EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US – POLITICO
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed the bloc had to be “very innovative … sometimes maybe unpredictable —…
UK-style deal is best EU will get from Trump, Lithuanian president warns – POLITICO
The remarks show how the mood has changed across the bloc on the potential pact it hopes to…
Belarus frees opposition leader Tsikhanouski – POLITICO
Tsikhanovski’s arrest provoked widespread protests in Belarus, which didn’t, however, result in the ouster of its strongman leader,…
Latvia ramps up crackdown on Russians with real estate purchase ban – POLITICO
The newly passed law forbids Russian and Belarusian citizens, as well as companies that are at least 25…
Europe’s frontier countries ready their hospitals for war – POLITICO
While European countries average 11.5 intensive care beds per 100,000 population, “wartime needs could require three to five…
Baltic countries team up on mass evacuation plans as Russian threat grows – POLITICO
“Clear procedures are crucial, as is the rapid exchange of information,” said Lithuania’s Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovič in…
Lithuanian president criticises German chancellor for inaction on Russia
Gitanas Nausėda. Photo: Getty Images Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has criticised Western leaders, in particular German Chancellor Friedrich…
The Baltics are rapidly becoming a cauldron of EU growth when other parts of Europe are stagnating – The Irish Times
It’s not every day you find yourself in the Orthodox church where Alexander Pushkin’s great-grandfather was baptised. There…
Paris and Berlin join EU calls for crackdown on Hungary over pride ban – POLITICO
“We are highly alarmed by these developments,” reads the letter, signed by Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,…
Council of Europe hits back at EU leaders calling to ease migrant expulsions – POLITICO
They argued that in some cases, the court “posed too many limitations on the states’ ability to decide…