Category: Europe

Prosecutors in Belgium are investigating suspected Russian interference in upcoming European Parliament elections with the goal of affecting Ukraine policy, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has said. Belgian intelligence has confirmed the existence of pro-Russia influence networks across multiple European countries, including in Belgium, he said on Friday. As part of an influence operation in […]

Berlin: Police have detained two teenage girls and a boy in western Germany on suspicions they were planning an Islamist attack, prosecutors said Friday. The trio, aged from 15 to 16, are “strongly suspected of planning an Islamist-motivated terror attack and of having committed to carrying it out”, prosecutors said in a statement. All three […]

According to EuroNews reports: EU countries failing to implement the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, narrowly endorsed by the European Parliament on Wednesday, could face legal action, the bloc’s home affairs chief has warned. “All member states have to implement it and apply it,” Ylva Johansson, the Commissioner who spearheaded the sweeping reform, told […]

THE HAGUE – Israel’s security is at the “core” of German foreign policy, the UN’s high­est court heard on Tuesday, where Berlin is defending itself against a claim that it is furnishing Israel with weapons being used in Gaza. “Our history is the reason why Is­rael’s security has been at the core of Germany foreign […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Thursday for action in providing his country with military aid, especially air defense systems, after a night of Russian aerial attacks that the Ukrainian military said included 42 missiles and 40 drones. “If Russian missiles and ‘Shahed’ drones continue to strike not only Ukraine but also the resolve of our […]

DUBLIN: Simon Harris on Tuesday be­came Ireland’s new prime min­ister, replacing Leo Varadkar af­ter he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political rea­sons. Ireland’s parliament voted 88 to 69 in favour of Harris, 37, becoming “taoiseach” — a Gaelic word for “chieftain” or “leader” pronounced “tee-shock”. He was officially installed later at a ceremony […]

Spain is to axe its so-called “golden visa” scheme under which foreign investors get residency for a 500,000-euro-investment in property, to curb the speculation blighting many Spanish cities, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said. The government is going to “do away with the so-called golden visa scheme that allows access to residency in exchange for […]

Thousands of yellow-clad agriculture workers demonstrated on a major highway. Tens of thousands of farmers protested a major agriculture business conference in Italy this week, rallying against what they argue is alleged inauthentic product labelling by the EU. Italy’s largest farming organisation, Coldiretti Farmers, which represents over 70,000 workers, spearheaded the #NoFakeInItaly action on Monday. […]

Security will be increased at Champions League games this week after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. A pro-IS media channel has published multiple posters calling for attacks at stadiums hosting quarter-final ties on Tuesday and Wednesday. Uefa said it was aware of the threats but said games in […]

STRASBOURG: In a landmark judgement, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Switzerland for failing to protect the climate in the country. The judges ruled in favour of a group of “Swiss senior citizens” who accused their government of not doing enough to combat climate change. According to experts, the Strasbourg judgements could […]