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Finland to apply for NATO membership ‘without delay’
Channel Islands join maritime security treaty with UK and France
Welsh Government agrees to freeport in Wales – if UK Government treats it as a ‘partnership of equals’
Will the green transition be the new economic motor in the Arctic?
NATO proposals for ramping up defense not enough for Estonia
San Marino’s Achille Lauro brings fireworks with ‘historic’ male queer kiss
Government split on how to ensure Catalan in schools after Spanish quota ruling
North Macedonia Hosts Big NATO Exercise
Latvia seeks Canadian support for expanded, permanent NATO presence in Baltics
Kosovo to apply for Council of Europe membership
Catalan Parliament calls for resignation of Spain’s defence minister over Catalangate
Alvan and Ahez, representing Brittany/France at #Eurovision, get the crowd singing in #Brezhoneg
Mariupol documentary by killed Lithuanian filmmaker to premiere at Cannes
‘No overall levelling up’ achieved by Westminster in Scotland, research finds
‘A Dirty Game’: Iran Accused Of Holding Swedish Citizens ‘Hostage’ Over War-Crimes Trial
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Faroe Islands sets its own pelagic quotas despite ongoing discussions with Coastal States
Vatican confirms pope will visit Indigenous in Canada in late July
Serbia to Resume Kosovo Derecognition Campaign, Minister Says
In Moldova, a pro-Russia region welcomes Ukrainian refugees
Five More Crimean Tatar Activists Handed Lengthy Prison Terms In Russia
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Independence supporters march through Glasgow
Manx ‘cone ranger’ campaigns to clear up island
Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill vows to strengthen the ‘bonds of friendship’ with Scotland
Children in Roazhon learning the Breton #Eurovision song “Fulenn”
NATO will find sensible solution for Finnish, Swedish membership – Latvia
Ukraine Is in Worse Shape than You Think
Finland Risks ‘Annihilation’ if They Join NATO, Russian Lawmaker Warns
We are 100% behind Finnish, Swedish NATO membership, Norway tells Turkey
Did Russia Threaten To Invade Poland?
Russia accuses West of launching ‘total hybrid war’ after threatening to nuke UK and Finland ‘in SECONDS’
Greece says ready to welcome Finland, Sweden in NATO
How NATO stands to benefit from Sweden, Finland joining
Rage against the regime: the Belarus ultras who stood up to Lukashenko
Russian Authorities In Crimea Charge Detained Activist With Possession Of Explosives
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‘Things have got to improve’ – How a Romani Gypsy from Cheshire is fighting back against racism
Going green on the Faroe Islands: the future of voluntourism
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1944 May 16: Day of Sinti, Romani and Roma resistance
Catalan Mauthausen victims honored on 77th anniversary of camp liberation
Europe’s other song contest: this is Liet International, the ‘Eurovision of minority languages’
Nicola Sturgeon talks Scottish independence with top US government official
Una Mullally: Shame and derision that strangled Irish language seems to have evaporated
Joining Nato would be ‘vital’ to an independent Scotland’s security, says Nicola Sturgeon in US
Serbia still refuses to impose sanctions on Russia
Biden Praises Greece for Leadership After Russia Invasion
Belarus urges Russia-led military alliance to unite against West
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1814 May 17: Constitution Day, Norway
May 17: Galician Literature Day
May 17: Endangered Species Day
100 Roma demonstrate in Bucharest in front of Russian Embassy with mockup of the tank that Romani Ukrainians captured from the occupiers
BBC fails to cover Nicola Sturgeon’s US visit and Nancy Pelosi meeting
Princess Theodora von Liechtenstein on visit to Seychelles, promoting Green Teen Team Foundation
Belgian court rejects extraditing rapper Valtònyc to Spain
Netherlands to ban fossil heating from 2026, make heat pumps mandatory
Catalan government appeals schools’ 25% Spanish quota deadline
European exporters avoiding China due to pricing, access problems
Soviet monument in Rīga to be closed off all summer
Former Isle of Man medical director wins whistleblowing case against health department
Estonia’s tough voice on Ukraine urges no compromise with Putin
UK confirms plans to change post-Brexit trade rules, risks retaliation from Europe
Vilnius court sends Gorbachev documents of January 1991 crackdown case
Twenty successful people you didn’t know were from Cornwall
The Time to Incentivize the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue is Now
Fake bomb threats in Serbia, authorities link it to sanctions on Russia
Catalonia Becoming European Production Powerhouse
Basque separatist group ETA dropped from US foreign terrorist blacklist
U.S. House members ask Meta to address pro-Russian disinformation on Facebook in Slovakia
Thousands in Santiago de Compostela marching for a new future for #Galego
Iran and Slovakia to expand trade ties
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1944 May 18: Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide
Lithuania’s MoD website targeted by ‘massive’ cyber attack
We must talk about repressions of Crimean Tatars, says Ukrainian expert in Vilnius
Time for world to recognize Stalin’s deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide – activist
Improving the Icelandic Language on Devices
Greece Detains Fugitive Ex-Mayor of Bucharest
The inevitability of a united Ireland
Disarming Russia’s energy weapon: Ukraine begins electricity exports to Moldova
Finland and Sweden submit applications to join NATO
Seeing no Time to Waste, Moldova Enlists Civil Society for EU Bid
Turkey blocks early vote on Sweden and Finland joining Nato
Low wages and corruption keeping young Slovaks from coming home
Lithuania ranks last in EU by open data – survey
Slight improvement in LGBT+ rights in Latvia in 2022
Council on Human Rights: Denmark has Violated Greenlanders’ Human Rights
In conversation with: Jordi Gallardo, Andorra’s Minister of Economy and Enterprise
England should declare independence from Wales and Scotland argues Peter Hitchens
Italy to lead NATO combat unit in Bulgaria, to send up to 800 troops
Spain’s interior ministry plotted fake reports to discredit independence camp in 2012
Singapore-based LNG Alliance in talks for energy investments in Montenegro – govt
Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition
Slovenia Supports Decision By Sweden & Finland to Join NATO
A prominent conference of American conservatives is taking place in Hungary
Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Our Position on North Macedonia will Not Change
Supercomputing heavyweight HPE Announces New HPC Factory in Czech Republic
School Children Dressed as Communist Pioneers Spark Fury among Albania’s Former Persecuted
Ukraine Marks Anniversary Of Stalin-Era Deportations Of Crimean Tatars
Bulgaria and Albania set ground for new gas corridor
Kosovo veterans jailed for war crimes witness intimidation
Croatian President to Instruct Ambassador to be Against Finland and Sweden in NATO
Portugal’s central bank opens its vaults for rare glimpse of gold bars
Greece Goes After Novartis for Alleged Bribery and Kickbacks