Iohannis Beats Embattled Ex-Prime Minister in First Round of Romania’s Presidential Election
The incumbent seems a sure winter in the second round on November 24.
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Ivan Dikov is a Bulgarian journalist and author. He studied political science / international relations and history at Dartmouth College and later in Sofia, in the Eastern Balkans. He’s served for five years as the editor-in-chief of Bulgaria’s largest English-language media – Novinite.com. As a freelancer, he has collaborated with media from the US, the UK, Germany, and Australia.
Far-Right Vox Becomes 3rd Largest Spanish Party, Socialists Repeat Indecisive Win
The new election has failed to change substantially the political deadlock in place since the vote in April.
‘New Wall’ Warning Clouds 30th Anniversary since Fall of Berlin Wall in Germany, Europe
The presidents of the Visegrad Four Central European states have been the most high-profile foreign guests of the event.
Merkel Scolds Macron for ‘NATO Is Brain Dead’ Comment
Merkel deems Macron's words "drastic" and a "sweeping attack" on the Alliance.
Germany Needs Greater Military Involvement Abroad, Defense Chief AKK Declares
Germany would reach the 2% of GDP defense spending threshold by 2031, instead of 2024, she projects.
Can Franco-Germany Handle Becoming a Vanguard of Democracy after Brexit?
Franco-Germany seems like the only candidate capable of filling the Western leadership gap opened up by Trump and Brexit.
Macron’s ‘Africans over Eastern Europeans’ Comment Shows EU Must Start Getting Its Priorities Right
Western Europe has overwhelming reasons, both geopolitical and civilizational, to prioritize Eastern Europe above other regions.
Bulgaria Hopes Macron Will ‘Pay Back’ for ‘African Migrants’ Comment with Eurozone, Schengen Backing
Borisov has declared Macron's words have been misinterpreted but Bulgaria is to protest them nonetheless.
East German City Dresden Declares ‘Nazi Emergency’
Saxony is a stronghold of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Macron Enrages Bulgaria, Ukraine with Comment that He Prefers African Migrants
Nationalist politicians in Sofia have connected the controversy with "unlearned lessons" from the end of World War I.
‘Far-Right’ MEPs Stir Controversy in India with First Foreign Visit in Kashmir since Autonomy Revoking
Indian opposition politicans have complained that even Indian MPs have been banned from visiting Kashmir while far-right MEPs have been