Category: Europe

LONDON: Right-wing politicians in Europe called for an end to Western support for Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders, as hundreds of people gathered in Brussels this week for the European National Conservatism Conference, which ended Wednesday. An effort by the Brussels mayor to shut down the conference on security grounds prompted accusations of […]

Germany’s prosecutors are accusing the German-Russian nationals of being prepared to ‘carry out explosive and arson attacks’ on the country’s US military sites. Germany has arrested two German-Russian dual nationals on suspicions that they were plotting sabotage attacks on US military sites in the country to undermine Western military support for Ukraine. German prosecutors said […]

The EU wants to start talks with the UK government on a deal to make it easier for young people to study or work abroad after Brexit. The European Commission has suggested a deal to bring back a version of free movement for people aged between 18 and 30. The UK already runs schemes with […]

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday spoke highly of bilateral relations between China and Slovenia during talks with Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, who is on an official visit to China. After more than 30 years of development, China-Slovenia relations have entered a stable and mature stage, said Wang, […]

The European Union has strongly warned Georgia against passing a controversial “foreign influence” law. The legislation would require media and non-profit organisations to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funds from abroad, a provision that critics say would be exploited to target and muzzle […]

According to BBC reports: Brussels police have been ordered to shut down a conference attended by right-wing politicians across Europe, including Nigel Farage and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Organisers say the National Conservatism Conference in the Belgian capital is continuing, but guests are no longer allowed to enter. Local authorities had raised concerns over […]

Neither Hezbollah nor Iran are currently ready for war, the EU foreign policy chief told Tuesday the French daily Le Monde. “We were warned several days before,” Josep Borrell said about Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend. “After the attack, the Iranian foreign minister told me that they only targeted military facilities, making me […]

BUDAPEST: If by 9 June, the majority of the country declares they do not want to be governed by the Orbán regime, they will fight for early elections, says the Hungarian opposition party. The opposition DK, MSZP and Párbeszéd parties have entered into a joint strategic cooperation agreement, which says they will cooperate in the […]

FRANKFURT: Germany will send an additional Pa­triot air defence system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. “Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country’s infrastructure is causing immeasurable suf­fering,” said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, an­nouncing the move. “It is jeopardising people’s […]

BERLIN: German flagship airline Lufthansa has announced that it is extending its suspension of flights to and from Tehran until April 18. The airline will not use Iranian airspace during that time, the company said Friday. The carrier said the decision was taken after a “careful evaluation” using government security assessments about the situation in […]