Sweden sends Ukraine artillery, helps UK stock back up
Sweden will send eight Archer artillery systems to Ukraine and help the UK build its stock back up by replenishing it with 14 units, the same amount it previously sent…
March 17, 2023
Belgium, Netherlands among Western Europe’s main cocaine hubs
Belgium and the Netherlands have become Western Europe’s main import centres for cocaine, a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented in Vienna on Thursday reads.…
Multi-day terror warning grips Vienna
Security service warnings against attacks on Syrian-linked institutions have kept Viennese wide awake for multiple days in a row, and while the threat appears to have passed, experts have voiced…
Dutch minister presents auto plan aimed at giving cars more space
Given their importance in everyday life, cars must be ‘given more space’, particularly as they have become ‘cleaner, quieter and safer’, Infrastructure and Water Management Minister Mark Harbers said as…
Moldovan parliament rules: the national language is Romanian
Moldova’s parliament on Thursday (16 March) approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in all legislative texts and the constitution, despite opposition from a pro-Moscow communist…
Finland expects ‘concrete’ NATO progress at Niinistö’s Turkey visit
Finnish politicians and analysts anticipate concrete and positive results from President Sauli Niinistö’s two-day visit to Ankara on Friday, which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will also attend. Niinistö’s two-day…
Prosecution Completes Testimony in Proud Boys Jan. 6 Sedition Trial
The government’s two-month-long presentation included more than 20 witnesses and used some legal theories that tested the boundaries of conspiracy law. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists
The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees had inappropriately obtained Americans’ data. The company said it had fired the workers involved.…
Trump Failed to Follow Law on Foreign Gifts, House Democrats Say
A report by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee documented instances of the Trump White House failing to report gifts that Donald J. Trump had received from abroad and others…
Bulgarian holding claims ‘hostile takeover’ by Romanian regulator
The Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) announced on Friday (17 March) the insolvency of the country’s largest car insurer, Euroins, a Bulgarian-owned company part of the Eurohold holding, a move…