France sees record number of foreign investments in 2022
Over 1,700 new foreign investment projects were identified in France in 2022 – a new national record – which should secure or create more than 58,000 jobs, according to findings…
February 2023
Romanian mission in Vienna to seek a way out of Schengen blockade
A delegation of the Romanian parliament came to Vienna on Monday to discuss overcoming the Austrian blockade of the country’s Schengen accession, criticising Austria’s hesitation in resuming a dialogue. Romanian…
Why three MEPs withdrew from EP petition committee hearing
The European Parliament building in Brussels (Photo: EUobserver) For a long time, various political groups have consistently expressed their concerns about what is going on in the European Parliament’s petitions…
Russia’s invasion one year on: Ukraine is stronger than ever
When my family and I left Kyiv on the first morning of Russia’s full-scale invasion last February, we had no idea if we would ever be able to return home…
Finnish dock workers paralyse foreign trade
The dock workers’ strike – which has gone on for two weeks now – has now paralysed Finland’s foreign trade, with no imports and exports going through any of the…
NATO: Date set for Finland-Sweden-Turkey meeting
A third NATO meeting will be held between the three countries on 9 March, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu, with Nordic countries hoping they will become NATO members…
Greta Thunberg opposes controversial wind farm project in Norway
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg took part in a mass protest on Monday outside the Oil and Energy Ministry in Oslo against a controversial wind farm being built on a…
Italy urges ‘stop’ to migrant boats as shipwreck death toll hits 63
Rescuers recovered four more bodies on Monday (27 February), a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in stormy weather off southern Italy, bringing the…
Spanish far-right Vox tables ‘science fiction’ motion of censure against PM
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was accused of betraying the Spanish people in the Catalan political crisis and of bad governance, among other serious accusations, by the Vox party, who have…
Budapest-based Russian ‘spy bank’ faces bankruptcy
The Budapest-based International Investment Bank (IIB), which has almost 50