Germany will make humanitarian, and development aid more targeted towards the needs of minorities and women, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Wednesday. Baerbock (Greens) and her colleague, Economic Cooperation And Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD/S&D), unveiled a concept to…
G.O.P. lawmakers took aim at the law reducing some sentences as part of their effort to make fears of violent crime a political liability for Democrats. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Italy says no to the EU regulation banning internal combustion vehicles by 2035 unless the EU Commission revises its position and proposes environmentally and economically sustainable alternatives. After the Environment and Energy Security Ministry announced Italy’s negative vote on the…
A corruption scandal in the Canary Islands involving Socialist Party members, local businessmen, and former members of the military police has rocked the Spanish political arena three months before key regional and municipal elections. The so-called ‘Mediador case’ (caso Mediador)…
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida reintroduced legislation that would end the practice of turning clocks back one hour every November. The bill died in the House last year. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Sweden will review ways to increase voluntary return migration, Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard announced on Wednesday, which the opposition considers yet another illustration of the far-right’s influence on the Swedish government. In a new demonstration of Sweden’s more rigid…
The Albanian Culture Ministry has announced the creation of the ‘Besa Museum’ in the capital of Tirana to celebrate the history of Jews in Albania and the actions of the Albanians that sheltered and saved them during WWII. Albania has…
As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second year, the remarkable resilience of the Ukrainian people continues to amaze the watching world. One of the most striking aspects of Ukraine’s fight back against Russian aggression has been the…
The agreement unveiled by EU and the UK to govern trade between Britain and the island of Ireland is unlikely to come into force for several months, officials have warned. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von…
Changes to Germany’s ship security rules foresee restricting the work of migrant rescue boats in the Mediterranean, many of which operate under the German flag, leaked plans from the Transport Ministry reveal. The draft regulation, seen and reported on by…