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Continue ReadingHelpers are currently trying to give Timmy more space under the water.Image: www.imago-images.de April 22, 2026, 2:12 p.mApril 22, 2026, 2:12 p.m The humpback whale, named Timmy, is still stuck in the Baltic Sea. Helpers try to save the whale as best as possible from the falling water level. If Timmy protrudes too far out […]
Continue ReadingEurostat data shows Italy’s deficit was 3.1 percent last year, 0.1 percentage points above the EU’s threshold, leaving the government in a so-called excessive deficit procedure (EDP) — a red flag that Brussels plants on offending countries until they rein in their spending sufficiently. Italy is set to overtake Greece as the most indebted country […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Union member states have reached agreement on unblocking an urgently needed €90 billion loan for Kyiv and a new package of sanctions against Moscow after Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, prompting Budapest to lift its veto. Cyprus, which holds the bloc’s rotating presidency, said member states’ ambassadors had agreed to […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/22/2026 – 13:53 GMT+2 The European Union has formally launched the internal process to unblock the €90 billion loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, bringing the standoff between Budapest and Kyiv closer to an end after months of intrigue. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The so-called written procedure began on Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingThere has been a “substantial shift” in the EU on taking action against Israel, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. Helen McEntee said although EU members rejected a proposal from Ireland, Spain and Slovenia to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement over human rights breaches, there had been a shift. She has condemned Israel’s introduction […]
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Continue ReadingThe European Union proposed measures such as optimizing jet fuel distribution, as it unveiled a plan to navigate the energy crisis caused by the Iran war. “AccelerateEU” — announced by the European Commission on Wednesday — gives member states the tools to curb energy prices and address potential fuel shortages, without undermining the bloc’s climate […]
Continue ReadingLufthansa is canceling 20,000 flights until October.Image: keystone April 22, 2026, 12:57 p.mApril 22, 2026, 12:57 p.m The airline Swiss is stepping into the breach after parent company Lufthansa’s flight cancellations. By the end of May, Swiss will be offering around 140 additional flights within Europe, a company spokeswoman told the AWP news agency on […]
Continue ReadingIran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to bring the US and Iran together for talks to end the war. The attacks, which Iranian media said were carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after President Donald Trump […]
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