#POLITICS

A member party of Poland’s ruling coalition wants to use the country’s upcoming presidency of the European Council to put an end to seasonal clock changes in the bloc.

Thousands of Hungarians gathered outside the headquarters of the country's state television on Saturday, protesting against what they described as the government's "propaganda machine" and calling for an independent public service media.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed that he will travel to Moscow next May to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

A socio-economic discussion event for young Poles opened on Friday in the northeastern city of Olsztyn and is expected to feature appearances by the Polish prime minister and the president of the European parliament among other domestic and European dignitaries.

A right-wing Slovakian politician has sparked public outrage after berating a group of theatergoers for watching a “perverted” play.

The new commission on Russian influence will be independent, according to the expert.

Bulgaria looks set to go to the polls again for the seventh time in three years after attempts to form a new government following June’s general election failed.

President Andrzej Duda’s refusal to sign off on government plans to replace a swathe of ambassadors has raised concerns that Poland’s ability to conduct effective diplomacy is being undermined.

A European Political Community (EPC) summit is being hosted by Britain on Thursday for dozens of international leaders. If you have no idea what the EPC is, you’re not alone. Here’s a brief guide.

Efforts by Poland’s pro-European government to investigate a slew of alleged abuses by the previous right-wing administration have accelerated with the detention of a former deputy minister of justice.

Marcin Romanowski, a former deputy minister of justice, has been detained at the request of the National Prosecutor’s Office just days after he was stripped of the immunity that Polish lawmakers enjoy.

Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk have condemned an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump during his campaign rally.

The new flagship program took to the screens on July 15.

Political analysts have expressed their hopes and fears as to what the future may hold as Viktor Orbán’s Hungary assumes the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for moderate and left-leaning groupings to unite to prevent the far right taking power in France after exit polls put Marie Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party on about 34% of the vote in Sunday’s first round of legislative elections.

Exit polls suggest Marie Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally (RN) party have romped home in a clear win over Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party and the left-wing New Popular Front heralding France’s first hard-right government since World War II.

Recent European Parliament elections saw large gains by the far right.

The management of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk announced on Saturday it would bring back elements of its main exhibition related to Polish war-time heroes following a public outcry over their removal.

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, a deputy prime minister in Poland’s coalition government, has sided with the political opposition in a spat over the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk after its management announced they would remove exhibits relating to national heroes.

With barely a pause for breath after European elections, Poland’s political parties are busy hatching strategies for their next key battle – a 2025 presidential race that will determine whether the governing coalition is able to rule the country effectively.