Former Spanish communist leader Ramón Tamames will soon present far-right party VOX’s motion of censure against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez whom he says has transformed the country into an “absorbing autocracy”. Tamames, a highly regarded economist and historian who served…
School cafeterias will no longer be allowed to sell energy and sugary drinks or fried foods, while sweets, crisps, and similar products can make up at most half of the range offered, according to a new decree. Sugary drinks with…
Bulgaria expressed serious concern over the attack on its cultural and information centre in Skopje, with its Foreign Ministry saying the attack had taken place amid an ongoing ‘anti-Bulgarian campaign’ in North Macedonia. On Thursday night, unknown persons broke into…
President Emmanuel Macron’s move to shun the National Assembly and push through an unpopular pension system overhaul without a vote in the lower house may secure a reform he says is needed for France’s finances. But it may end up…
Because of the war in Ukraine, U.S. carriers have to take the long way on flights to and from Asia, giving an advantage to foreign rivals flying the same routes. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
President Joe Biden and Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will paint the town green on Friday (17 March) at a series of Saint Patrick’s Day events celebrating strong US-Irish links — and Biden’s personal love for the country. The Irish…
The President of Serbia, Aleksandër Vucic, stated on Thursday that he does not plan to sign anything at the March 18 meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti while NATO calls for both sides to progress. In a…
The use of novel tobacco and nicotine products should only be recommended to heavy smokers who tried everything else and still smoke traditional cigarettes, Professor Andrzej Fal told EURACTIV.com in an interview. “If you are a smoker and nothing has…
During a visit to Switzerland on Thursday (16 March), the EU Commission’s Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said he wanted to agree on the institutional questions that have haunted relations between Switzerland and the EU for years by the summer of 2024.…
The Russian ambassador to Belgrade said on Thursday Serbia can count on “any support from Russia” but refused to explicitly confirm or deny whether this could also entail military aid. Speaking in a televised interview with MONDO, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said, “support…