If the migrant quotas nonetheless do come into force, Warsaw is prepared to simply refuse compliance, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party confirmed.

It was always hard to pursue national interests with respect to common EU foreign policy. Some countries would like to make it impossible.

Tunisian President Saied said he won’t be the EU’s border guard; Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled one billion reasons to change his mind.

Montenegro has been stumbling from crisis to crisis since 2020 following the loosening of the Democratic Party of Socialists’ grip on power. Today, the invasion of Ukraine has fast-tracked its EU membership.

Like the cat with nine lives, the Cavaliere had a thick skin. Although he was gradually withdrawing from politics, he knew how to use his considerable influence to weigh on Italian political life as a figure of authority.

Bearing gifts and promises, Trudeau arrived unannounced in Kyiv to become the 20th NATO leader to officially support Ukraine’s NATO membership bid, “as soon as the conditions allow.”

The socialist-led ruling coalition in Spain pushed a campaign to discourage Germans from buying strawberries from Andalusia, despite it being harmful to the country’s national interests.

Museum President Laurence des Cars described this as a positive “symbol” in “a sea of sadness and desolation.”

Those who came to the UK illegally via small boats would, if their asylum claims are successful, be allowed to remain in the UK under the same set of rules as immigrants who arrive legally.

Even after Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation as its leader, the Scottish National Party (SNP) still contends with embezzlement allegations naming Scotland’s former First Minister.

It might seem a stretch for the EU to claim to be defending democracy by denying the right of sovereign nations to decide their own policies. But in Brussels doublespeak, ‘democracy’ can now mean its opposite.