When Icelanders asked themselves what the European Union had to offer them, they concluded that the economic and security benefits of EU membership were not as obvious as the negative consequences for their identity and sovereignty. On 29 August, Icelanders rejected the resumption of EU accession negotiations: 52.8% against, 47.2% in favour, on a turnout of 82.5%. The margin was just under 13,000 votes. The result almost mirrors Brexit (51.9% against 48.1%) and the Norwegian

What restrictions does the 21st sanctions package impose on Russia? The EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia became the second such list approved by the Council of the EU this year. The package covers increased pressure on: the banking and cryptocurrency sector; Russia's energy revenues, including the establishment of a price cap on oil; the 'shadow fleet' and oil refining; the military-industrial complex and drone manufacturers. It also provides for an expansion of exp

Among the first meetings Péter Magyar held after his parliamentary election victory were those with representatives of the Hungarian minorities in Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. According to László Gubík, the leader of the ethnic Hungarian political party in Slovakia ‘Hungarian Alliance’, the incoming prime minister gave assurances that the policy of supporting ethnic Hungarians beyond Hungary's borders would continue. And indeed it has: on 21 April, in a phone call