Banks in Sweden continue to report large profits while households struggle with high-interest rates and high inflation, drawing criticism from Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson. Sweden’s major banks increased profits at a faster rate than…
Slovakia’s key armament companies quadrupled their profits last year compared to the previous one, with companies confirming their extraordinary results were due to the war in Ukraine. Slovakia’s 17 most important domestic armouries saw sales increase by 51% last year,…
The Italian coastguard has assigned successive rescues to NGOs in international waters between Tunisia and Sicily in recent weeks, violating an Italian governmental decree which stipulates only one rescue can be performed before disembarkation. The Italian decree, approved at the…
For many, a bad-but-soon peace is preferable to a noble-but-long military confrontation (Photo: Markus Spiske) Many observers around the world are annoyed by Kyiv’s intransigence vis-à
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of centre-right opposition Partido Popular, missed the final political debate aired on public television broadcaster RTVE Wednesday night as the campaign entered crunch time ahead of election day Sunday. Following the debate between Núñez Feijóo and…
Czechia will build its first small modular reactor in 20
A 39-year-old man accused of threatening to kill Bulgarian Defence Minister Todor Tagarev over his position on the war in Ukraine was arrested in Sofia on Tuesday. Tagarev, who is part of the new government in Sofia, is pro-European and…
News of a possible indictment related to Jan. 6 brought a muddled response from some of Donald Trump’s 2024 rivals, and familiar attacks on President Biden from his allies in Congress. Give this article Republicans in Congress turned the news…
Debts on the projects financed by EU funds will be settled by 1 September, the Ministry for Investments and European Projects has announced. According to the executive president of the Association of Municipalities in Romania (AMR), Constantin Toma, payment delays…
Parliament adopted legislation to create a long-term care system for the elderly and infirm on Tuesday, addressing one of the biggest failings in the country’s welfare system after more than two decades of failed attempts by successive governments. The system,…