EU Parliament corruption scandal: ethics rules need improvement
Several NGOs, EU officials and scholars are calling for an urgent debate on how to improve ethics rules following a corruption scandal in the European Parliament revealed on Friday by…
December 12, 2022
Putin will not give in, says Scholz
Russian President Vladimir Putin is sticking to his plan of violently conquering Ukrainian territory, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this weekend while discussing his recent calls with the Russian leader.…
Ukraine war: Body of Zambian student Lemekhani Nyirenda returned by Russia
Image source, Zambians in Moscow/ facebookImage caption, Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence relating to drugsBy Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Johannesburg The body of a Zambian student who was killed…
Ukraine war: Odesa port reopens after energy network hit
Image source, ReutersImage caption, A firefighter works to extinguish a fire at a power infrastructure object in Odesa on 6 December Operations have resumed at the Ukrainian Black Sea port…
Macron, Zelenskyy discuss peace after controversial comments
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed the implementation of his country’s ‘ten-step peace formula’ with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. The two mean spoke on Sunday ahead of the…
Dozens arrested in Netherlands after Morocco’s World Cup win
Police arrested several people throughout the country on Saturday night following Morocco’s win against Portugal in the World Cup’s semifinal stage. In Rotterdam, 14 people were arrested, while 13 others…
Finnish Defence Ministry procurement strengthens nation’s defence
The Defence Ministry’s recent purchase of a new missile procurement was the latest in a series of decisions to strengthen the country’s defence capability. On Friday, the Defence Ministry gave…
Spanish PM announces new measures to curb food prices
A new social aid package with special mechanisms to curb food prices was announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday but it still needs to be approved by Spain’s…
Portugal raised €65.6 million from golden visas in November
Investment raised through so-called ‘golden visas’ for foreigners in November increased 40% year-on-year and 48% compared to October, according to calculations made by Lusa based on data from Portugal’s immigration…
Germany prepares to deploy Patriots in Poland
Bundeswehr is starting preparations to deploy the US-produced Patriot anti-missile systems in Poland, with an evaluative unit to due to visit the country on Tuesday. Berlin offered Poland the deployment…