The leader of Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, is renewing calls for Berlin to abandon sanctions against Russia, arguing that Germany should rebuild economic and political ties with Moscow. Weidel has consistently opposed Germany’s sanctions policy and has called for the restoration of Russian energy supplies, including oil and gas. In an […]
Hungary’s proposed Transparency of Public Life Act, aimed at curbing foreign-funded organizations, has sparked protests waving EU and LGBT flags, echoing similar unrest in Georgia over its Foreign Agents Registration Act. Both laws, modelled on the US’s FARA, seek to protect national sovereignty but face accusations of stifling dissent. Critics, including the EU and US, […]
On Monday, the M23 rebel group withdrew from peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), less than a day before the two sides were set to meet in Angola. The rebels’ decision came after the European Union imposed sanctions on M23 and several Rwandan officials earlier that day. The Congo River Alliance, […]