/// EU INSTITUTIONS Belarus ‘state terrorism’ suddenly tops the agenda as EU leaders meet. Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an “act of state terrorism” ahead of an EU summit Monday (24 May) expected to toughen sanctions on Minsk. More. /// BERLIN Laschet not considered a promising candidate ‘even within own ranks’. Chancellor candidate for the German Conservative bloc, Armin Laschet, does not enjoy the confidence of his own party, a high ranking member of the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) told EURACTIV Germany. Read more.