Albania to open embassy in Ukraine
Thirty years after establishing diplomatic relations between Albania and Ukraine, Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka announced it would open an embassy in Kyiv, a decision that was officially confirmed by the…
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NATO peacekeepers: situation in Kosovo remains unstable, unpredictable
The security situation in northern Kosovo is calm but unstable and unpredictable, according to Angelo Michele Ristuccia, the commander of the international NATO-led peacekeeping force, during a NATO meeting in…
Lawyer claims MEP Kaili was ‘tortured’ during interrogation
MEP Eva Kaili’s lawyer said on Thursday that she has been facing “medieval” situations during her interrogation by Belgian authorities following her arrest for alleged involvement in the Qatargate scandal.…
EU ski resorts struggle as natural snow vanishes
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EU could face additional 4m Ukrainian refugees, migration experts warn
EU countries should prepare themselves to receive up to four million more Ukrainian refugees in 2023, according to a forecast by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development. The…
Tanks missing from Scholz’s speech at Davos
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz avoided commenting on the contentious question of delivering Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine during his speech at the Davos World Economic Forum. “We are continuously providing…
Madrid to push for EU strategic food autonomy, says agriculture minister
The European Union will be forced to produce more food but with fewer resources as the population grows, said Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Plana, citing this as the reason for…
Weber slams Babiš’s presidential ambitions
Nobody is waiting on the European level for Babiš, EPP Chief Manfred Weber said about the presidential aspirations of former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš (ANO, Renew). Babiš advanced to…
Electricity cuts: ‘the worst is behind us’, says French network manager
Risks of electricity cuts are now ‘behind us’, according to the French electricity network manager RTE, but not all is back to normal as strikes and a severe drop in…
France hit by nationwide strikes as unions fight Macron’s pension reform
French train drivers, teachers and refinery workers were among those who walked off their jobs on Thursday (19 January) in a nationwide day of strikes against government plans to raise…