Category: EuroActiv

France has urged its citizens to leave Iran “as soon as possible” for fear of being detained arbitrarily in Tehran’s crackdown on protesters that has left scores of people dead. The warning, posted on the French Foreign Ministry’s website on Friday, says that dual French-Iranian nationals and tourists are also at risk, amid weeks of […]

KYIV — The Kerch bridge in Crimea was partially destroyed by an explosion Saturday morning, endangering a crucial route for Russian military supplies to support its forces in southern Ukraine. Two spans of the road portion of the bridge collapsed as a result of “an accident,” according to Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-installed head of the Crimea […]

Abir Al-Sahlani is an Iraqi-born Swedish member of the European Parliament. For weeks now, the world has been witnessing the incredible courage of the women of Iran, as the brutal killing of Mahsa Amini has catalyzed massive protests against a regime that compulsively controls the bodies, minds and lives of women — a regime that […]

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PRAGUE — EU leaders left myriad questions unanswered Friday as they concluded a summit in Prague, delaying final decisions on combating sky-high energy prices to future meetings.  Friday’s gathering — which lasted much longer than anticipated, reflecting the deep divisions among countries over how best to bring down energy costs — made no concrete progress on […]

EU countries should use their “collective bargaining power” to secure affordable gas supplies ahead of next winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today. Speaking at the close of an informal summit in Prague where EU leaders discussed measures to tackle the energy supply crisis, von der Leyen said it was of crucial […]

An American executive order designed to assuage the EU’s privacy concerns will, for the first time, also allow the U.S. government to flag any issues with European surveillance programs. President Joe Biden’s executive order signed on Friday establishes a Data Protection Review Court within the Department of Justice, which will allow EU citizens to file […]

LONDON — Trade Minister Conor Burns has been fired from the U.K. government following a complaint of “serious misconduct” at the country’s ruling Conservative Party’s annual conference this week. The MP has also been suspended from the party grouping in parliament, pending an investigation into the allegation against him. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Liz Truss […]

The EU has a new powerbroker who may rarely get public attention but will have a say in nearly all major subjects: Thérèse Blanchet. EU leaders on Friday agreed to appoint Blanchet as the next secretary-general of the Council of the EU. Blanchet, who is French-Swiss, currently leads the Council’s legal service. As first reported […]

LONDON — A comprehensive deal to fix the Northern Ireland protocol will not be secured ahead of an October 28 deadline despite fast-improving relations between the U.K. and EU sides, senior officials have confirmed. Following high-level talks in London on Friday, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney praised a “real effort to reach out” by U.K. […]