Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:13 GMT+2 The European Commission is set to redistribute funding under the tool designed to financially incentivize Western Balkan countries to carry out the reforms required for EU accession in favor of ‘frontrunner’ countries, two EU officials told Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans was […]
Continue ReadingByIrina Aleksandrova Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Russia’s unprecedented months-long petrol crisis has made the consequences of the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine palpable for ordinary citizens. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Continued Ukrainian attacks have been causing fires at refineries and disrupting petrol supplies nationwide. Queues at petrol stations are growing, along with public anger and […]
Continue ReadingBySertac Aktan&EuronewswithAFP Published on 02/07/2026 – 4:21 GMT+2•Updated 9:43 Russian forces launched massive overnight strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, city authorities announced. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The attack came after Ukraine’s air force warned that ballistic missiles were headed towards the capital and followed Zelensky cutting short a visit to Dublin […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 01/07/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 The European Parliament is set to trigger a procedure against the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) party, home of Alternative for Germany (AfD) and other far-right political forces across Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING If ESN is found to have failed to uphold the core values of the European Union, it […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 01/07/2026 – 16:17 GMT+2 A Finnish court found an entrepreneur guilty of exporting trucks and trailers to neighboring Russia in violation of European sanctions on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years and eight months in prison. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Risto Riihimaki’s company, registered in the town of Lappeenranta near Finland’s border with Russia, exported […]
Continue ReadingRussia has suspended traffic through several railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia starting from Wednesday, Moscow said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Kremlin’s order released on Tuesday did not provide a reason for the closures. The statement mentions only a “temporary suspension” of the movement of people, vehicles, goods and cargo through selected railway crossings […]
Continue ReadingAs Europeans become increasingly worried about rising prices, many believe that their standard of living will worsen in the future. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Almost one-third of citizens (29 percent) believe that their personal standard of living will decline over the next five years, while only 18 percent expect it to improve, according to a Eurobarometer poll […]
Continue ReadingA planned “MiGs for drones” deal between Poland and Ukraine has collapsed, with Warsaw’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz accusing Kyiv of backing out of a promise to share drone technology in exchange for Polish fighter jets. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to Kosiniak-Kamysz, Warsaw Kyiv offered a “very fair, partnership-based approach: MiGs in exchange for drones.” “The […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer has at last presented his government’s Defense Investment Plan, a spending program that aims to ensure Britain’s military future by raising defense investments to £80 billion (€92.8 billion) a year by 2029. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Building and buying stealth fighter jets, submarines and warheads are all on the menu, with £5 […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 30/06/2026 – 15:52 GMT+2•Updated 15:53 Ukraine and France are negotiating a license for SCALP missiles to be produced in Ukraine, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov revealed, adding that Kyiv is making progress in the talks. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING France’s SCALP cruise missiles are equivalent to the British Storm Shadow, with a range of up to […]
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