Category: Europe

A key party in Germany’s ruling coalition has proposed tightening deportation policies, calling for the return of migrants to countries including Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine, a move that has sparked sharp debate among migrant rights advocates, according to TOLOnews. The Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats’ coalition […]

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, earns substantially more than the ECB publicly acknowledges, making her the highest-paid official in the European Union, according to a report by the Financial Times that has reignited debate over transparency at Europe’s most powerful financial institution. Central bank chiefs worldwide are generally well compensated, though their […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that a potential peace agreement to end Russia’s war on Ukraine is “90 percent ready,” striking a cautious but resolute tone in a New Year address that underscored both hope and deep uncertainty after nearly four years of conflict. Speaking from Kyiv, Zelensky said the remaining 10 percent of the […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is edging closer to a possible peace agreement with Russia but warned that the final steps will determine whether the war truly ends or merely pauses before resuming, according to Anadolu Agency. In a New Year’s Eve address released late Wednesday on Telegram, Zelenskyy said negotiations are “90 percent […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country believes it will win the war in Ukraine, nearly four years after he launched an invasion of the neighbouring nation, in comments made during his televised annual New Year’s Eve address.The Russian leader called on the country on Wednesday to “support our heroes” fighting in Ukraine, where […]

Robbers stole items worth up to $105bn from safe-deposit boxes held at a German retail bank in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia state, during the Christmas holiday, German police said on Tuesday.The German news agency dpa reported that it may rank among the biggest thefts in the country’s history.The thieves broke into a branch of Sparkasse bank […]

Starting on 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will replace the lev with the euro as its national currency.The Balkan country of 6.5 million people joined the EU in 2007 and formally began the process of joining the eurozone in 2018.Brussels and Sofia hope that joining the eurozone will boost the country’s economy and strengthen its integration […]

Romania found itself at the centre of coordinated foreign interference campaigns on social media, while Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed to consolidate his party’s position against conservatives in the presidential race.And while the Christian Democrats returned to power in Germany, right-wing billionaire Andrej Babiš was re-elected in the Czech Republic.Now, the EU is entering […]

The Caminando Fronteras group said that 3,090 people had died this year, representing a significant increase in deaths on the route from Algeria to the Balearic Islands.The Right to Life Monitoring 2025 report published on Monday indicates that of the 3,090 deaths, 192 were women and 437 were minors.Caminando Fronteras loggeda record of more than […]