ADVERTISEMENTPresident of the European Council António Costa has sought to reassure EU candidate countries in the Western Balkans by saying that the continent’s future stability and prosperity depends on the enlargement of the bloc.Speaking ahead of a tour of the region, Costa promised them that the EU was dedicated to…

ADVERTISEMENTMore than 333,000 registered voters in Portugal will be able to vote this Sunday in advance for the legislative elections on 18 May. This is a record number since mobile voting was implemented in Portugal, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Mobile voting allows voters to cast their ballot in…

ADVERTISEMENTA dangerous toxic cloud formed following a fire at a swimming pool chemicals factory in Vilanova i la Geltrú. The blaze erupted at around 02:20 on Saturday, 10 May, at Clim Waterpool, a company specialising in cleaning products for swimming pools.The affected site, located at 18 Rambla dels Països Catalans…

ADVERTISEMENTDemonstrators convened in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, on Friday to express their opposition to the recent visit of Prime Minister Robert Fico to Russia.Fico was the sole leader from a European Union nation to attend the celebrations in Moscow commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in…

ADVERTISEMENTMathematician and Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan has remained steadfast in his support of a pro-Western policy, despite the threat emanating from Russia. Highlighting his beliefs, Dan is confidently pro-European, though he is not turning his back on good relations with US President Donald Trump’s administration in Washington.”I want Romania to maintain…

ADVERTISEMENTTwo men have been found guilty of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023 in an unexplained act of vandalism that sparked widespread outrage.A Newcastle Crown Court jury found Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers guilty of two counts each of criminal damage for felling the tree,…

ADVERTISEMENTThe suspect in the case of a young man who was murdered inside a mosque in the south of France has been repatriated from Italy on Friday. The suspect — referred to by French media as Olivier A. — is a French national who was born in 2004.He was transferred…

ADVERTISEMENTThe Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has declared that “historic” decisions were made during its long-anticipated congress held earlier this week in northern Iraq, though the group has not confirmed whether it intends to disband or disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey.According to a statement carried by…

ADVERTISEMENTGeorge Simion is a self-described Euro-realist with differing views on Ukraine. Yet he’s not fallen to any kind of anti-Ukrainian sentiment, he says. It’s patriotism and protecting the interests of the Romanian minority living there, plain and simple.And to prove that point, in his mind there is no doubt over…

ADVERTISEMENTEU lobby groups held 5,813 meetings between the beginning of the new European Commission (EC) mandate in December 2024 and 7 April 2025, according to Transparency International EU.   At least a third of all disclosed meetings addressed subjects related to the EU’s climate agenda. Simplification and competitiveness top the list of most…