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The only meaningful path to peace in their war-ravaged country is one that protects people, upholds justice, and restores Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, B4Ukraine, an international coalition of 100 civil society organizations said on Thursday. Peace must be grounded in human dignity and international law, not in coerced compromises or geopolitical expedience, the group said in a statement. Following recent...

European prosecutors are investigating Tiriac Auto, a leading car company founded by the Romanian billionaire and ex tennis coach Ion Tiriac, on suspicion that the firm sold school minibuses paid with EU funds at inflated prices, G4Media and Fanatk reported. The EPPO's investigations started after the Minister of European Funds notified the European Public Prosecutor's Office in connection with the...

Employees of the Louvre Museum voted Monday for strikes to protest their work conditions and the security gap that allowed a brazen theft of France’s Crown Jewels, which have not been recovered.  They also want to hike prices for non-European visitors.  A letter written by the staff, addressed to France’s culture minister, three unions assured that “visiting the Louvre has become...

Two rights groups in Romania have filed a lawsuit against the country with the European Court of Human Rights after an event in western Romania in support of the LGBTIQ+ community, was banned by the local authorities on allegedly spurious grounds for three consecutive years. ACCEPT and ARK Oradea accuse the City Hall of systemic discrimination, by violating several articles...

All hail the Romanian ‘cobza,’ the string instrument that has been a part of dances, rituals, weddings and Romanian songs for centuries. On Wednesday it got "the international recognition it deserves," according to one Romanian official. The pear-shaped string instrument with a short neck and wooden body, treasured for adding rhythm and harmony to folk music has been included in UNESCO's...

The competent judge of the Paris Criminal Court has ordered the seizure of €113 000, in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud affecting the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris. The investigation concerns an engineering consultancy company based in the Paris region that participated in three EU-funded...

56% anticipate market rally will continue into the new year Majority (78%) feel confident about their investments Political uncertainty and geopolitical instability seen as main threats to the rally Over a third (37%) of retail investors anticipate interest rates declines in the coming year 26% plan to invest more as interest rates decline, particularly younger investors  The majority (56%)...

The Council of Europe ministers have called for the preparation of a political declaration on issues related to migration and the European Convention on Human Rights, and a new recommendation on migrant smuggling for 2026. At a conference held at the initiative of Secretary General Alain Berset, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to both the European Convention on Human Rights and...

United States Representative Thomas Massie (Republican - Kentucky) has introduced a bill called the NATO Act (H.R. 6508) that proposes withdrawing the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.  Should the bill pass, the USA would officially initiate the process of leaving the military alliance formed after World War II. Massie argues that NATO was created to counter the...

“Corruption destroys citizens’ trust in democratic institutions and undermines the rule of law; this is especially true when a perception of impunity spreads in society and ethical conduct is inadequately embedded or insufficiently reinforced, the head of the Council of Europe's anti-graft said on Tuesday. “Integrity in public life is not an accessory to democracy; it is its foundation. Determined...