Accession

EU Perception Shift: Albania Gains Ground While Croatia Appears Unsettled

No headline about European enlargement ever mentions temperament, yet it often shapes perceptions behind closed doors.

Georgia: Unbroken Route to EU Accession

Georgia’s EU integration faces setbacks after 2024 talks pause, but public support and strategic goals keep accession hopes alive.

How to Kill Corruption? AI Of Course

Albania appoints the world’s first AI minister, Diella, to fight corruption and ensure transparent public tenders in line with EU standards.

On the Right Track: Albania’s Accession Plan

Albania advances in EU accession, tackling corruption, judicial reforms, and regional stability, aiming for membership by 2030.

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An Evangelical War: Rome Takes on Washington

As a Cardinal is turned away in Jerusalem, a defiant Pope Leo XIV in Rome denounces the holy war rhetoric currently steering Washington's foreign policy.

Estonia’s Digital Success Cannot Fix the Demographic Dread

A poll this week found two thirds of Estonians considering leaving, as births near historic lows and Russia remains the neighbour nobody forgets.

Breaking Point: The AfD American Divorce

Germany's AfD are now turning their backs on allying with Trump, as his adventurism abroad in Iran is causing a national rethink on American militarism.

On Par for the Course: Trump Scores Off Gulf Turmoil

A sitting US president runs an active war from his Florida golf estate while his Scottish resort solicits bookings from tourists fleeing his Gulf battleground.

Lebanon Sends Byblos to Paris as a Warning

Macron opened a 9,000-year Byblos exhibition in Paris on Monday while Israeli strikes hit the Lebanese Christian heartland of Kesrouan for the first time.