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Tens of thousands protest in Madrid against healthcare privatisation

Published on 25/05/2025 – 19:58 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe demonstration, organised under the slogan ‘Let’s save our public health’, highlighted the growing public unease over what they see as the privatisation and dismantling of Madrid’s public health system.Organised by the platform ‘Vecinas y vecinos de los barrios y pueblos de la Comunidad de…

At least 12 people killed in Ukraine after Russia’s largest attack

ADVERTISEMENTA massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in the country for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, officials said early Sunday. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia hit the country with 367 drones and missiles, making this the…

Why Vatican Mediation in the Ukraine Conflict Remains Unlikely

ADVERTISEMENTForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “the prospect of peace talks being held at the Vatican is unrealistic” on Friday, according to Russian news agency TASS. Lavrov added that it would be “inappropriate for Orthodox countries like Ukraine and Russia to resolve issues concerning the roots of the conflict in a…

EU’s €2 handling charge for cheap imports to snare Chinese products

By Romane Armangau & Video by Maria Psara Published on 23/05/2025 – 17:11 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA €2 euro-handling fee set to be imposed on every small parcel entering the EU with a value of €150 euros or less announced this week by Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is set to hit imports on cheap goods…

Norwegian man wakes to find cargo ship in his garden

ADVERTISEMENTA Norwegian man awoke to find that a cargo ship had run aground and narrowly missed crashing into his home along the Trondheim Fjord’s coast.Johan Helberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he’d slept through the whole thing and only woke up when a neighbour started ringing his doorbell after seeing the…

How connected is the EU to its capital, Brussels?

Published on 23/05/2025 – 8:12 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTCommissioner for Brussels Alain Hutchinson, credited for building bridges between the EU and its capital, tells Radio Schuman how the once weak ties blossomed into a strong synergy that benefits both. He argued that Brussels, including its public administrations, is more open to accommodating expats,…

Serbia’s EU membership remains a strategic goal, Kallas says

ADVERTISEMENTSerbia’s EU membership “remains a strategic goal” yet depends on a “geostrategic choice” of direction, Kallas said Thursday after meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and government officials in Belgrade, the first stop on her broader Western Balkans tour.“From my discussions with Serbian political leadership it is clear that EU membership…

Italy court rules two women can register on child’s birth certificate

ADVERTISEMENTItaly’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate, saying recognition of parental rights can’t be restricted to the biological mother alone in families with same-sex parents.The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for city registrars to deprive children born to…

First deputy PM: Georgia’s EU accession ‘moves in a very active way’

By Gavin Blackburn & Laila Humairah Published on 22/05/2025 – 20:41 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTGeorgia’s government remains committed to European Union accession and believes the “process goes in a very active way,” First Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili said.Speaking to Euronews on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Wednesday, Davitashvili, who…

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