From the first days of their invasion, Russian troops advanced to the capital of Ukraine from several directions. In the north-western direction, the enemy could not get to Kyiv due to the heroic defense of the suburbs. One of those heroic towns is Irpin. This is a very beautiful, modern town, which is now half…
Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told SM News on 8 August in an interview about the establishment of a military base in Serbia, noting that the placement of Russian bases is a sovereign matter of that country. The Kremlin is actively lobbying for the idea of establishing a military base in…
The Commission has approved an investment of more than €31 million through REACT EU under the ERDF scheme for four Polish regions to strengthen their economy and the health and social infrastructure along with measures to welcome people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The voivodeship of Silesia will receive €12 million for improving the digitalisation of the…
Russian propaganda is looking for any clues with which it tries to discredit Ukraine and its armed forces, one of which is the report of the international organization Amnesty International. On Wednesday evening, the organization published a report stating that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used civilian objects for military purposes. This was immediately exploited by…
The Russian Federation is trying in every possible way to discredit the Ukrainian military, in particular the Azov regiment, some of whom they recently executed in Olenivka. Now they have come up with new claims that Azov fighters are not human. Georgy Volkov, chairman of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission, said that one of the…
On 31 July 31, the prerequisites for a new round of the Albanian-Serbian inter-ethnic conflict arose in the Republic of Kosovo. Three days before on 28 July Serbian news portals began to disseminate information that “the Albanians are preparing hell for Kosovo Serbs”. Simultaneously, Russian media and Telegram channels also began to push similar narratives….
In a national address to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of his accession to the throne, HM King Mohammed VI spoke of relations with Algeria and assured Algerians that Morocco and the Moroccans will always be on their side, no matter what and in all circumstances. In keeping with his keen desire to address Morocco’s priorities…
On 31 July, there was an explosion at an ammunition depot near the town of Karnobat in Bulgaria. It belonged to entrepreneur Emilian Gebrev, who had been one of the main suppliers of ammunition to the Ukrainian army during the start of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Commenting on the incident, Gebrev…
The European Union has swiftly mobilised two firefighting airplanes and two helicopters to Czechia where a large forest fire is burning in the north of the country. Following their request for assistance, Poland and Slovakia are each operating one helicopter in the country. The EU is mobilising 2 firefighting planes from its rescEU fleet that…
To secure a more prosperous future for their citizens,Western Balkans governments need to address the problems encountered by young people , who hold the key to such a future. That is the view of the the European Economic and Social Committee represents the various economic and social components of organised civil society. It is an institutional…
