Five Years After the Devastating Earthquake in Albania: 59 Schools Reconstructed Through the “EU for Schools” Initiative

TIRANA – EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, emphasized that the entire Western Balkans is inherently part of the European Union, entitled to full rights as equal members. She made this statement during the Summit of Western Balkan and EU leaders held today in Tirana, which included attendance from Serbian Prime Minister Đuro Macut. “We aim for all of you to advance in unity, as we

Gaza (Eurotoday) – The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had killed a local Hamas commander in Gaza, as both Israel and the Palestinian militant group continue to trade accusations of ceasefire violation.

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Alaa Al-Hadidi, the head of supply at Hamas’

Donald Trump stated that if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has significant concerns over U.S. proposals, does not accept them, “then he can continue to fight his little heart out.” Trump had given Kyiv a deadline of Thanksgiving to agree. European allies held urgent talks after the plan’s details emerged, wary it might be another U.S. ultimatum allegedly formed without consulti

She understands the experience of being silenced.
Born into a family that did not support girls’ education, she had to remain at home while her brothers attended school. It was only after relocating to Khartoum with her uncle that she had the opportunity to study, albeit briefly.
“I was forced into marriage at 14,” Awrelia stated. “Even before that, some relatives criticiz

BRUSSELS (ANP/BELGA) – De Wever has called for “strong legal guarantees” and “contractually established risk coverage” from fellow EU member states, and potentially from non-EU countries as well. According to sources, the assurances offered earlier this week by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are deemed inadequate.
In a message sent to EU heads of government on Monday, Von der

EU leaders say the U.S. plan to end the Ukraine war will “require additional work.”
The proposal, which appears to back most of the Russian demands, has been given a distinctly guarded welcome in many European capitals.
EU member state leaders trying to balance the need for an end to the fighting while recognising that for Kyiv, some of the terms in his proposal are unpalatable.
One of the eleme

The woman found herself trapped in a relationship with a man who “transformed from kind to monstrous.” He physically abused her, she recently revealed.
The young mother from Yemen is one among approximately 840 million women globally—nearly one in three—who have suffered physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner.
Alarmingly, this number has stayed almost unchanged since 2000,

Brussels has issued formal notice letters to three countries, marking the initial step in the infringement procedure, and they now have two months to address the identified issues. Should the responses be unsatisfactory, the European Commission may escalate the process by issuing a reasoned opinion, as stated in their announcement.
This action pertains to the inadequate implementation of the Firea

Neoclassical realism in foreign policy theory integrates structural realism’s emphasis on the international system with an analysis of domestic factors, arguing that a country’s foreign policy is shaped by its relative material power filtered through internal variables like leadership perceptions and state structures. This approach contends that understanding foreign policy requires examining bo

The discussions will occur at the national security advisers’ level. Bjoern Seibert, chief of staff to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to represent the EU, alongside Pedro Lourtie, the chief aide to European Council President António Costa.
The Europeans are likely to advocate for changes to Trump’s team’s proposal of ceding territory in the Donbas regio