At a recent meeting of EU defense ministers, “many called for front-loading parts of the €90 billion loan allocated for 2027,” meaning disbursing part of the 2027 loan this year instead, the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said last month. But the Commission preferred to instead speed up the disbursement of the 2027 loan next […]
Continue ReadingAlgeria has adopted a law imposing the death penalty on people convicted of arson of forests or fields after a series of deadly wildfires swept parts of the country. Members of the national assembly voted through the bill, which also made child abduction a capital offence, on Thursday. Capital punishment has been in the country’s […]
Continue Reading“He says he wants to unite the country,” Farage said of Burnham. “A second referendum will divide the country bitterly in a way perhaps we’ve never seen before. “If Andy Burnham — the ‘King of the North’ — wants a fight in Doncaster and the Red Wall with me on rejoining the European Union, then […]
Continue ReadingTirana – On September 30, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen started her Western Balkans tour by visiting Albania. At a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, she described Albania as one of the leading countries in the European Union accession process, it was reported by BalkanWeb.com. “The goal […]
Continue ReadingBUDVA – A ministerial meeting of the Berlin Process, which brings together the foreign ministers of the Western Balkan countries, the representatives of the member states which participate in the initiative, as well as the EU and regional organizations, began today in Pržno near Budva. The meeting is attended by the European Commissioner for Enlargement […]
Continue ReadingThe European Council on Thursday gave final approval to new rules aimed at strengthening the return of non-EU nationals who have no legal right to stay in the bloc. The rules, which complement the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum, include allowing member states to establish return hubs in third countries, according to an EU […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has concluded that Ukraine's financial and military needs for this year are fully met, one month after Kyiv flagged a $27 billion (€23.92 billion) shortfall in its Ministry of Defence that caught Brussels off guard. "Today, through coordinated joint efforts, we have identified the means to cover Ukraine's budget and defence needs […]
Continue Reading“Easy money,” rather than ideology, motivates many of Russia’s recruits for drone and arson attacks, and European countries must make clear that such saboteurs will be harshly punished to deter future incidents, the foreign minister said. “The message is that if you collaborate with the Russian secret services, you will be caught and sent to […]
Continue ReadingPhoto. U.S. Army Europe/Flickr/Public domain The United States is increasingly choosing the Allies with whom it wants to discuss the future of NATO and turn political declarations into concrete military decisions. The next meeting of this narrow format is expected to take place in Poland. France, the United Kingdom and the Baltic States have not […]
Continue ReadingThe city-state’s hands-on government helps with housing, health care, marriage, having kids and retirement. Add dating to the list.
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