Tag: Eastern Europe
Restaurants ready as Poland lifts more pandemic restrictions
WARSAW, Poland — Many restaurants in Poland prepared to welcome customers inside Friday following months of lockdown restrictions that deeply undercut business.
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Thousands rally against Slovenian PM ahead of EU presidency
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Thousands rallied in Slovenia's capital Friday against right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa, reflecting mounting pressure on the government weeks before the...
At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition
KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would...
Catholic group founding conservative university in Warsaw
WARSAW, Poland — An increasingly influential Polish Catholic legal institute which lobbied for the recent restriction of abortion rights in Poland is planning to...
As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games
ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH — As tensions with Russia simmer, thousands of NATO troops, several warships and dozens of aircraft are taking part in...
Belarusian leader heads to Russia amid showdown with EU
MOSCOW — Belarus' authoritarian leader heads to Russia Friday to seek assistance amid a bruising showdown with the European Union over the diversion of...
UK’s Johnson to meet Hungary’s Orban in Downing Street
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was meeting Hungarian President Viktor Orban on Friday, and faced criticism for inviting the hardline European leader...
Russia: Ex-officers convicted of planting drugs on reporter
MOSCOW — Five former Russian police officers were convicted Friday on charges of fabricating evidence in the 2019 drug arrest of a prominent investigative...
Hungary donates COVID-19 jabs amid slowing vaccination drive
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's prime minister on Friday urged Hungarians to register for their COVID-19 jabs, following a sharp drop in what was until...