Category: Europe

Denmark’s new coalition government is set to scrap a bank holiday to boost defence spending. It is one of the first measures agreed by the unusual coalition between centre-left and centre-right parties – the first since the 1970s. The centre-left Social Democrat party, the centre-right Liberal Party and the centrist Moderate party are all part […]

Ukraine said on Dec. 14 it had shot down more than a dozen Iranian-made drones in Moscow’s latest assault on Kiev. The attack came as the Kremlin promised no let-up to fighting over Christmas and as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European leaders to assist in setting up a court to try Russian leaders over […]

The EU has promised billions of dollars of investment in Southeast Asia, as leaders looked to bolster ties at a summit in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China. The European Union hosted its first full summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brussels on Wednesday.“There might be many, […]

Eva Kaili, the MEP suspected of accepting large sums of money to lobby in favour of Qatar, did not appear as expected at a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday in Brussels. The Greek MEP is among four people charged with participating in a criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering that were due to appear in front […]

LODNON: Leading international real estate developer One Homes, who recently acquired 100,000 square feet of prime land in Islamabad, opened their new European Head Quarters at the heart of Central London. The new headquarters is based in a prime office building at the heart of London’s plush Marylebone area. The new office boasts panoramic views […]

Thousands of rail workers have begun a two-day national strike by the biggest rail union the RMT over below-inflation salaries in the United Kingdom. The country is facing inflation in double digits with increasing the cost of living and soaring energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine, making it difficult for people to survive […]

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament stripped Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post on Tuesday over allegations that World Cup host Qatar had bribed her to influence decision-making, charges she has denied. Kaili, one of 14 vice presidents in the parliament, was among four people arrested and charged in Belgium over the scandal that […]

French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing back his presentation of a significant pensions overhaul denounced by labour unions, citing recent leadership changes at two opposition parties. The Greens and the right-wing Republicans have elected new chiefs, and Macron said on Monday he would consult them before unveiling details of the significant reform on January 10, […]

Allegations Qatar bribed EU officials to try to win influence are of the “utmost concern”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. Ms von der Leyen said the accusations were “very serious” and called for the creation of a new EU ethics body. Belgian police have arrested four people, among them European Parliament Vice-President […]

The arrest and charging of four people in connection with an anti-corruption investigation involving members of the European Parliament and a Gulf state, said to be Qatar, could shake Brussels to its core. Some MEPs, including vice-president Eva Kaili, have been accused of accepting large sums of money from a Gulf country reported to be […]