Who is George Simion, the far-right winner of Romania’s presidential election first round? – POLITICO
Meloni 2.0 Simion has cited right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a political hero and called for…
Kallas’ visit to Baku – POLITICO
In contrast, under President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan has become the quintessential autocracy. Power in Baku is concentrated in…
MAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun – POLITICO
The war poses a dilemma for Simion. Although he’s a nationalist who aligns with MAGA on leaving Ukraine…
France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose – POLITICO
Lombard said a new partnership with Washington should also be based on reciprocal investment, the rule of law…
Hungary could suspend citizenship to silence dissent – POLITICO
This is not an isolated act. Rather, it’s part of a broader authoritarian playbook — one that treats…
Erdoğan’s Kurdish Initiative & the Logic of Arresting His Opponent
The shocking – though arguably not surprising – arrest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival, Istanbul…
Slovakia adopts Russian-style law targeting NGOs – POLITICO
NGOs, such as Via Iuris or Peace for Ukraine, have dubbed the law as Russian-esque because of its…
Prominent Turkish academic ends political commentary, fearing imprisonment
Nuray Mert Prominent Turkish academic and journalist Nuray Mert has announced that she will no longer write about…
Le Pen’s ‘Save Democracy’ rally after guilty verdict falls short of expectations – POLITICO
During an aggressive speech to the crowd on Sunday, Le Pen again claimed that the verdict was politically…
‘Chilling and Unprecedented’: Trump Memo Threatens Law Firms That Cross His Administration
Legal advocacy groups have issued a sharp rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump’s directive aimed at holding “accountable”…
Rule of law deteriorates across the EU, report finds
A deterioration in the EU’s rule of law is has been observed for years, according to a recently…
USAID freeze opens door to Russian influence in Eastern Europe – POLITICO
Giorgi Gogua, the founder of Project 64, a multimedia startup producing explanatory journalism in Georgia, said USAID money…