North Macedonia gains 23 spots in the World Peace Index


North Macedonia has gained 23 spots in the World Peace Index compared to last year, while sharing the 65th position with Greece. Among the 25 top countries on the list, 17 countries are in Europe. For 11 years in a row, Iceland has been considered as the safest country to live in, while Afghanistan ranks last, […]

Gligorov: Serbia among the countries with the slowest growth in Europe


In the last ten years Serbia had the third slowest growth in the Balkans and probably in Europe, with only Greece and Croatia behind it, said Vladimir Gligorov from The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. The reasons for such a record was “from one hand the consequence of the exchange rate and the real […]

Talks of boycotting the census


Announcements for conducting the census in April 2020 without recording ethnic and religious affiliation, and recording only the mother tongue, has already polarized the public. Social networks also announce a boycott of this statistical operation, political parties argue between each other, and experts compare different examples in the neighborhood and across Europe with bi or […]

Europe, China, Russia reportedly discussing new deal for Iran


Diplomats from Europe, China and Russia are discussing a new accord to offer Iran financial aid to curb its ballistic missile development and meddling in the region, in the hope of salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. The officials will meet in Vienna in the coming week under the leadership of senior […]

Changing Europe revives interest in an EU military


Early plans for a European army failed in the wake of World War II. EU states have since taken numerous small steps to integrate their armed forces, bringing the idea of a Europe-wide military ever closer to reality. Military treaties for a joint European army were signed just a few years after the end of […]