ukraine, and on the rise of the far right in his country
Governments announce legal measures against Gazprom for breach of contract and assure there are plans to secure alternative sources following Moscow’s ‘blackmail’
The mayor’s new plan, which will come into effect next year, will allow vehicles currently banned to access the center of the capital
Vox’s decision not to observe a minute of silence in memory of a woman killed by her ex-partner led to angry scenes between their general secretary and José Luis Martínez-Almeida
The €7.3 billion plan will create over 240,000 jobs and revitalize the economy, says the new administration in the Spanish capital
With less than two weeks to go until the investiture vote, the Socialist Party is no closer to a deal as negotiations with the leftist Unidas Podemos remain at an impasse
The new Popular Party mayor, who is going to take three months to decide what to do about his predecessor’s flagship program, yesterday poked fun at Greenpeace protestors opposed to the move
The far-right group has accused the conservatives of breaking a power-sharing agreement and has said it will “move to the opposition” in Madrid in response
José Luis Martínez-Almeida of the Popular Party has become mayor with support from Vox, after negotiations that went right down to the wire