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...
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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...
EU tourism nights increased in second quarter of 2024
Brussels: In the second quarter of 2024, there were 780.1 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, a...
European Union provides €700,000 to assist flood victims in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad; The European Union is providing €700,000 in humanitarian aid to Pakistan, after widespread flooding and landslides have...
RWE eyes floating wind opportunities in Portugal, backs port of Setúbal as hub
Lisbon: RWE is collaborating with the Port Authority of Setúbal to facilitate enhancements in its port infrastructure in support of...
Bulgaria expects to become full member of schengen zone by the end of 2024
Sofia: Bulgaria hopes its full membership to the Schengen Zone will be finalized by the end of this year. Yordanka...
Change to approach for mock-ups for VMD assessment
London: From 1 October, the VMD has revised requirements for submission of mock-ups. The changes outlined below are being adopted...
Various investment firms of Portugal willing to work together with KWSC
Karachi: A high level delegation from the Portugal’s SJ Investment Company visited the headquarters of the Karachi Water and Sewerage...
Portugal’s Evora plans tourist tax from 2025 to address overtourism
Lisbon: Evora, a popular tourist destination in Portugal known for its ancient ruins, plans to introduce a tourist tax in...
Bulgaria’s Stara Planina Hold projects 33% fall in 9-mo cons sales
Sofia: Bulgarian diversified group Stara Planina Hold said it expects its consolidated sales revenue to decline by an annual 33.2%...
France minister vows new immigration ‘rules’ after student murder
Paris: France’s conservative interior minister on Wednesday vowed consequences after a Moroccan man suspected of murdering a 19-year-old university student...
Portugal to Hire More People to Speed Up Visa Processes at Brazilian Consulates
Lisbon: A total of 50 people will be employed by the Portuguese government at consulates in Brazil in an effort...
Bulgaria’s non-govt borrowing up 14% y/y in Aug
Sofia: Loans to Bulgaria's non-government sector grew by 14.1% year-on-year to some 98.4 billion levs ($56.2 billion/50.3 billion euro) in...
