Despite constant warnings of the impact of the lockdown on children, the government is said to be only just “beginning an attendance drive over the summer.”

Moldova’s decision, which reflects its markedly cooled relations with Moscow, comes on the heels of a recent investigation, which showed that the number of satellite dishes and communication devices on the Russian embassy’s rooftop had been steadily increasing, sparking espionage fears.

The Honorary President of the German Teachers’ Association warned that antisemitism is being imported into schools, and recommended that those who are responsible for determining course curriculum must boost “education on values and democracy.”

Despite the EU’s top diplomat describing Niger as politically “solid” three weeks ago, the ongoing coup potentially opens the door for Russia and Islamists to gain traction in what was the last pro-Western government in the region and a major European ally.

The EU has flatly condemned the desecration of the Islamic holy text in contrast to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who took a softer approach, as protests continue across the Islamic world, allegedly backed by Russia.

Many of the traffickers and smugglers who operate in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia overlap with those smuggling migrants into Europe and while some simply facilitate illegal crossings, many other groups have more sinister motives.

Albanian gangs are running the UK drugs trade and in Italy “Albanian-speaking groups” are listed alongside the notorious ’Ndrangheta criminal organisation.

Italian journalists, investigating illegal immigration across the Western Balkan countries, were threatened with death by a people smuggler.

Despite being an EU outsider, Norway already has strong cooperation agreements with Brussels on defence.

Amid heavy fighting in Ukraine, Russia has increased the age of eligibility for military conscription which could potentially see conscripts sent to regions of Ukraine that were annexed by Russia last year.

Despite its birth rate sinking to a ten-year low, the population of Germany nevertheless climbed to 84.3 million people in 2022—more people than have ever lived in the country before—as net migration amounted to a record-setting 1.5 million people.

The case has been brought forward by a professor of competition policy who said Apple’s charges for developers are “excessive and only possible due to its monopoly on the distribution of apps.”