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De Grèce: Why the former king’s children chose citizenship over Royalty – The story, background, and the family’s plans
The adoption of a “common” surname by Prince Pavlos and nine other members of the former royal family, spanning two generations, marks the definitive closure of one of the last unresolved chapters of the post-junta era.
Diplomatic confrontation between Budapest and Warsaw following the granting of asylum to a Polish former minister
Poland summoned the Hungarian ambassador and recalled the Polish ambassador in Budapest for consultations in reaction to the granting of asylum by Budapest to Polish former Deputy Minister of Justice Marcyn Romanowski, announced the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Hungary offered asylum to a Polish former deputy minister under investigation in 11 corruption cases
The Hungarian government has offered asylum to a Polish former deputy minister in the previous government of the right-wing populist Law and Justice Party (PiS), Budapest announced yesterday (Thursday).
Authorities in Poland issued a European arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Marcyn Romanowski the day before yesterday, Wednesday.
Pantic Pilja: Belgrade has taken Pristina's CoE special guest request off agenda
PARIS - Belgrade has succeeded in taking Pristina's request for special guest status in the Council of Europe (CoE) off the agenda of Wednesday's session of the organisation's Political Committee, says Biljana Pantic Prlja, who heads the Serbian delegation to the CoE.
Forget peace in North Macedonia if the Constitutional Court “tampers” with the Albanian language, Ahmeti warns
The leader of the opposition and largest Albanian party in Northern Macedonia, the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmedi tonight called on the country’s Constitutional Court to reject all appeals filed with it challenging the law governing the use of the Albanian language in the country.
UN: Theodoros Roussopoulos visits New York – Discussion on the dangers of artificial intelligence
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Roussopoulos, is visiting New York, the headquarters of the United Nations, to strengthen cooperation between the organizations.
Former PM Tsipras deplores erosion of rule of law in Greece; gov’t responds
Former leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday criticized the purported erosion of the rule of law in Greece under the conservative New Democracy government, accusing judicial authorities of failing to investigate or even covering up several high-profile cases.
Ambiguous statement by Tsipras: “I’m here, I never left” – Criticisms directed at the judiciary, Adelini walks out
Alexis Tsipras’ speech at the Parliament’s Council of Europe event sparked reactions and comments, especially as he alluded to a possible “return” in a cryptic manner.
Hope for Stability: Acting PM's Optimism Meets Vice President's Doubts on Electoral Trust in Bulgaria
Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev expressed confidence that the Bulgarian caretaker government has fulfilled its obligations to ensure fair elections. He emphasized that all duties were performed "with hand on heart," adding that a report from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) also supports this view, and it is available to the public.
Brnabic: Serbia absolutely, firmly committed to stability, progress in region
BELGRADE - Besides EU integration, regional connectivity and cooperation are among the top priorities of Serbia's foreign policy, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Subcommittee on the Western Balkans, held in Belgrade on Thursday.