Dutch Patriot air defense systems and around 150 troops will remain in Poland for up to six more months to protect a key NATO logistics hub supporting Ukraine, according to TVP World on Monday. The deployment at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in southeastern Poland was due to end in early June but has been extended at the […]
Continue ReadingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday outlined four essential actions to keep development on track, warning that the UN system faces an unprecedented funding decline just 1,700 days before the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals deadline. "We began in 2017 with a clear objective," Guterres told the ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment. "The system was […]
Continue ReadingThe EU countries and European Parliament on Monday agreed on a controversial law aimed at speeding up the return of migrants with no legal right to stay in Europe, marking the bloc's toughest migration policy shift in decades. Policymakers say the so-called Return Regulation is key to accelerating returns and is the cornerstone of the […]
Continue ReadingBelgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said Monday that ongoing talks between Iran and the US offer an opportunity that should be seized to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement, including for Lebanon. Following a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Prevot said he stressed the importance of advancing diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington. […]
Continue ReadingRenewed calls for engagement with Russia do not reflect Europe’s security needs, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday. Speaking at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's spring session in Lithuania's parliament, Nauseda said Europe's future security was being decided in Ukraine and stressed that Russia should be contained rather than courted, LRT news reported. "At this […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Council President Antonio Costa on Monday urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to accelerate reforms needed to move forward in its European Union accession process, saying the country is only "a few steps away" from opening the next phase of negotiations. Speaking in Sarajevo at the start of his Western Balkans tour, Costa said Bosnia and […]
Continue ReadingThe Czech government plans to sell Explosia, a company specializing in the production of explosives. This was reported by the agency CZDEFENCE, citing Czech First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček. According to preliminary estimates, the deal could be worth 15-17 billion Czech korunas, equivalent to approximately $720-820 million. Currently, […]
Continue ReadingSingle-use sachets for condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise and soy sauce will no longer be allowed for dine-in customers at restaurants across the EU from Aug. 12 under new packaging waste rules aimed at reducing plastic pollution. The measure is part of the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which entered into force in […]
Continue ReadingCoach operator FlixBus has announced the return of the 666 bus service to the Polish seaside resort of Hel. It resurrects the controversial so-called "Highway to Hel" bus journey formerly run by local company PKS Gdynia. Religious conservative groups fiercely opposed the "satanic" association of 666 with Hel, so in 2023 the number was changed […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the French Navy intercepted a tanker under international sanctions traveling from Russia, describing the operation as part of efforts to enforce sanctions and uphold maritime law. Macron said on the US social media company X that the tanker, identified as the Tagor, was boarded by French naval forces […]
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