Pakistan, EU officials discuss ties
Brussels: Chargé d’Affaires of Pakistan’s embassy in Belgium Syed Faraz Hussain Zaidi Thursday met MEP Majdouline Sbaï, GSP Rapporteur European...
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I went to Sintra, Portugal, to find its castles closed, but hearts open
Alex McClintock Lisbon: The Spanish Steps were closed for renovations when I visited Rome for the first time. The Flatiron...
Bulgarian PM discusses country’s euro zone accession with ECB, Eurogroup heads
Sofia: Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov held talks on March 20 in Brussels with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine...
EU Ambassador Riina Kionka calls on Commerce Minister, discusses business, trade cooperation
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr. Riina Kionka, called on Federal Minister for...
Portugal and Spain working together
Lisbon: Portugal received around 30 million tourists in 2024, while Spain received 94 million, making the Iberian Peninsula, together, the...
Bulgaria risks losing €2.5 billion from EU Social Climate Fund
Sofia: Bulgaria risks losing €2.5 billion in EU grants from the Social Climate Fund because it is late in preparing...
Why Portugal’s stability matters more than ever
Paulo Lopes Lisbon: I have recently come across an important development that I believe is worth sharing with my readers....
EU and its partners pledge $8.4 billion for Syria
Brussels: The EU led the way as donors on March 17 pledged €5.8 billion (S$8.4 billion) in aid for Syria...
New ‘Asterix in Lusitania’ comic sees Gallic hero bring his magic to Portugal
Lisbon: France's favourite magic potion-swigging winged-helmed hero Asterix will take in a spot of Portuguese sun for the comic Gaul's...
Bulgaria records 4.0% annual inflation in February
Sodia: Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded four per cent inflation in February, up from 3.8 per cent a...
EU vows 2.5 bn euros to help Syrians after Assad ouster
Brussels: The EU led the way on pledging aid for Syria on Monday at a donor drive in Brussels —...
Italy, Spain not ready to back EU plan to boost Ukraine military aid
Brussels: Italy and Spain made clear on Monday they were not ready to back a European Union proposal to pledge...
The EU is evacuating burn victims after deadly fire in a nightclub in North Macedonia
In the early hours of Sunday, 16 March, a fire broke out in a nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, killing...
Bulgaria to declare day of national mourning in solidarity with North Macedonia
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 18 March, will be declared a day of national mourning in Bulgaria as an expression of solidarity with...
Portugal: 24,000 new properties come on to the market
Lisbon: More than 24,000 new homes were completed throughout 2024, having increased 4.2% compared to the previous year. This number...
EU to invest $5bn in South Africa after US aid withdrawal
Brussels: The European Union will invest $5 billion (€4.7 billion) in South African aid and development projects, EU chief Ursula...
No plans for Italian soldiers on the ground in Ukraine: Italy PM Giorgia Meloni
Rome: Italy does not envision sending soldiers to Ukraine, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Saturday, following a virtual summit hosted...
EU Ambassador Riina Kionka calls on Prime Minister
Celina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of the European Union (EU), Dr. Riina Kionka on Friday paid a courtesy call on Prime...
Aurangzeb vows to support EU businesses in Pakistan in meeting with Ambassador Riina Kionka
Celina Ali Islamabad: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed government's commitment to supporting EU businesses in Pakistan and facilitating their...
Portugal’s president disbands parliament, calls election on May 18
Lisbon: Portugal will hold an early parliamentary election - its third in just over three years - on May 18,...
France eye ‘supreme objective’ of Six Nations as Scotland visit
Paris: A France side brimming with confidence host Scotland on Saturday with a second Six Nations title of head coach...
Bulgarian MPs lose seats as court finds miscount in October election
Sofia: Sixteen Bulgarian lawmakers lost their seats on Thursday after the Constitutional Court found they were wrongly elected during a...
Portugal’s attorney general opens investigation into PM’s family business
Lisbon: The attorney general announced on Wednesday that the Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a preventive investigation into the prime...
European Prosecutor representative in Bulgaria to face anti-corruption review
Sofia: The Bulgarian representative in the European Prosecutor's Office, Teodora Georgieva, will be subject to an anti-corruption check, the Sofia...
New corruption scandal roils EU parliament
Brussels: A new graft scandal rocked the European Parliament on Thursday after police carried out several raids in Belgium and...
Shaping crypto policy: Italy aligns with EU and US shifts
Rome: Italy is advancing its crypto regulatory framework through Legislative Decree 129/2024, aligning domestic law with the EU’s MiCAR. With...
Portugal’s government falls in no-confidence vote after just a year
Lisbon: Portugal’s Parliament ousted the center-right government in a vote of no confidence on Tuesday, forcing the third national election...
UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire deal
London: The UK was "intimately involved" in helping Ukraine and the US reach an agreement over a proposed ceasefire deal...
EU strongly condemn Jaffar Express terrorist attack in Balochistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: EU Ambassador Riina Kionka condemned the attack in a post on X, stating, “We strongly condemn the...
Italy’s MoD call for stronger EU-US cooperation
Rome: Key developments. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto called for enhanced US-EU coordination on defence strategy amid a rapidly shifting...
