It’s time to submit your income tax return in Portugal
Lisbon: The deadline for submitting income tax returns in Portugal is approaching on June 30. This marks the final date...
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Bulgaria holds another snap election, more instability seen ahead
SofiaL: Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday for their sixth parliamentary election in three years, but analysts say the...
Millions vote in European Parliament election, set for shift to the right
Brussels: Voters across Europe cast their ballots on Sunday in an election for the European Parliament that is likely to...
Italy votes in EU election with Meloni poised as powerbroker
Rome: Italy became the first heavyweight nation to cast votes for the EU's next parliament on Saturday, in a test...
Portugal targets 500,000 Chinese tourists annually by 2026
Lisbon: Portugal aims to welcome 500,000 Chinese tourists annually by 2026, with a target of 1 million overnight stays. Carlos...
European elections: What you need to know about the vote
Brussels: Europeans in 27 countries are voting in elections that will have a wide impact across the European Union and...
Portugal stocks lower at close of trade; PSI down 1.13%
Lisbon: Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods...
Bulgaria to elect sixth parliament in three years
Sofia: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Bulgaria last week to provide campaign support to Bulgaria's GERB...
EU tourism nights increase at the beginning of 2024
Brussels: In the first quarter of 2024, there were 452.6 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking...
Disinformation crisis unit on rapid alert around European elections
Lisa O'Carroll – The Guardian Brussels: Debunking, prebunking and factchecking; correcting lies, fake news and race hate – battling disinformation...
Portugal’s former top banker, ex-minister sentenced to prison in graft case
Lisbon: A Lisbon court on Thursday sentenced the former patriarch of the Espirito Santo banking family, Ricardo Salgado, to 6-1/4...
Bulgaria holds another snap election to end political instability
Sofia: Bulgarian voters head to the polling stations on Sunday for the sixth snap parliamentary election in three years, but...
Portugal’s Socialists and far-right team up again to block government, budget doubts mount
Lisbon: Portugal's centre-right minority government on Wednesday suffered another setback as the far-right Chega teamed up with the Socialists to...
Bulgaria is North Macedonia’s most sincere ally
Sofia: Over the past three decades, the young Balkan state of Macedonia has been in the focus of political debate,...
Right-wing pushback on EU’s green laws misjudges rural views
Brussels: Hannah Mowat is Campaigns Coordinator at Fern, an international NGO created in 1995 to keep track of the EU’s...
Italy: Watchdog fines Meta for unfair commercial practices
Rome: Italy's antitrust regulator AGCM has fined Facebook and Instagram owner Meta (META.O), opens new tab for what it described...
Italy names 30 players for Pre-Olympic Tournament prep
Rome: Head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has announced a 30-player preliminary roster for the Italian national team’s Pre-Olympic Tournament in Puerto...
EC approves Italy’s plan to aid 4.6 GW of new renewables
Rome: Italy has received the approval of the European Commission (EC) for a state aid measure that will support the...
Italy’s Meloni blames organised crime for ‘alarming’ migrant visa fraud
Rome: Criminal gangs are exploiting loopholes in Italy's legal visa system for foreign workers to smuggle in illegal immigrants, a...
UK leaders head into election debate as Farage enters fray
London: The leaders of Britain's two main political parties on Tuesday prepared to go head-to-head in the first live TV...
UK income growth lagged peers between 2007 and 2019, says think tank
London: Incomes in Britain grew at half the pace of those in the US and lagged even further behind those...
Japan’s UK state visit to go ahead despite election
London: The state visit to the UK by the emperor and empress of Japan will go ahead later this month,...
Bulgaria’s Fantastico invests 18 mln euro in warehouse expansion
Sofia: Bulgarian supermarket operator Fantastico Group said it has expanded its logistics centre near the capital Sofia, following an investment...
Greece backs Biden’s Gaza cease-fire plan, urges end to humanitarian tragedy
Athens: Greece voiced its full support for US President Joe Biden's proposed roadmap for a cease-fire in Gaza on Monday,...
Portugal toughens migration rules after swing to the right
Lisbon: Portugal has announced a new plan that will toughen some immigration rules, following in the footsteps of other EU...
Chinese commerce minister urges dialogue to resolve China-EU trade frictions
Beijing: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has asserted that China is open to dialogues to properly resolve trade frictions with...
On camera, 2 planes collide at Portugal air show, pilot dead
Lisbon: One pilot was killed and another injured after two small planes collided midair during an air show performance in...
Mercure to Enter Bulgaria with New Hotel in Sofia
Sofia: Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announces the upcoming opening of Mercure Sofia, the first hotel under the midscale...
EU struggles to counter Russian election disinformation
Brussels: The European Union's disinformation-busting team last month debunked a Russian-language video on YouTube that said citizens were fleeing dictatorship...
European elections: Why are Portugal and Malta allowing early voting?
Lisbon: With EU member states heading to the polls, here's how the elections differ from country to country. Between 6...
