Change to approach for mock-ups for VMD assessment
London: From 1 October, the VMD has revised requirements for submission of mock-ups. The changes outlined below are being adopted...
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Various investment firms of Portugal willing to work together with KWSC
Karachi: A high level delegation from the Portugal’s SJ Investment Company visited the headquarters of the Karachi Water and Sewerage...
Portugal’s Evora plans tourist tax from 2025 to address overtourism
Lisbon: Evora, a popular tourist destination in Portugal known for its ancient ruins, plans to introduce a tourist tax in...
Bulgaria’s Stara Planina Hold projects 33% fall in 9-mo cons sales
Sofia: Bulgarian diversified group Stara Planina Hold said it expects its consolidated sales revenue to decline by an annual 33.2%...
France minister vows new immigration ‘rules’ after student murder
Paris: France’s conservative interior minister on Wednesday vowed consequences after a Moroccan man suspected of murdering a 19-year-old university student...
Portugal to Hire More People to Speed Up Visa Processes at Brazilian Consulates
Lisbon: A total of 50 people will be employed by the Portuguese government at consulates in Brazil in an effort...
Bulgaria’s non-govt borrowing up 14% y/y in Aug
Sofia: Loans to Bulgaria's non-government sector grew by 14.1% year-on-year to some 98.4 billion levs ($56.2 billion/50.3 billion euro) in...
Portugal Risks Political Crisis Without Budget Deal: President
Lisbon: Portugal risks a "political and economic crisis" if the government cannot resolve an impasse over next year's budget, President...
Bulgaria’s GERB threatens ruling party in Skopje with expulsion from EPP
Sofia: The ruling VMRO-DPMNE party in North Macedonia has been threatened with expulsion from the EU centre-right political family (EPP),...
France’s Cognac industry urges EU to delay China EV tariffs
Paris: Fears over tit-for-tat measures between China and the EU, stemming from the EU's plan to impose tariffs on Chinese...
France’s new govt convenes for first time and sets budget, migrant issues as top priorities
Paris: France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists gathered for the first time Monday as Prime Minister Michel Barnier...
Morocco falls to Portugal in Futsal World Championship
Rabat: In a long-awaited match at the Futsal World Championship today, Morocco faced off against Portugal, but ultimately fell short...
France to finally get new govt
Paris: France’s new premier said he hoped to finalise a long-awaited government soon, as President Emmanuel Macron weighed a line-up...
Tech giants push to dilute Europe’s AI Act
London: The world’s biggest technology companies have embarked on a final push to persuade the European Union to take a...
President Radev praises statehood and independence Bulgaria’s Independence Day
Sofia: On Sunday, 116 years since Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire, President Rumen Radev wrote in a...
Portugal brings deadly forest fires under control
Lisbon: Portugal has brought under control the remaining forest fires it battled this week in the north of the country,...
UK to fund seven climate change projects in Pakistan amid growing environmental challenges
Celina Ali Islamabad: The United Kingdom announced its commitment to support seven climate change initiatives in Pakistan, including the development...
Portugal wildfires: Why are Iberian forests so flammable?
Lisbon: The amount of land ravaged in Portugal's recent devastating wildfires is estimated to cover 122,000 hectares. Around 83% of...
Stoltenberg, at farewell event, lauds ‘valuable’ NATO allies Greece, Turkey
Brussels: Outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg insisted on Thursday that Greece and Turkey “are two valuable and important allies” that...
EU approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents
Brussels: The European Union’s drug regulator has approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17,...
Wildfires rage across northern Portugal, CAMS tracks their impacts
Lisbon: Several significant wildfires have developed in northern Portugal in recent days, causing many fatalities and significant damage to property....
Bulgaria to probe company links to pagers that exploded in Lebanon
Sofia: Bulgaria will investigate a company linked to the sale of pagers to Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah that exploded this...
EU-Iran relations close to crisis point
Dr Majid Rafizadeh Brussels: While the EU has maintained a relatively soft stance toward the Iranian government compared to the...
Google wins apppeal against EU’s €1.5B fine from 2019
Brussels: Google oveturned a €1.5 billion (about $1.7 billion at today's rate) penalty by the European Union, issued back in...
Bulgaria seeks restrictions on Ukrainian egg imports
Sofia: The Bulgarian Agricultural Ministry joined forces with farmers in a quest to completely stop the flow of cheap Ukrainian...
Bulgaria got one of the portfolios of the future
Sofia: Bulgaria has received one of the portfolios of the future, Ekaterina Zaharieva said in Strasbourg on September 17 after...
EU chief seeks funding boost to help bloc compete
Brussels: The European Commission wants to set up a fund to support strategic sectors, a document showed on Tuesday, as...
Portugal asks Europe for help as wildfires rage
Lisbon: Portugal asked the EU to send it more fire-fighting planes on Monday as at least 15 blazes raged in...
Bulgaria records 2.1% annual inflation in August
Sofia: Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.1 per cent inflation in August, down from 2.4 per cent a...
France’s European commissioner resigns amid row with von der Leyen
Paris: France’s European commissioner, Thierry Breton, has resigned, citing “questionable governance” at the EU executive led by Ursula von der...
