Recent developments in the case of the "Panama Papers" leak brought to a vote of no confidence aimed to replace the Malta's government. On April 18, a debate in the Parliament led to the opposition bringing forward a motion of no confidence. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat decided not to demand the resignation of Konrad Mizzi, the minister of energy and health, and that of Keith Schembri, the chief of staff, both accused of owning companies in Panama and a trust in New Zealand. The government won and the motion failed. In the vote, 69 MPs participated; 50 of them asked to speak, and the opposition lost with 31 votes in favor of no confidence and 38 votes against. Prime Minister Muscat responded by saying he will not make any decision before the completion of the investigation on the matter. By that he squelched the voices calling for said resignations.

Following the "Brexit" debate, Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party, stated that she will not campaign alongside Prime Minister David Cameron and instead, her political agenda will promote the prospect of the new referendum on Scottish independence in case the UK will leave the EU "against the Scottish will". In the recent polls, 59% of Scots expressed their will to remain in the EU, which is in contrast with the majority’s opinion in the UK. 

Both supporting and objecting voices are heard in the Czech Republic in light of the governmental rebranding campaign calling to recognize the name ‘Czechia’ as a synonym to the existing country’s name. The campaign is supported by the current administration led by President Zeman and Prime Minister Sobotka. The name change is expected by officials to be formally recognized by the UN. The rebranding campaign is aimed at easing the use of the country’s name in foreign languages, mainly English, and serve as a marketing technique for promotional products.

Spanish Minister for Industry, José Manuel Soria has resigned from his post following the "Panama Papers" data leak. Soria was not able to deny having links with an offshore company in the Bahamas that was established by the ill-famed Panamanian legal firm Mossack Fonseca. It was later uncovered that this company had ties to another offshore company from the Canary Islands where he was the local leader for the Spanish People’s Party (PP). The Spanish government has announced that Economy Minister Luis de Guindos will take over Soria’s responsibilities.

After the Parliament in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) dissolved on the 7th of April due to a political deadlock following a corruption scandal, lawmakers voted for early elections on the 5th of June. The corruption scandal involved former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski who resigned on the 15th of January 2016 after accusations of abuses of power by officials that had come to light through secret wiretap recordings. The situation worsened this week when President Gjorge Ivanov officially pardoned 56 officials including former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who were involved in the scandal which included the mismanagement of funds, dubious criminal prosecutions of opponents and even cover-ups of killings. President of the European Council Donald Tusk has warned Macedonia that it must adhere to 'the rule of law' and that the country's Euro-Atlantic future is at risk.

Less than a month after the terror attacks on Brussels airport and metro system of 22 March, Belgian Minister for Transport Jacqueline Galant has resigned from her position within the cabinet following accusations that she would have failed to act on reports from 2015 that indicated serious security flaws at Belgian airports. Opposition parties within the Belgian Parliament had put pressure on her to clarify whether she had known about the fact and why the Ministry had refrained from acting on the reports. The EU Commission reports that were provided more than a half year before the attacks had criticised serious deficiencies in security, including insufficient staff training or resources at security checks. While the Minister had earlier declared to have been unaware of the deficiencies, the reports had come to light after the resigned president of the executive committee of the Ministry of Transport accused her of lies.