Category: Europe

The Dutch foreign ministry said Wednesday it was investigating reports that China has set up two illegal police stations in the Netherlands which it uses to harass dissidents. Dutch media reported that the Chinese posts in Amsterdam and Rotterdam purported to offer diplomatic assistance, but that they had not been declared to the Netherlands’ government. […]

ISLAMABAD: The European Commission (EC) has opposed a draft legislation by the European Parliament relating to a convention, which holds the army chief answerable to the violation of human rights in any country including Pakistan to avail the new EU GSP Scheme (2024-34). In order to avail the new scheme, a draft legislative proposal on […]

FRANKFURT, GERMANY — The European Central Bank piled on another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, increasing rates Thursday at the fastest pace in the euro currency’s history and raising questions about how far the bank intends to go with the threat of recession looming over the economy. The 25-member governing council […]

A man suffering from psychological problems shot and killed a farmer and a policeman in Spain Wednesday before being shot dead by police, local authorities said. The 50-year-old barricaded himself in his house in Argamasilla de Calatrava in the southern Castilla La Mancha region with a rifle with a telescopic sight and started shooting, a […]

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has confirmed her government’s support for the European Union, NATO and Ukraine in her first address to parliament, one month after her far-right party won an historic election victory. The 45-year-old, who was sworn in as Italy’s first female leader on Saturday, on Tuesday also rejected any links with her […]

LONDON — Rishi Sunak became Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday after his predecessor, Liz Truss, stepped down. Truss spoke briefly outside 10 Downing Street before travelling to Buckingham Palace to formally offer her resignation to King Charles III, who officially appoints the British prime minister. As Truss left the palace, Sunak arrived and, after an […]

Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia’s use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin’s talk of a possible “dirty bomb” attack added another worrying dimension as the war enters its ninth month. Ukrainians are bracing for less electric power this winter following a sustained […]

Since its creation in 1985 in a small Luxembourgish town, the Schengen Area has become one of most emblematic and tangible results of European integration: entire generations have grown used to travelling across borders without the need to carry a passport or cross border controls. While Schengen was initially established in parallel to the European […]

Russia has launched new, “wide scale” missile strikes on Ukraine’s civilian energy sites, causing power outages nationwide, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his regular video address late Saturday. Ukrainian authorities say nearly 1.5 million households across the country have been left without electricity. But Zelenskyy said most of the Russian missiles and drones were […]

London-Contenders to succeed British Prime Minister Liz Truss canvassed for support Friday, with her predecessor Boris Johnson reportedly considering a sensational comeback as he picks up dozens of early nominations from Conservative MPs. Truss’s announcement Thursday that she will resign after less than seven weeks in office has also prompted renewed calls from opposition parties […]