Three Finnish parties neck-and-neck in election race
With just over a week to go until the Finnish elections, three parties are neck-and-neck favourites to govern, according to a poll published by Helsingin Sanomat Tuesday, though analysts believe…
March 2023
Less layoffs than anticipated as Slovak car factory switches to electric
The Stellantis car factory in the Slovak city of Trnava will be laying off fewer people than the 500 predicted by some unions as it transitions from producing combustion engine…
Slovenia’s defence spending among lowest in NATO
Slovenia has increased defence spending but remains one of the NATO countries with the lowest spending as a share of GDP, a new report released by the alliance on Tuesday…
Fed Meeting Holds High Stakes for Biden
The president is counting on the central bank to strike the right balance on jobs and inflation — and to prevent a spiraling financial crisis.
Hungary ships Azeri oil to Slovakia via Croatia to reduce Russian imports
In a bid to cut down on Russian crude imports, Hungarian national oil and gas company MOL said it started transporting crude oil from its oil field in Azerbaijan to…
France requisitions refinery workers as energy strikes continue
Several French refineries were still blocked from delivering products on Tuesday (21 March) after two weeks of strikes, disrupting production and power supply, while attempts to requisition workers at the…
Record number of Albanian farmers scramble for government subsidies
Over 22,000 Albanian farmers have applied for direct state subsidies in just two days, leading to a situation where the online system struggled to deal with the traffic and farmers…
Czechia calls for German leadership in European security
Czech President Petr Pavel has called on Germany to take on a leadership role in European security efforts that would inspire other countries as he visited Berlin on Tuesday. According…
EU Commission to ‘closely’ monitor Greek railway reforms
The European Commission will closely monitor the implementation of Greek reforms related to the railways’ upgrade and safety in the aftermath of a deadly train crash that killed 57 people,…
Biden Awards National Arts Medals to Bruce Springsteen, Mindy Kaling and More
The president bestowed National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to a host of celebrated musicians, actors, writers and other figures. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…