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EU suicide rate edged lower in 2023, but men still accounted for three-quarters of deaths
New Eurostat figures show a decade-long decline in the bloc’s standardised suicide rate while exposing large differences by country, age and sex.
European Commission reallocates staff as Moldova's EU reforms outpace its review capacity
Chișinău's rapid technical progress is forcing Brussels to shift internal resources, while Moldova's accession path remains politically tied to Ukraine and vulnerable to renewed Hungarian delays.
August 2026 becomes the hottest August and joint-hottest month on record
Global air temperature reached 1.65C above the preindustrial baseline while extra-polar seas set an August record, sharpening the stakes before COP31.
US immigrant-visa interviews resume in Hungary and Poland while a wider appointment pause remains
The selective restart follows a court-ordered end to an earlier 75-country issuance suspension but leaves applicants elsewhere facing continued uncertainty.
Hungary formally asks Brussels to lift rule-of-law funding restrictions
Budapest says its latest reforms satisfy the EU’s conditions, opening a review that could restore €4.2 billion and access to research and student programmes.
EU court dismisses Hungary’s challenge to frozen-asset military aid for Ukraine
The General Court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over a strategic foreign-policy decision allocating profits from immobilised Russian assets through the European Peace Facility.
Hungary blocks progress on two more Ukraine accession clusters
Budapest declined to support opening negotiations on internal-market and competition rules, while Moldova’s parallel track also remains caught in the political linkage.
Hungary orders ten Russian diplomats to leave, Meduza reports
Budapest invokes diplomatic conduct rules while keeping bilateral dialogue open, adding a new dispute to European tensions with Moscow.
MEPs prepare Hungary assessment that could lead to withdrawing Article 7 action
An autumn review will test whether legal reforms justify changing Parliament's position on the longstanding rule-of-law dispute.