Bulgarian Socialist Party expels former leader Ninova
Sofia: The national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) voted by an overwhelming majority at a meeting on September...
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Lufthansa eyes 19.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal
Lisbon: Lufthansa seeks to expand its holdings with a TAP Air Portugal acquisition following recent approval for its ITA Airways...
Portugal declares day of mourning after four die in helicopter crash
Lisbon: Portugal has declared a day of mourning after a firefighting helicopter crashed in the Douro River leaving at least...
Bulgaria: Warning of hazardous weather for Bourgas district over forecast heavy rain
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Red warning of very hazardous weather for the Bourgas district for...
Men dominate nominations for EU commission, as von der Leyen’s push for gender equality stalls
Brussels: The deadline for the nominations was set for 30 August. Here is a look at the key candidates from...
Cristiano Ronaldo named in Portugal squad for upcoming UEFA Nations League
Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo has kept his place in the Portugal squad for next month’s UEFA Nations League games against Croatia...
Bulgaria’s caretaker government approves 100M leva draft budget for latest early parliamentary elections
Sofia: Meeting on August 30, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved a draft budget of 100 028 000 leva for the country’s...
EU won’t recognise Maduro’s ‘democratic legitimacy’
Madrid: European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday they would not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro...
Portugal’s TAP profit falls on foreign exchange losses
Lisbon: Portuguese airline TAP said on Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell 10% to 72.2 million euros ($80.3 million), as...
Bulgaria calls new election, closes in on EU commissioner pick
Sofia: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had asked EU countries to put forward a name for commissioner by...
Portugal’s centre-right government picks austerity-era finance minister for top EU post
Lisbon: Maria Luis Albuquerque, 56, was in charge of putting public accounts on a sound footing between 2013 and 2015...
Three FETÖ suspects captured at Greece border
Athens: Twelve people, including three FETÖ suspects, have been apprehended while attempting to illegally cross into Greece from the northwestern...
EU experts advise Balochistan to manufacture goods for progress
Quetta: The European Union’s Rule of Law experts have said that Balochistan is the land of opportunities and for development...
Bulgaria’s caretaker PM interviews parties’ nominees for European Commissioner
Sofia: Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev held talks with the three candidates so far nominated by parliamentary groups to...
UK to spend 10.5 million pounds to prepare ports for new EU border checks
London: Britain will spend 10.5 million pounds ($13.9 million) to help ports prepare for the European Union's post-Brexit security checks...
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to keep his story with Portugal going
Lisbon: With just four days left before Roberto Martínez announces the squad for Portugal's upcoming matches, 39-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has...
Campaigners sue EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 climate targets
Brussels: The EU is being sued for failing to set ambitious climate targets in sectors that contribute more than half...
Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Lisbon: The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal. An earthquake with an...
Bulgaria calls 7th election in less than four years
Sofia: Bulgaria will hold a new snap vote on Oct. 27, its seventh general election in three and a half...
Swiss minister calls US-EU debt ‘time bomb’
Zurich: Debt levels in the United States and Europe are a risk for international financial stability and for Switzerland, Swiss...
Portugal’s Madeira wildfire brought under control after 11 days
Lisbon: Firefighters have brought under control a large forest fire in the Portuguese island of Madeira that had been burning...
Record-breaking traffic at Türkiye-Bulgaria border crossing in 2024
Sofia: The Kapikule border crossing in Edirne – separating Türkiye and Bulgaria – has set a record with 5,503 vehicles...
EU continues its support to enhance food security in Sudan
Brussels: Subject to the world's humanitarian crisis, Sudan is experiencing a catastrophic shock in which half of the country -around...
Ronaldo confirmed as still being part of Portugal squad
Lisbon: Coach Roberto Martínez has said that Portugal “lacked goals” in Euro2024, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals, and...
EU review does not recommend sending military trainers to Ukraine for now: Media
Berlin: The EU's diplomatic service has called on member states to better adapt a military training mission for Ukraine to...
Portugal receives over 63,000 citizenship applications in first 4 months of 2024
Lisbon: More than 63,000 requests for Portuguese citizenship have been received in the first four months of 2024. The figures...
Iran’s new foreign minister calls for EU dialogue
Tehran: Iran’s new foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has called for dialogue with the European Union to resolve bilateral issues, following...
Bulgaria, Türkiye boost border security cooperation
Sofia: Türkiye and Bulgaria have agreed to enhance their joint efforts in combating irregular migration by increasing the capacity of...
Wildfires burn over 6% of Portugal’s Madeira island in 1 week
Lisbon: A forest fire on the southern coast of Portugal's island of Madeira has scorched more than 5,000 hectares (12,355...
Italy: Minister gives Stellantis ultimatum over EU funds for planned gigafactory
Milan: Italy's industry minister said on Thursday he expected "within hours" a firm commitment by Stellantis over its plan to...
