Beach club operators in Italy brace as EU competition rules threaten their business
Rome: Beach clubs have a significant impact on Italy’s economy, as the tourism sector accounts for around 6% of the...
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Covirán is eyeing potential acquisitions in Portugal
Lisbon: Spanish supermarket chain Covirán is eyeing potential acquisitions as French retailer Auchan is forced to sell off some of...
Bulgaria is surging tourism sector with visa free travel for 93 countries including USA, France, UAE and Canada
Sofia: Bulgaria‘s tourism industry is experiencing a remarkable surge, thanks to its expanded visa free travel program, now including 93...
EU firefighters to join as Greece battles blaze
Athens: Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday (Aug 13), with hundreds of European...
Bulgaria’s tourist overnights revenue grows 18% y/y in June
Sofia:- Bulgaria's revenue from tourist overnights leapt by 18% on the year to 270.5 million levs ($151 million/138.3 million euro)...
Newly-founded migrations agency calls overtime strike
Lisbon: AIMA, the agency for integration, migration and asylum, created out of the extinction of SEF (the former borders and...
European Union Ambassador Dr Riina Kionka pays tribute to Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: European Union Ambassador Dr. Riina Kionka extended congratulations to Pakistanis on their 77th Independence Day and honoured...
Portugal’s good guy Leitao rewarded with gold
Saint Quentin-En-Yvelines: Portugal's Iuri Leitao showed that good guys can finish on top of the podium on Saturday, as he...
EU condemns Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Gazan school
Ankara: The EU foreign policy chief expressed strong condemnation on Saturday following reports of an Israeli attack on a school...
Portugal: A rising star in wealth migration
Lisbon: The Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2024, released by Henley & Partners on June 18, 2024, offers a compelling...
Chinese influence grows in European electric bus market
Brussels: The European Commission's recent "Initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of new battery EVs originating in the People's...
Bulgaria: Northeast town resists giant wind power project that WPD revived
Sofia: Germany-based wpd is trying to amend and merge two old wind power projects in General Toshevo in northeast Bulgaria....
Bulgaria’s TBS Group launches share buyback
Sofia: Bulgaria's Telelink Business Services Group, or TBS Group, said on Friday that its board decided to launch a share...
Asylum claims from Turkey soar by nearly 80 percent with more arrivals predicted
Jon Austin London: The numbers of asylum seekers coming to the UK from Turkey is soaring latest Home Office figures...
Tokyo Gas joins WindFloat offshore Portugal
Lisbon: Tokyo Gas has become a co-investor in the WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind farm in Portugal, operated by Windplus,...
EU allocates €43m for Palestinian authority salaries
Brussels: The European Union has announced a €43 million contribution to assist the Palestinian Authority in paying salaries and pensions...
Portugal Schengen visa from Pakistan August 2024
Celina Ali Islamabad: Portugal offers a stunning blend of rich history, stunning landscapes, and vibrant culture, making it one of...
Greece becomes visa-free for 188 countries, including the UK, the Netherlands and Spain
Athens: Greece became visa-free for 188 countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and the US; encouraging tourism at...
Bulgaria seeks to facilitate issuance of tourist & work visas
Sofia: Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Angelieva have discussed plans to...
Three firms cleared for fish exports to EU
Karachi: Three seafood processing companies of Pakistan have been cleared for exporting their products to European Union, said CM's Advisor...
Migrants in Portugal struggle to cope amid housing crisis
Lisbon: Some migrants in Portugal are turning to temporary accommodation like tents, amid a housing crisis in the country that...
Bulgaria’s political impasse complicates its relations with Brussels
Sofia: One of Bulgaria's top issues is joining the eurozone. Sofia hopes to join the single currency in 2025, but...
European pharmacopoeia shares positive news for animal welfare
Brussels: The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has announced the suppression of a widely-used test...
Young Afghan musicians are rebuilding their art together, in Portugal
Lisbon: Three years ago, nearly 300 young Afghan musicians, their teachers, and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in...
Navigating Compliance Challenges: The EU Blue Card Scheme in Bulgaria
Sofia: The EU Blue Card scheme has been widely implemented in Bulgaria as the primary work authorisation for highly skilled...
Foreigners are using Romania’s work visas to reach other EU countries irregularly, authorities claim
Brussels: Romanian authorities claim that many foreigners arriving legally in Romania for employment purposes on work visas are attempting to...
Italy ranks 2nd in EU for organ donation rate in 2023
Rome: In 2023, Italy achieved the second highest organ donation rate in the European Union, Azernews reports citing Agenzia ANSA,...
Bulgaria faces another snap vote as latest bid to form new government fails
Sofia: Bulgaria is heading for its seventh parliamentary elections in three years after the last of three political parties tapped...
EU Commissioner and RAI appointments: Meloni’s two games linked by the rule of law report
Brussels: The Italian Prime Minister is wrestling with choices over who to nominate as the next EU Commissioner, and the...
UK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checks
London: Imported food coming into the UK through Brexit border posts is being sent back to Europe to be tested...
