Responding to the lowest level of irregular border crossings since 2021, the European Commission has unveiled a five-year strategy for managing asylum and migration. Brussels is focusing on diplomacy and technology, while Warsaw has extended the validity of its restricted…

Twenty-four years ago, the EU came to terms with the existence of the Beneš decrees (the post-second world war decrees based on the principle of collective guilt), but an amendment to the Slovak criminal code could cast the issue in…

The Romanian government presented in late January the projects included in the EU’s SAFE program. With an allocation of €16.6 billion, Romania ranks second among beneficiary countries, after Poland. Funds from the SAFE program take the form of a 45-year…

Farmers are worried that Europe will soon be flooded with cheap (and poorly farmed) beef steaks from Brazil and Argentina. Politicians are rubbing their hands in delight, claiming that we are about to create the world’s largest free trade zone…

The European Union’s decision to borrow €90 billion to cover Ukraine’s budget and military needs has raised concerns that Latvia’s national debt will also increase as a result of this commitment. This is what economist and former Welfare Minister Gatis…

The Ministry of the Interior wants Slovakia to be granted an exemption from migration solidarity. It has asked the European Commission to include Slovakia among the countries facing a serious situation so that it would not have to provide assistance.

The European Union has reached a political agreement on a trade deal with India. But why is it sparking far less debate than the Mercosur deal? How do the two agreements differ? The EU has concluded negotiations on a trade…

Aiming to reduce the impact of climate change while encouraging global partners to cut carbon emissions, the European Union (EU) approved the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) two years ago. A two-year transition period was set for its implementation, and…

A message claiming that a draft law has reached the government which “will prohibit bringing lawsuits against supporters of the current authorities” gained wide traction on social media towards the end of 2025. However, as the Latvian Ministry of Justice…

A spokesperson for the European Commission emphasized that countries must choose some form of solidarity, which Slovakia has failed to do. The Commission has already assessed Slovakia’s request for a deduction from the migration pact, but its decision is not…