Bulgaria facing health tax increase, as budget deficit risks Euro exclusion
Sofia: The Bulgarian Doctors' Union is launching a campaign to increase the national health tax to compensate for deficits in...
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Portugal to weigh sale of at least 49% in Airline TAP
Lisbon: Portugal’s government is considering selling a stake of at least 49% of TAP SA in its latest attempt to...
Bulgaria: Contractor indicted in €4.5 million fraud involving trolleybus for the municipality of Vratsa
Sofia: The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia District Court against...
EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs. Bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles are easy targets
Brussels: US tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on...
France warns of EU’s tariffs against US measures
Paris: France has said that the European Union will retaliate by replicating any tariffs imposed on it by the United...
EU says it would react to US tariffs, but awaits clarification
Brussels: The European Commission said on Monday it would react to protect EU interests after US President Donald Trump’s announcement...
Italy: Intel committee calls for EU strategy on Africa
Rome: COPASIR has released a report highlighting Africa’s strategic importance for European security. The document calls for a dedicated EU...
Bulgaria stops 1620kg of refrigerant
Sofia: Customs officers from the district of Rousse in Bulgaria have stopped an attempt to smuggle 1620kg of refrigerant at...
‘Your time is over:’ Far-right leaders take on the EU’s mainstream parties
Brussels: At a leaders summit in Madrid the Patriots for Europe (PfE) party says it will launch a 'reconquest' under...
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Highlights the Global Importance of Greek Language on International Day
In recognition of International Greek Language Day, Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Giorgos Kotsiras, emphasized the crucial role of the Greek...
First: Bulgarian Stock Exchange Launches SpaceCrowd, an Equity Crowdfunding Platform for Startups
The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) has unveiled SpaceCrowd, Bulgaria’s first equity crowdfunding platform aimed at helping startups and early-stage businesses...
UAE to invest €50bn in AI data center in France
Paris: The United Arab Emirates plans to invest €30 to €50 billion in building a huge artificial intelligence (AI) data...
Aga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony in Egypt
Lisbon: The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, has taken place in...
4th-Century BC Tomb of Warrior discovered in Campania, Italy
Rome: A team of archaeologists and law enforcement officials has uncovered ancient tombs in southern Italy, including what may be...
Italy’s Meloni slams WWII massacre site vandalism
Rome: Italy's post-fascist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday slammed vandalism at a politically charged memorial near the Slovenian border...
Community emotions run high as UK government confirms Grenfell Tower demolition
London: Hamid Ali Jafari says he feels his father's presence every time he walks or drives past London's Grenfell Tower,...
10 EU and UK grant programs supporting water and sanitation projects
Brussels: The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have long been at the forefront of international development, providing...
Italy starts countdown to 2026 Milano-Cortina Games
Milan: Italy began the one-year countdown to the Winter Olympics on Thursday with a series of events designed to fuel...
Not Florence: Italy’s other beautiful Renaissance city (with no tourists)
Justine Costigan Florence: In the peak of summer, Florence, Ravenna and Bologna are crowded with tourists, but nearby is another...
Italy keeps faith with only one change for Wales clash
Rome: Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada on Thursday kept faith in the team which lost their opening Six Nations fixture...
Poland backs idea of rearmament bank to pay for EU defence
Brussels: Poland supports the idea of creating a "rearmament" bank to help Europe pay for the huge defence investment it...
Digital nomads in Portugal struggling to obtain residency amid Aima & social security dispute
Lisbon: Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) and Social Security share different opinions in terms of requirements for...
France delivers Mirage warplanes to help defend Ukraine
Paris: France on Jan 6 delivered its first batch of warplanes to Ukraine as part of European efforts to strengthen...
UK: Conman accused of ramming police with car goes on trial in France
London: A British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary will go on trial on Thursday accused of deliberately ramming...
UK Conservatives leader pledges to tighten citizenship rules for migrants
London: UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has said her Conservative party would make it more difficult for regular migrants to...
Tories would bar benefit-claim migrants from settling in UK
London: Migrants on work visas who claim benefits will be barred from settling indefinitely in the UK, under Kemi Badenoch's...
Pakistani asylum seeker wins £100,000 after being ‘treated like criminal’ for overstaying visa
London: A Pakistani asylum seeker was awarded almost £100,000 after complaining that she was “treated like a criminal” when she...
Italy: Founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
Rome: The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity...
Italy says it freed Libyan officer because of errors in ICC warrant
Rome: Italy's justice minister said on Wednesday Rome had no choice but to free a Libyan military officer wanted for...
EU must improve capacity to move troops fast amid growing threats, says watchdog
Brussels: A European Union programme to make it easier to shift troops and weapons across the continent quickly - by...
