Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Last September strong underwater explosions in the Baltic Sea ripped gaping holes in the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Denmark and SwedenBy Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent Mysterious underwater explosions, anonymous cyber attacks and subtle online…
The Chinese balloon saga is reminiscent of the U-2 spy plane incident that provoked a tense confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give…
There is nothing new about superpowers spying on one another, even from balloons. But for pure gall, there was something different this time. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Turkey’s opposition vowed on Monday (30
Finland is sticking to its plan to join NATO at the same time as Nordic neighbour Sweden, and hopes to do so no later than July, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto said on Monday (30
A coalition of EU agriculture ministers have joined forces to push back against a potential ban on live animal transport to third countries, but the Commission stressed the need to be ambitious on animal welfare. During the first agriculture council…
Over 20 years in the making, the EU-Mercosur deal is edging closer to implementation, with the region’s leaders, including Brazil’s freshly elected President Lula, pushing for swift ratification. However, French EU lawmakers reiterated concerns over environmental standards. After years of…
EU agriculture ministers have reiterated their call on the European Commission to revise legislation on the labelling of honey blends and protect producers and consumers when choosing the honey of their liking. Read the original French article here. Gathered in…
After months of arduous negotiations, the much-debated and politically sensitive platform workers’ file was finally approved in plenary on Thursday (2 February), with 376 in favour and 212 against. The text enshrines a legal presumption of employment for self-employed platform…
The European Central Bank will favour bonds issued by greener companies as it starts running down its €5 trillion portfolio of bond holdings from March, it said on Thursday (2 February). The ECB was laying out details after it announced…