Greek Prime Minister Alex Tsipras survived a no-confidence vote following the withdrawal of the nationalist ANEL party from the ruling coalition led by his Syriza party. The withdrawal was in protest to the progression of the Prespa Agreement between Greece and Macedonia, which aimed to settle the longstanding name dispute
The European Union has enacted sanctions of two Iranian officials and a unit within the Iranian Intelligence Ministry following assassinations in the Netherlands and attempted attacks in Denmark and France. The sanctions have placed the intelligence unit and the individuals on the EU terrorism list in addition to freezing their
U.K. Prime Minister, Theresa May, has rescheduled the vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (Brexit Deal). The House of Commons is now set to debate the Brexit Deal in the first week of January 2019, with the vote taking place the second week. The Brexit vote was postponed in mid-December
In October, Eastern Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Bartholomew I declared the Ukrainian Church’s independence from the Russian Orthodox Church. The Istanbul-based leader, considered “first amongst equals,” granted the Ukrainian Church a “Tomos of Autocephaly,” which allows the Ukrainian Church full independence. This has resulted in the largest schism in the
United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, cancelled the Brexit vote that was scheduled to be held in Parliament on December 11th. Parliament was to vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Treaty formalized at the end of November between the UK and the European Union (EU). The vote was cancelled since Members
