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In a report published today, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body (GRECO) stresses that Romania has satisfactorily implemented or dealt satisfactorily with only two of the thirteen recommendations contained in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report adopted in December, NewEurope reported.

The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption, GRECO, has criticised Romania's parliament in a report for adopting justice legislation without a proper consultation process and despite protests.

The third arrest in one year of a U.S. official suspected of helping Chinese spies has bared the tense battle between the two superpowers’ intelligence agencies.

The new Czech minority government, led by billionaire Andrei Babis, lost the vote of confidence vote after lawmakers rejected the populist who was accused of fraudulent EU subsidies.

"Parliament refuses to express confidence in the cabinet," said parliament speaker Radek Vondrachek.

The think tank of the former British prime minister, and former adviser to the Serbian government, said in a report entitled, "European Populism: Trends, Threats, and Future Prospects," that "populist parties" are rising to power, especially in Eastern Europe, and mentioned Serbia in this context.

Over the course of 2017 a ruling right-wing bloc has become consolidated in Turkey.

Justice is a value Turks from all walks of life and different ideologies have been longing for, according to a survey initiated by the Common Values Movement.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says that the reconciliation process in the Western Balkans has stalled.

In his latest Human Rights Comment, Muiznieks also noted that ethnic divisions and polarization have been growing in the region.

The caging of a wild cat in a mall in the Turkish capital Ankara has provoked an outcry, with social media users and animal rights groups calling on the Nata Vega Outlet mall to ensure the safe release of the animal.

Two inmates in a French prison have been placed under formal investigation days before their expected release from jail on suspicion of plotting attacks, a judicial source said on Tuesday, quoted by Reuters.