World

Secretary General in Munich: Europe needs to step up

February 18, 2025

Secretary General Mark Rutte attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday and Saturday (14-15 February 2025). He stressed the need for a strong NATO, urging European Allies to increase [..]

Latvia

Re-election of von der Leyen shows pro-European majority in the EP – Dombrovskis

July 19, 2024

The re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as the President of the European Commission (EC) shows that the European Parliament (EP) still has a majority of pro-European, centrist forces, and [..]

Europe

EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

June 26, 2024

Statement by President von der Leyen on opening accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, via video message. It is very good news that today the European Union opens accession negotiations [..]

Europe

European Parliament ready to engage, President Metsola tells the European Council

June 20, 2024

EP President Metsola emphasised the strongest commitment of the Parliament to ensuring the smooth running of the process leading to the election of the next Commission President. Addressing the informal [..]

Estonia

Meloni might sabotage Estonia’s Kaja Kallas’ bid for Brussels position

June 20, 2024

Incumbent Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’ chances of becoming the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs have declined, according to recent news in European media, Postimees reports. It is [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania elects its 11 MEPs – BNS REVIEW

June 10, 2024

Lithuania elected eleven members of the European Parliament on Sunday. Preliminary figures from the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) show that the seats were shared between eight political parties. Here are [..]

Estonia

Isamaa wins Estonia’s European Parliament elections

June 10, 2024

Opposition party Isamaa won the highest vote share in the European Parliament elections on Sunday (June 9) with over 79,000 ballots. The top three parties were Isamaa (79,170 votes), the [..]

Latvia

New Unity and National Alliance each gain two seats in EP

June 10, 2024

In the elections to the European Parliament (EP) in Latvia, New Unity has gained the most votes, leaving the National Alliance (NA) in second place, and both political forces have [..]