Airbus signs new study contract to define France’s future maritime patrol aircraft
Paris: The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as...
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Portugal envoy visits UoG to foster research collaboration
Celina Ali Gujrat: Portuguese Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr Frederico Silva visited the Hafiz Hayat Campus of the University of Gujrat...
UK grocery inflation slows in January, says Kantar
London: The pressure on British consumers eased a little in January as a step-up in supermarket promotions meant grocery inflation...
UK not choosing between US and EU, says Starmer
London: The UK is "not choosing between the US and the EU", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after...
Pakistan Britain Business Council delegation calls on President RCCI
Celina Ali Islamabad: President of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Usman Shaukat, held a meeting with the...
Portugal: New platform to promote migrant labour market integration
Lisbon: Lisbon City Council (CML) approved the development of a new digital platform to facilitate the integration of migrants into...
France’s PM faces confidence vote with second attempt to force through budget
Paris: The French prime minister, François Bayrou, is preparing to ignore threats of a no-confidence motion and force the 2025...
Portugal: Tourism records historic high
Lisbon: Tourism activity in Portugal continues to grow and is expected to reach a record in 2024, according to preliminary...
French PM Bayrou says will force through contentious budget without a vote
Paris: French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that he will use special executive powers to force his government’s contentious...
Bulgaria receives its first F-16
Sofia: Lockheed Martin has solemnly delivered the first F-16 Block 70 multi-role fighter jet to the Bulgarian Air Force. The...
Portugal: 490 jobs open in the Air Force
Lisbon: The Portuguese Air Force is recruiting new future military personnel for the Officer and Enlisted categories. In total, there...
Embassy Sofia supports Bulgarian special needs athletes
Sofia: Embassy Sofia staff participated in a holiday basketball practice with Bulgaria’s only unified basketball club, Unified Sports for All,...
EU foreign policy chief says defence spending must rise
Brussels: The European Union's member states need to increase defence spending to keep pace with the threats facing the continent,...
Pakistan-Serbia Bilateral Talks: Two Sides Agree To Explore New Avenues For Collaboration
The Fifth Round of Pakistan-Serbia Bilateral Political consultations were held in Islamabad.Additional Secretary for Europe, Shafqat Ali Khan Led the...
EU warns Pakistan GSP+ status dependent on ‘list of issues,’ including human rights
Islamabad: The European Union’s mission in Islamabad on Friday reminded Pakistan that trade benefits it received under the GSP+ scheme...
Pakistan, Austria stress collaborative efforts to enhance UN’s effectiveness
Islamabad - Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who is currently on a visit to Ireland and Austria leading a...
Portugal and France: How our neighbors celebrate the Three Wise Men
The image of the Three Wise Men as the “gift-givers” par excellence of Christmas has been part of the cultural...
Gilani, Austrian Federal Council President discuss strengthening bilateral ties
Celina Ali Islamabad: Chairman Senate of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and President of the Federal Council of Austria, Ms....
Portugal might grant citizenship to stateless people after 3 years of residency under new proposal
Lisbon : Portugal’s green political party, Livre, has proposed to grant Portuguese nationality to stateless people who have been residing...
Greek defence minister demands France explain sale of missiles to Turkey
Paris: France and Greece have been bound by a defence agreement since 2021 — and according to Greece, the potential...
ECB President Confident in Bulgaria’s Eurozone Progress
Sofia: Bulgaria has made progress in meeting the convergence criteria for joining the eurozone, according to European Central Bank (ECB)...
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to human rights in meeting with EU delegation
Celina Ali Islamabad: The European Union delegation, headed by Ambassador Olof Skoog, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, and...
Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.62%
Lisbon: Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors...
France’s budget talks close to collapse after Socialists pull out
Paris: French budget talks were on the verge of collapse on Jan 29, a day after Socialist party officials suspended...
Irish tourist dies following fall at Bulgarian mountain ski resort
Sofia: A 29-year-old man from Ireland died on Wednesday from injuries sustained the previous day in a fall at the...
Portugal: House valuations rise 9.3%
Lisbon: The median value of bank appraisals for housing increased by 9.3% in 2024 compared to 2023, standing at 1,662...
Deaths at the border: NGOs accuse Bulgarian police of ‘worst humanity’
Sofia: Human rights advocates have accused Bulgarian Border Police of "deliberate neglect" following the deaths of three Egyptian minors who...
Portugal launches new platform to regularise immigrants with employment contracts
Lisbon: AIMA has now launched its online platform to help the regularisation of immigrants in Portugal. Immigrants with employment contracts...
France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria
Paris: Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France’s foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a...
Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death
Sofia: Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing efforts to rescue three Egyptian teenage boys, who...
