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Poland's new government initiated a debate on abortion, but progress remains uncertain despite promises and vocal activists.

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Parties in the PM's coalition are among those that oppose a proposal in the Italian Senate's Justice Committee to drastically enhance the penalty for defamation.

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Reaffirming its commitment to NATO, Romania has set aside a record budget for the defense industry for 2024 after years of falling short of the 2-percent GDP benchmark.

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Romania’s Energy Minister, Sebastian Burduja, urges law enforcement to act over a deepfake video showing him allegedly promoting an investment platform.

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The European Parliament voted to include women's sexual and reproductive healthcare rights, as well as access to safe and legal abortion, in the EU Chapter of Fundamental Rights. 336 MEPs voted in favor, 163 against, and 39 abstained in the parliament. 👇

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The Constitutional Court's assessment of former foreign minister Olta Xhacka's immunity was rejected by the Albanian parliament on Thursday.

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Hungary's rising political star, Peter Magyar, announced this week the party through which he wants to contest the European Parliament elections on June 9.

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A lawyer for Do Kwon, who is wanted in both the US and his native South Korea, says the way the courts have handled the issue of his extradition shows they are still under the thumb of the politicians in power.

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The Prishtina Basic Prosecution is investigating allegations of sexual harassment against University of Prishtina professor Xhevat Krasniqi. This follows a BIRN investigation where students shared personal experiences or witnessed incidents.

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Building of the construction of a camp and receiving center for migrants from Italy began in Albania; nevertheless, locals and activists still view the idea with great disapproval.

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#Kosovo Special Prosecution says suspect has been indicted for crimes against humanity and for violating laws on armed conflicts.

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The first three ‘stumbling stones’ in Karlovac were installed on Friday in memory of three Jewish victims of the Holocaust who lived in the city.

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Six months after Poland’s new liberal-democratic government came to power, draft legislation on liberalizing abortion was finally tabled in parliament, yet few women are hopeful of seeing any quick progress.

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Proposal to sharply increase penalties for defamation meets opposition in Italian Senate's Justice Committee, including from parties in the PM's coalition.

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Amid overcrowding and reduced freedoms, the suicide rate among prison inmates in Italy is rising to alarming levels. Yet the politicians remain silent.

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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis named inflation, “budgetary difficulties,” and the global arms crisis among the reasons why Romania did not reach its defense spending target of 2.5 percent of GDP in 2023 and spent only 1.6 percent of GDP.

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Greek public-sector hospitals now charge a fee for surgical procedures in the afternoons. We'd like to hear your thoughts and experiences with the new program and determine whether it benefits or harms Greece's healthcare system. 👇

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Romania’s Energy Minister, Sebastian Burduja, asked the country’s Directorate of Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism, DIICOT, to take action after a deepfake video showing his image and voice went viral on social media.

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Nine former Yugoslav Army soldiers on trial in Belgrade called on the court to acquit them of war crimes in four Kosovo villages near Peja/Pec in April and May 1999, when 118 ethnic Albanians were killed.

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