Bulgarian authorities on Friday (17 February) found the bodies of 18 people who suffocated in a truck smuggling them through the country. Bulgaria’s deadliest such incident comes as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings. The…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is willing to finance the future green hydrogen pipeline connecting Portugal, Spain and France if it meets eligibility criteria, EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix told Lusa in an interview, noting that the bank has launched…
The actions of a human rights campaigner and separatist leader Simon Ekpa, also a Finnish citizen and local politician, have resulted in a diplomatic wrestling match between Finland and Nigeria. As the general elections in Nigeria are fast approaching, Simon…
Austria and Finland locked shoulders in opposing new EU joint debt ahead of the Munich Security Conference amid growing calls to up EU spending to face competitors like the US. EU countries agreed to a “once in a lifetime” €750
Prime Minister António Costa endorsed the EU-Africa pact aimed at regulating migration flows, punishing human traffickers and promoting legal channels for migration on the sidelines of the African Union Summit, during which he was the only non-African leader to attend…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged countries to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine during his Munich Security Conference speech, referring in particular to the countries that had promised to deliver the German-made Leopard 2 tanks following his green light at the end…
The delivery of grounded Soviet-made MiG29 fighter jets must first be discussed in the National Council, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď confirmed Sunday after several lawyers and politicians doubted the interim government’s authority to decide on the matter single-handedly. Since losing…
About 1,500 heavy trucks are currently queuing at the Polish-Belarusian border as Minsk decided only to allow Polish trucks to enter from the border crossing in Kukuryki after Poland recently closed a key crossing. Poland decided to close the key…
A European Parliament delegation which begins its tour in Madrid to monitor the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Fund will be marked by the mission chief’s criticism against the Spanish Minister of Economy who bears “responsibility” for the good…
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on a question it once ducked: whether intent counts in criminal cases based on online threats. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have