Category: EU Politics
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US: ‘Ukraine WILL become a member of NATO’
In a stunning admission to reporters on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that Ukraine will become a member of NATO. The claim was made during a statement at NATO headquarters alongside Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister. Why it’s Important: Russian President Vladimir Putin has continually drawn the line at Ukrainian NATO membership.…
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Nationalist parties in Europe growing yet fractured amid upcoming parliamentary elections
Nationalist and ‘far-right’ parties are predicted to secure nearly a quarter of the seats in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June. However, they is are not a unified bloc and they are split between between two different political groups The ECR has emerged as a “strong voice for conservatism in Europe” distinct from traditional…
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Greece’s conservative government legalizes gay marriage
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative government has passed a bill legalizing gay marriage, making Greece the 16th European Union country and the first Orthodox country to do so. The bill also grants full parental rights to homosexual couples, only stopping short of allowing homosexual couples to adopt children through surrogacy. Context: Greece previously extended civil…