Winds of change: The EU’s green agenda after the European Parliament election
Brussels: The next European Commission and Parliament are likely to place security and competitiveness at the centre of their quest...
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Net migration to UK fell 10% last year, ONS says
London: Net migration to the UK fell 10% last year after hitting a record high in 2022, official figures show....
How Portugal’s pastel de nata became Brussels favourite pastry
Lisbon: There's soft power and there's sweet power. An initiative launched last year is spreading fast in Brussels and beyond...
EU accused of funding migrant dumping in Sahara
Brussels: The European Union admitted to a “difficult situation” after a journalism consortium said Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania were dumping...
Divided by migration, this tiny Italian community turned into a ghost town
Riace: For the better part of two decades, a town spanning bone-dry hills and a desolate coastline was the testing...
New high speed rail to connect Portugal, Spain in only three hours
Lisbon: The Portuguese government has approved plans for a new high-speed train line between two of the biggest tourist destinations,...
Inauguration of Italy’s migrant centers in Albania postponed
Rome: The inauguration of two controversial migrant centers managed by Italy in Albania has been delayed as the construction work...
Bulgaria is ready to welcome tourists from Kosovo
Sofia: Cobbled streets, crumbling walls, wooden houses and narrow alleys testify to the ancient history of this city. The only...
8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
Nicosia: The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow...
Italy embassy supports Glaciers Inventory of Pakistan launch
Celina Ali Islamabad, May 16, 2024: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in close collaboration with the Embassy of Italy,...
Italy: A guide to Lake Como’s highlights
ByAngela Locatelli Rome: Lake Como conveys notions of easy elegance and the Italian art of slow living, and has come...
Greece ranks fourth among most desired destinations for intra-European travel, survey finds
Athens: A proposal by a real estate developer for an investment in Agrilidi on Astypalaia, an area 13 kilometers northwest...
Italy announces fines for tourists who commit this odd crime
Rome: Despite ongoing efforts by the Italian authorities to safeguard Sardinia’s stunning beaches from over-tourism, vacationers have persistently plundered the...
Notes on chocolate: pistachio bars on a family holiday in Italy
Annalisa Barbieri Rome: Iam in Avellino, southern Italy. We have taken my mum home to her final resting place and...
GNTO promoting Greece in the Arab world
Athens: The Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) efforts to increase tourism flows from the Arab world to Greece are in...
A passion for Portuguese
Navhind Times Lisbon: When Deborah Fernandes first began studying Portuguese, little did she know where her love for the language...
Italy: Venice with my curious five-year-old gave me a new perspective on travel
Ross Woodman Venice: Five-year-olds are an unpredictable bunch. We were hurtling across Venice lagoon in a water taxi when suddenly...
Portugal’s travel and tourism sector is set for record-busting 2024
parallax background Lisbon: Portugal’s travel and tourism sector is set for a record-busting 2024, according to the World Travel and...
Thousands of shoppers swapped London for EU since ‘tourist tax’
Brussels: Thousands of tourists who used to come to Britain for tax-free shopping are now visiting stores in Paris, Milan...
Qatar Airways increases Portugal flights
Lisbon: Qatar Airways has announced an increase in the frequency of its flights between Lisbon and Doha, adding two more...
Italy bans NGO planes from using airports close to migrant routes
Rome: Italy said that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty would no longer be able to...
Greece schedules first green certificates auction in June
Athens: Greece’s maiden tender for Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) will be launched on June 26, 2024, domestic renewable...
France ranked the most attractive European country for foreign investors
Paris: For the fifth straight year, France has trumped Germany and the UK to become Europe's foreign investment hub. Overseas...
Soaring rents, tourism led to housing crunch in Greece
Athens: Soaring rents, record-breaking numbers of tourists and a surge in foreign investment in property all mean that getting affordable...
Rwanda won’t guarantee how many migrants it will take from UK
London: The Rwandan government won't guarantee how many migrants it can take from the UK if flights start to depart....
Europe’s best beach holidays: Peniche, Portugal
Edwina Pitcher It was the small and enigmatic Berlengas archipelago that drew us to Peniche harbour. Peniche, 60 miles north...
Building China-European bridges along the Liangma River
It takes 10 to 11 hours by plane to travel from Beijing to Paris. However, when inviting European friends to...
Greece is transforming unused Ellinikon airport into Europe’s largest smart city
Greece is transforming an old, unused airport into Ellinikon, the largest smart city in Europe. Located along the Athens Riviera...
Miart is Italy’s biggest fair—can it be its best?
A palpable buzz was felt in sunny Milan in mid-April. Well-heeled and international crowds had descended on the affluent Lombardy...
European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze in US museum
Rome: Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and now in...
