Ukrainian parliament approves legislation granting Poles special status in the country
The Ukrainian parliament has accepted the Ukrainian president’s legislative proposal to award Poles special status in Ukraine allowing citizens of Poland to stay for 18 months, the right to work, trade, and to have access to education and health services
Ukraine must become an EU member, says Polish President Duda in Ukraine’s parliament
Poland’s president visited Kyiv on Sunday and pledged that he would not rest until Ukraine was a full member of the EU

Hungary heralds its first female president, a key architect of the country’s pro-family policies
The minister responsible for Hungary’s renowned family-friendly policies and child protection law was elected president
Lithuania finally agrees to permit spelling of Polish surnames in their original versions
The Lithuanian parliament’s bill is a breakthrough after nearly 30 years of pleas from the Polish side
Germany: AfD files lawsuit to country’s top court after left-wing government blocks important parliamentary positions
Germany’s parliament suspends decades of practice and binding agreements to shut Germany’s conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party out of important committee roles
Abortion restriction bill’s defeat in Slovak parliament highlights challenges of pro-life movement in Europe
The example of Slovakia shows how difficult it is to pass a bill in Europe which even minimally restricts abortion access, writes Polish-Catholic columnist Grzegorz Górny
Culture wars: Polish left attempts to remove the Cross from parliament
Failure to react strongly to such attempts will lead to defeat, warns academic.
Occupying the throne (for a few minutes)
Péter Jakab is telling the truth in a peculiar way.
Opposition MP sits in PM Orbán’s chair in parliament
“Deviant and provocative attitude”.
Pols gone wild: Stiffer fines planned in Hungarian parliament
Existing fines have no preventative power
How Poland’s parliament symbolizes our new age of illiteracy
Social media and politics equals an age of illiteracy.
PM Babiš to be the head of European election campaign
“I will not stand in the election, but I will be the leader of the campaign,” PM Andrej Babiš said.