Nestlé takes back Nestea in Portugal
Lisbon: Nestlé will once again be responsible for the production and sale of Nestea in Portugal. This comes after the...
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Exports to EU surge by 14% in first five months of FY25 to $4.8bn
Celina Ali Islamabad : Pakistan’s exports to the European Union (EU) grew by 14% to $4.8 billion during the first...
Bulgaria Set to strengthen ties with Ukraine through security agreement
Sofia: Bulgaria is poised to sign a significant security cooperation agreement with Ukraine on December 19, 2024, during the European...
Portugal to streamline entry of foreigners to deal with labour shortages
Lisbob: The Minister of State and for Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro Almeida, said the government is attempting to streamline the...
France’s second woman premier makes surprise frontline return
Paris: Elisabeth Borne, only the second woman to serve as French prime minister, is making a surprise return to frontline...
Bulgaria issues weather warnings over snow, rain and wind forecast for December 25
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for December 25...
Kazakhstan, EU Plan to Intensify Cooperation in 2025
Astana: Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko and European Union Ambassador to Kazakhstan Aleška Simkić agreed to deepen cooperation in...
Lisbon remains attractive for real estate investment
Lisobn: Lisbon is the 10th most attractive city to invest in real estate next year. This ranking of the most...
Government: Nine per cent of university students in Bulgaria are foreigners
Sofia: Nine per cent of the students at Bulgarian higher educational institutions are foreigners, according to a regular report presented...
EU expresses concern over sentencing of civilians by Pakistani military court
Islamabad: The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military court in...
Italy tops EU for NRRP funds collected
Rome: Italy is top in the European Union for the amount of sums collected for its post-COVID National Recovery and...
Portugal: Who takes the crown in the 2024 Municipal Ranking?
Lisbon: The 2024 municipal ranking in Portugal sees Lisbon once again claiming the top spot, just as it did in...
France: Mayotte struggles to recover as aid trickles in a week after cyclone
Paris: One week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, and days after a testy presidential visit, France’s impoverished...
EU-sanctioned Russian oil still hits markets via Bulgaria
Sofia: Even though the EU sanctions Russian oil, Bulgaria still allows crude to be processed at the Lukoil Burgas refinery....
Germans mourn five people killed, 200 injured in Christmas market attack
Magdeburg: Germans have gathered in Magdeburg to mourn the victims of a car-ramming attack in the eastern city that killed...
Russia security threat is far reaching, Italy PM warns
Saariselka: Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal immigration and...
Italy close to Germans says Mattarella after Magdeburg
Rome: President Sergio Mattarella on Saturday expressed Italy's closeness to Germany's population in a message to his German counterpart Frank-Walter...
Portugal: Minimum monthly wage increases in 2025
Lisbon: Decree-Law no. 112/2024, of December 19th was publish on Portugal’s Official Gazette, ruling the minimum monthly wage’s increase to...
Bulgarian President, Hungarian PM call for Peace in Europe, closer bilateral ties
Sofia: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met in Sofia, emphasising the need for restoring peace...
EU, Swiss hail ‘historic’ new deal resetting relations
Bern: The European Union and Switzerland announced on Dec 20 they had sealed a new set of agreements aimed at...
Portugal tree of the year announced
Lisbon: The Australian Fig Tree, which is part of the living heritage of the Quinta das Lágrimas Gardens, in Santa...
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil, gas
Washington: US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday threatened the European Union (EU) with tariffs if the bloc does not reduce...
Italy, France and Austria receive €392 million from the EU Solidarity Fund to recover and rebuild after floods
Brussels: The Commission Friday paid an amount of €392.2 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, France...
UK considers sending troops to train Ukrainians
London: The Ministry of Defence is considering the possibility of sending British troops to Ukraine to help train its armed...
Portugal: €522 scholarship for immigrant tourism trainees
Lisbon: Tourism Schools in Portugal will train immigrants who want to work in the sector, in a program that starts...
French President Emmanuel Macron met with anger from Mayotte residents, days after devastating cyclone
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has met with residents of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, days after the French...
Why Bulgaria still struggles with gender-based violence
Sofia: Bulgaria has a long way to go in the fight to eradicate gender-based and domestic violence. But what is...
28,000 Pakistanis applied for ‘protection’ in EU in a year: report
Islamabad: Pakistanis lodged 28,000 applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this...
EC warns of “critical situation” in Portugal
Lisbon: The European Commission considers that the effectiveness of Social Security in Portugal in alleviating poverty and income inequalities has...
Bulgaria scheduled to sign security cooperation agreement with Ukraine
Sofia: During the European Council meeting on December 19, Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
