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...
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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...
Moldova strikes 30 million-euro deal with France to enhance energy efficiency
Paris: Moldova and the French Development Agency signed a 30 million-euro ($32.5 million) deal on Monday to improve the post-Soviet...
Japanese cinema wins big at Portugal’s Fantasporto film awards
Lisbon: Since the Annabelle doll became an instantly recognisable icon in the horror universe just over 10 years ago, the...
Bulgaria’s passive pharma negotiating position slammed by MEP
Sofia: Bulgaria has been criticised for its passive approach to the EU Pharma Package, despite the topic's importance for local...
Dutch parliament urges government not to join EU defence plan
Amsterdam: A narrow majority in the Dutch parliament on Tuesday urged the government not to join recently agreed EU plans...
Europe’s push for Ukraine to keep fighting is ‘immoral,’ says Bulgarian president
Athens: "It is immoral for Europe to push Ukraine to continue fighting," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said Monday. Speaking at...
Portugal sees nearly 50% increase in russian investments through golden visa program
Lisbon: In 2024, there was a 49 per cent increase in investments by Russian nationals through Portugal’s Golden Visa Program....
Bulgaria’s producer prices surge to second-highest in EU in early 2025
Sofia: Producer prices in Bulgaria saw significant growth at the beginning of 2025, positioning the country among the fastest-growing in...
DPM meets FMs of Azerbaijan, Indonesia; agree to strengthen bilateral cooperation
Celina Ali Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday separately met Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan...
This is the coldest place in Portugal: -15°C in winter
Lisbon: Gralheira is a small village in the municipality of Cinfães, Viseu district, with a population of around just 200...
France to send 200 drug traffickers to ‘completely hermetic’ prisons
Paris: France will imprison 200 of its most dangerous drug traffickers in two high-security prisons, the Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin...
Bulgaria awards Alstom contract for 35 trains
Sofia: Alstom Secures Major Train Supply Contract with Bulgaria. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply....
Portugal gas prices nearly double Spain’s: Government to review pricing measures
Lisbon: Rising gas prices in Portugal have become a hot topic, with the cost of bottled gas now nearly double...
Europe scrambles to aid Ukraine after US intelligence cutoff
Brussels: Ukraine’s allies in Europe are rushing to fill the void left by the Trump administration’s decision to pause its...
Indian Minister’s remarks on occupied Kashmir and Azad Kashmir are completely contrary to reality: KCEU’s Chair Ali Raza Syed
Brussels: Mr. Ali Raza Syed, Chairman of the Kashmir Council Europe (KCEU) has strongly reacted to the recent statement made...
UK to continue to supply intelligence to Ukraine after US cutoff
London: Britain will continue to supply intelligence to Ukraine, though the more limited capabilities on offer from London and other...
