Category: EU Reporter

Spain evacuated an additional 294 Afghans via Pakistan and flew them into Madrid late Wednesday evening, it said. “This flight is further evidence that we are keeping our commitment to not leave anyone behind,” said Spanish foreign minister José Albares, in a statement. Spain has so far evacuated 3,900 Afghans since the Taliban takeover last […]

Russian oil production has fallen by less than 3 percent since the invasion of Ukraine, with western energy sanctions having only a “limited” effect, the International Energy Agency has found, as flows are rerouted to India and China. In its latest monthly report, the agency said Russia’s oil production in July was 310,000 barrels a […]

Donors at an international conference in Denmark pledged over €1.5bn to boost Ukraine’s military capabilities in its war against Russia. The pledges were made by 26 countries. “We are not getting tired. We are increasing the amount of aid to Ukraine,” said Ben Wallace, UK’s secretary of state for defence, who-costed the conference alongside with […]

The Belgian parliament’s recent decision to ratify its prisoner-exchange treaty with Iran is a grave mistake, and one which exemplifies the many downfalls of dealing with Iran’s human-rights abuses on a case-by-case basis.

An EU embargo on Russian coal imports came into effect at midnight on Thursday, as part of sanctions designed to starve Moscow of fossil-fuel revenue.

Sweden overtook France as the biggest net exporter of power in Europe during the first half of this year, as France shifted from a net exporter to a net importer of energy, amid structural problems in its nuclear sector. Sweden exported 16 terawatt hours (TWh), energy data analyst EnAppSys found. In addition to France, Norway […]

Italian far-right politician Giorgia Meloni told Italian, French, and Spanish press Wednesday that “the Italian right has handed fascism over to history for decades now” and that “we fiercely oppose any anti-democratic drift” in Italy. Meloni, who tops polls to become prime minister in September, used to be a self-avowed fascist, but blamed left-wing media […]

Some 50 people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying 80 migrants from Turkey capsized in stormy weather off the coast of Greece Wednesday. “Protecting human life is a daily concern and our absolute priority,” Greek shipping minister Ioannis Plakiotakis said, The Guardian reports, amid ongoing coastguard efforts to seek survivors. Greece has […]

Ukrainian officials says Russia launched 120 ‘Grad’ rockets at an area around the town of Nikopol overnight killing three people and wounding seven, reports Reuters. “The enemy is concentrating its efforts on establishing full control over the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” said Ukraine’s General Staff, in a report issued on Thursday. It […]

Ambitions to ship between 2m and 5m tonnes of grain out of Ukraine each month via a safe corridor for international shipping were “achievable”, the UN has said. “We’re expecting to see a big uptick in applications for transit,” from shipping firms, senior UN official Frederick Kenney said in Istanbul Wednesday, Reuters reports. Some 12 […]