INTRODUCTION Very often, writing about the Middle East is an unproductive exercise: every war or crisis in this part of the ...

Evghenia Gutul, the elected Head (Baskan) of the Gagauz Autonomous Region in southern Moldova, has released a book written during her imprisonment titled “The Gutul Case. Anatomy of Political ...

An appeal has been launched by the Royal British Legion to recruit new members for its Brussels branch. Globally, the RBL, the UK’s largest armed forces charity, has a 180,000-strong membership and ...

India made a giant leap in its nuclear energy programme as its Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) attained first criticality on April 6. Located in Kalpakkam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, ...

The European Commission has published guidance to ensure simpler and more harmonised implementation of EU water laws by reducing uncertainties about compliance. It aims to support Europe's overall ...

The Snus Museum, Stockholm (pictured). Sweden is on the brink of eradicating cigarette smoking. Not through bans or moralising, but by embracing innovation. Its quiet revolution, led by tobacco-free ...

The European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation laying down requirements for the interoperability of data sharing in rail transport. It establishes a technical specification for ...

During a tense meeting of the Parliament’s taxation committee (FISC) on 20 November 2025, the European Commission defended its proposal on tobacco taxation, facing strong opposition from experts and ...

In Brussels, one phrase has gained quiet urgency over the past five years: strategic autonomy. Once dismissed as French idealism, it has become a guiding principle for European policymakers navigating ...

On 30 December 2025, the regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The new regulation ...

Nearly six months have passed since the people of Bangladesh voted for their new government. As an unelected government without a popular mandate, the Interim Government could only exert its will ...

As China’s annual “Two Sessions” meetings draw to a close in Beijing, the message from the leadership is one of controlled ambition: slower but steadier growth, deeper technological self-reliance, a ...