Trump intervention sparks World Cup storm as FIFA clears Balogun to face Belgium eualive.net/trump-interv... The move has drawn sharp criticism from Belgium, whose football association called it “astonishing” and in direct conflict with FIFA’s disciplinary code
Zelenskyy opens direct dialogue with the pro-Russian Georgian government eualive.net/zelenskyy-op... Relations between Kyiv and Tbilisi have remained strained in recent years, largely due to the stance of the ruling Georgian Dream party on Russia’s war against Ukraine
US grants sanctions waiver to keep Lukoil’s largest Balkan refinery running eualive.net/us-grants-sa... The development comes as numerous U.S. military tanker aircrafts are currently stationed at Sofia airport for refuelling operations, relying on Bulgarian jet fuel
Israeli mass surveillance tool from Cobwebs Technologies deployed in Hungary eualive.net/israeli-mass... A VSquare investigation reveals mass surveillance by analysing advertising and location data collected from citizen’s mobile apps
Hungary’s elections: record diaspora mobilisation signals momentum for Tisza eualive.net/hungarys-ele... Registrations at embassies abroad surge 28%, transfer voters break records, while polls show the opposition extends its lead
NATO's Rutte presses allies for swift Hormuz commitments to satisfy Trump eualive.net/natos-rutte-... Multiple European diplomats and officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, portrayed the Hormuz request as a bridge too far without preconditions
Greece still has no justice for Giorgos Karaivaz as Brussels looks away eualive.net/greece-still... The evidence that his killing in 2021 was directly connected to his journalistic work is now legally established, but what that work was remains largely in shadow. By Murat Yildiz
TikTok takes down Bulgaria network promoting party of sanctioned oligarch Peevski eualive.net/tiktok-takes... The case is being watched as a test of whether EU institutions and major platforms can move fast enough to protect democratic credibility
Albania’s 'wild' legislative acceleration for EU enlargement alarms civil society eualive.net/albanias-wil... Moving too fast risks creating only the appearance of compliance with reforms, without building a genuine national system capable of sustaining them
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Suspected sabotage hits key Central Asia-Center gas pipeline in Russia eualive.net/suspected-sa...
Zelenskyy's right hand resigns amid corruption scandal eualive.net/zelenskyys-r...
US-Ukraine peace framework advances, but Putin's dismissal of Kyiv leaves Ukraine sidelined eualive.net/u-s-ukraine-...
Trumps grabs EU by the ... Cartoon by Cristo Komarnitsky, SEGA daily, our partner in Bulgaria
Are the Balkans becoming a dumping ground for unwanted people from Europe and the United States? eualive.net/are-the-balk...
Georgia drifts away from the West as EU and NATO centres close eualive.net/georgia-drif...
Albanian opposition slams North Macedonia’s government for drifting from EU path eualive.net/albanian-opp... With our partner IBNA
MEPs deny wrongdoing in the Huawei affair, admit having attended matches, social gatherings eualive.net/meps-deny-wr...
Kosovo’s political stalemate persists: assembly formation fails for 18th time eualive.net/kosovos-poli... With our partner IBNA
Romania’s Nicușor Dan backs Ilie Bolojan for Prime Minister, signals pro-EU coalition eualive.net/romanias-nic...
Trump announces immediate ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia after Putin call eualive.net/trump-announ... By our partner European Pravda Ukraine
British migrant camps in North Macedonia: unravelling fact from fiction eualive.net/british-migr...
Massive protests erupt in Budapest against Orbán’s draconian law targeting civil society eualive.net/massive-prot...
Centrist’s narrow lead sets stage for high-stakes Polish presidential runoff eualive.net/centrists-na...
Nicușor Dan’s victory in Romania’s presidential election: a wave of joy and relief eualive.net/nicusor-dans...
Simion’s TikTok campaign ignited fierce divide among Romanians ahead of presidential runoff eualive.net/simions-tikt...
EU’s Costa loses patience with Israel’s violence in Gaza eualive.net/eus-costa-lo...
Orbán’s electoral strategy: Crafting Ukraine as the new national enemy eualive.net/orbans-elect... By Serhiy Sydorenko, chief editor of our partner media European Pravda
Poland’s presidential vote brings the country to a crossroads for EU ties and national identity eualive.net/polands-pres...