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News | Baltic States

Lithuania: Government crisis in Vilnius intensifies

Lithuania’s President Gitas Nausėda has criticized the coalition with the right-wing populist party Nemunas Dawn from the outset. Now the government of Social Democratic Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė could collapse in the dispute over the right-wing populists.

By Aleksandra Fedorska and Gabriela Masztafiak

News | Ursula von der Leyen

Votes of no confidence: Right and left clearly fail

Three votes of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen within three months. Influential parliamentarians want to raise the hurdles for requesting the vote.

By Markus Grabitz

EPP-Politican Dennis Radtke speaking in plenary.
News | Works Council

European works councils: Parliament adopts trialogue result

On Thursday, the European Parliament passed the trialogue result on the reform of European works councils with a large majority. There were still attempts to overturn the proposal right up to the end.

By Alina Leimbach

News | Sanctions

Serbia: US sanctions against oil company NIS also affect Croatia

The United States Treasury Department has taken sanctions against the Serbian oil company NIS, which is majority-owned by Gazprom, seriously. The punitive measure could have massive consequences for Serbia, but the Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF is also affected.

By Frank Stier and Stephan Israel