As part of the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, at the initiative of Azerbaijan, the resolution “Promoting human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals through transparent, accountable and efficient public services d…
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.
The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by EURACTIV.
Today’s edi…
As Bulgaria gears up for its fifth general election in April 2023, the country finds itself in a precarious situation. Amidst the ongoing Russo-Ukraine war, Western powers are reportedly attempting to install a puppet leader in Bulgaria who will tow th…
Former Economy Minister Jakov Milatović is set to become the next president of Montenegro.
Milatović, who campaigned on a pro-EU and anti-corruption platform, won around 60 percent of the vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff according to local pollster…
Press play to listen to this article
Voiced by artificial intelligence.
What’s driving the day in Brussels.
By JAKOB HANKE VELA
with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH
Send tips here | Tweet @HankeVela | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser
GOOD MO…
As votes are counted in Bulgaria’s fifth election in two years, early results show the conservatives and liberals in a close race to claim victory, with a pro-Russian party also making gains in a country that is deeply divided over the war in Ukraine.
…
By Stoyan NenovSOFIA (Reuters) – A pro-Western reformist bloc and the centre-right grouping of ex-prime minister Boyko Borissov were running almost neck-and-neck after Bulgaria’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, pointing to lengthy …
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro’s former economy minister Jakov Milatovic secured more than half the vote in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, heading for victory over long-standing incumbent Milo Djukanovic, according to two pollsters’ parti…
“The notion that democracy is in crisis provides a compelling hook for much recent political writing,” writes political scientist Larry Bartels on the first page of his new book, “Democracy Erodes From the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of P…
A job seeker fills out a form at a booth, belonging to a recruiter of seafarers, in Manila, April 13, 2009. — REUTERS/ROMEO RANOCO
THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT should bolster its efforts to improve the training of Filipino seafarers after the Europea…