Immigration is not a ‘bad’ thing, France’s Macron says
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has said that immigration was not necessarily a “bad” thing, in a thinly veiled riposte...
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Blue Bulgaria Coalition’s Tsveta Kirilova on Solutions in Energy Sector
Sofia: In a position to BTA on Sunday, Blue Bulgaria Coalition's top-of-the-list candidate in Haskovo (Southeastern Bulgaria) Tsveta Kirilova said...
Chinese government, European EV makers voice objections to higher EU tariffs
China on Friday urged the European Commission to get back on the right track of resolving trade frictions through consultations...
Starmer sets his sights on new Brexit deal with EU
Keir Starmer traveled to Brussels this week for the first time since becoming the UK’s prime minister in July, to...
Gender, nationality enough for Afghan women to get asylum: EU court
Brussels: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Friday that gender and nationality alone were sufficient for a country...
Lufthansa Technik Eyes large MRO facility In Portugal, says CEO
Frankfurt: The CEO of Lufthansa Group has disclosed more details about Lufthansa Technik’s (LHT) plans to build a new facility...
France: Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades
Paris: The world’s longest treasure hunt appears to have come to an end, after an announcement in France that a...
Greenhouse cucumbers lead with a 10.6% hike in Bulgaria
Sofia: In Bulgaria, the latest data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets reveals a general uptick in...
What non-EU travellers need to know when new EU border checks are launched in November
Brussels: The European Union is pressing ahead with plans for a new border control system to handle the hundreds of...
UK PM Starmer visits Brussels for first talks on EU reset
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would work in good faith towards resetting relations with Brussels after talks...
Ukrainians removed from Portugal’s migration and integration agency, community alleges discrimination
London: Representatives of the Ukrainian community in Portugal have been excluded from the Agency for Integration, Migration, and Asylum (AIMA)...
France sends assets to Middle East, convenes UN Security Council
Paris: France said on Wednesday it was sending additional military resources to the Middle East to tackle the Iranian threat...
Bulgaria’s caretaker government approves signing of security cooperation agreement with Ukraine
Sofia: At a regular meeting on October 2, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet approved the signing of a security cooperation agreement between...
EU has enough support to impose Chinese EV tariffs, sources say
Brussels: France, Greece, Italy and Poland will vote on Friday in favour of tariffs of up to 45% on imports...
Portugal to launch new platform to accelerate citizenship application processing
Lisbon: Portugal’s Institute of Registries and Notaries will launch a new platform to accelerate the process of granting citizenship. The...
Bulgaria starts full review of its combat aviation
Sofia: Bulgaria is to begin a long-awaited review of the readiness and training of its air force, which has seen...
EU facilitates new medical evacuation operation, the first one directly from Gaza
Brussels: The EU has coordinated the first medical evacuation operation directly from Gaza, transferring eight patients in urgent need of...
EU boosts stability, resilience through WFP in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: The European Union’s financial support, through the World Food Programme (WFP), has played a crucial role in...
Thousands protest ‘uncontrolled immigration’ to Portugal
Lisbon: Thousands of protesters waving Portuguese flags and roaring the national anthem rallied in Lisbon to express their anger at...
France’s Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds
Paris: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two...
Thousands march calling for Bulgaria government to quit
Sofia: Thousands of people marched through the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Saturday (3 October) calling for the government to quit,...
Slowing inflation in Germany and Italy could soften ECB’s bias
Rome: Inflation in Germany and Italy is slowing faster than expected, setting the stage for a slowdown in the eurozone...
Thousands rally in Portugal as soaring rents drive housing crisis
Lisbon: Thousands of people took to the streets in Lisbon and other Portuguese cities on Saturday to protest against soaring...
Bulgaria preparing evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon
Sofia: Preparations for the phased evacuation by air of Bulgarian citizens who have expressed a desire to leave Lebanon are...
Portugal – much more than just tourism
Lisbon: The governor of the Bank of Portugal (BdP) has stated that Portugal “is far from being a country where...
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry urges citizens not to travel to Lebanon, Iran
Sofia: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has called on the country’s citizens not to travel to Lebanon and for those in Lebanon...
‘The current situation should spur France’s political leaders to abandon dogmatism on tax hikes’
Stéphane Lauer Paris: After seven years of tax cuts, France is about to swing the tax pendulum back in the...
EU payment system takes aim at card giants
Brussels: The biggest banks in the European Union have spent years quietly creating a new way to pay that could...
Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU threatens its new asylum strategy
Brussels: In 2015, when more than 1.3 million people headed to Europe, mostly fleeing a brutal war in Syria, the...
Bulgaria’s main pro-Russia party polling second ahead of elections
Sofia: Revival, Bulgaria’s leading pro-Russian far-right party, could take second place in parliamentary elections due on October 27, suggested pre-election...
