Eurasia Press & News

In an interview with BIRN, Tomas Szunyog, said EU members are still divided over visa liberalization – and Kosovo must meantime push on with reforms tackling corruption, pollution and minority rights.The EU’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Tomas Szunyog, told BIRN in an interview that he understands the frustration of the …

North Macedonia has spent two years resisting Turkey’s demands for the handover of Turkish nationals it accuses of ties to ‘terrorism’. But Ankara is not giving up. Turkey’s demand for the handover of 86 alleged followers of the man its accuses of masterminding a failed 2016 coup has intensified a …

As conspiracy websites mushroom, Slovak fact-checkers hit back at the peddlers of false truths where it hurts them most – in their wallets. In the midst of Slovakia’s preparations for the impending third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public is still preoccupied with doubts about vaccines and distrust in …

Tunisia is the third Arab country after Egypt and Sudan to say that it is fed up with the rule of the Islamists. With the exception of Qatar, most of the Arab countries have long regarded the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups as a major threat to security, stability …

Ivan Korčok külügyminiszter rendkívül tapasztalt diplomata hírében áll, mégis, ha a magyarokról van szó, porcelánboltban randalírozó elefántként kezd viselkedni. Korčok szerdán egy Facebook-bejegyzésben élesen bírálta Kövér Lászlót, a Magyar Országgyűlés fideszes elnökét, aki beszédet mondott a Somorjáról Kitelepített Magyarok Emlékművénél. Hogy egészen konkrétan melyik szövegrésszel volt problémája a külügyminiszternek, az …

Given the likely composition of the new administration, there seems no chance of Lebanon freeing itself any time soon from the dominance of Hezbollah and, in consequence, Iran. Lebanon has been without a government since the massive explosion of August 4, 2020, blew Beirut’s port apart and, with it, Lebanon’s …

Iran is at the top of CIA director Bill Burns’s agenda for his Israel visit as Iran nuclear deal negotiations continue to stall. CIA Director Bill Burns was set to arrive in Israel on Tuesday amid reports that the US is considering alternative ways to get Iran to stop advancing …

Multiple Mossad directors have told the Jerusalem Post that the first meetings with the CIA chief can be one of the major events that frame their term in office. With reports that CIA Director William Burns was set to arrive in Israel on Tuesday to hold a first meeting with …

The EU’s Josep Borrell systematically looks the other way for Iran’s human rights abuses, its terror activities throughout the Middle East and its threats against Israel. After countless EU lectures on human rights and the moral high ground it has taken towards Israel and others, the EU has crossed a …

Heat up northern Israel, to show it can strike anywhere it wants if it is pressed about the tanker attack. Iran is putting in place a new doctrine designed to preempt any response to its attack on a ship off the coast of Oman. In the week and a half …