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EU warns: High risk of flying over Russia

EU warns: High risk of flying over Russia

Fri 10 Jan 2025 10:22 CET

That an Azerbaijani plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day shows that it is risky for civilian aircraft to fly over Russia during the Ukraine war, writes the EU's aviation authority Easa.

Ukraine: "Western powers" can pressure Russia

Ukraine: "Western powers" can pressure Russia

Thu 9 Jan 2025 12:09 CET

All tools – including "units" from the West in place in Ukraine – are being sought to pressure Russia into peace, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyj at the NATO meeting in Germany. The USA is promising new billion support and 30,000 fresh drones have been ordered

Meloni: "Ruled out" that the US takes over areas by force

Meloni: "Ruled out" that the US takes over areas by force

Thu 9 Jan 2025 11:38 CET

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni does not believe in an American takeover of Greenland.

After the Raids – Less Cocaine in Antwerp

After the Raids – Less Cocaine in Antwerp

Thu 9 Jan 2025 10:29 CET

Armenia's Government Aims for EU Membership

Armenia's Government Aims for EU Membership

Thu 9 Jan 2025 09:20 CET

Foreign Minister takes over in Austria

Foreign Minister takes over in Austria

Wed 8 Jan 2025 11:34 CET

Conservative Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg takes over as Federal Chancellor of Austria for the time being after the departing party colleague Karl Nehammer.

Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border

Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border

Wed 8 Jan 2025 10:05 CET

France is guarding the EU's borders after Donald Trump's new outburst about the USA taking over Greenland. Borders are not moved by force, Germany emphasizes

They Demand Possibility of Price Ceiling on Food in the EU

They Demand Possibility of Price Ceiling on Food in the EU

Tue 7 Jan 2025 12:47 CET

One should be able to set a ceiling on food prices within the EU, proposes the Social Democrats, who demand a broader examination of the food market within the union. We want to be able to demand lower prices, says EU parliamentarian Adnan Dibrani (S)

Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

Sun 5 Jan 2025 06:59 CET

The criticism has poured in against the government's sharply increased grants to get people to move back to their countries of origin. But how will the proposal work and why is repatriation so important when immigration to Sweden is at its lowest in almost 30 years? TT has asked the Minister for Migration

Ursula von der Leyen ill with pneumonia

Ursula von der Leyen ill with pneumonia

Fri 3 Jan 2025 20:38 CET

The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has cancelled all trips and official appearances until mid-January since she was struck by "a severe pneumonia".

Poland blocks Hungary's envoy at EU opening

Poland blocks Hungary's envoy at EU opening

Fri 3 Jan 2025 15:41 CET

Almost 50,000 migrants to the Canary Islands in 2024

Almost 50,000 migrants to the Canary Islands in 2024

Fri 3 Jan 2025 08:56 CET

Kristersson demands caution for civilians in Gaza

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Kristersson demands caution for civilians in Gaza

Fri 3 Jan 2025 07:08 CET

It is currently not possible to determine whether Israel's attacks on hospitals in Gaza are within the framework of proportional self-defense, according to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party). But we maintain our demands for both humanitarian access and the need for extreme caution where there are many civilians, says Kristersson to TT

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

Fri 3 Jan 2025 06:54 CET

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock are visiting Syria's capital Damascus. The goal was a meeting with the country's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the overthrow of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in December

Hungary Loses a Billion Euros in EU Support

Hungary Loses a Billion Euros in EU Support

Thu 2 Jan 2025 07:21 CET

Russian gas stop extinguishes Christmas lights in Moldova

Russian gas stop extinguishes Christmas lights in Moldova

Wed 1 Jan 2025 11:22 CET

In the small country of Moldova, the stop of Russian fossil gas through Ukraine has already had consequences over the New Year's weekend. On New Year's Day, the festive lighting on the capital's public buildings was turned off

The stop of Russian gas through Ukraine divides the EU

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The stop of Russian gas through Ukraine divides the EU

Wed 1 Jan 2025 08:05 CET

At 06:00 on New Year's Day, Russian energy giant Gazprom shut off the flow of fossil gas to Europe through Ukraine. The EU claims to be prepared for the stop, but the division is great among the union's countries

The Schengen Area Has Got Two New Countries

The Schengen Area Has Got Two New Countries

Wed 1 Jan 2025 01:24 CET

After 13 years of waiting, Romania and Bulgaria are now full members of the EU's Schengen Zone.

Russia in focus as Poland takes over the Council Presidency

Russia in focus as Poland takes over the Council Presidency

Tue 31 Dec 2024 07:21 CET

Security, security and again security. When Poland becomes the EU presidency, the focus is clearly directed towards Russia

Russian state media on Telegram blocked in EU

Russian state media on Telegram blocked in EU

Mon 30 Dec 2024 07:34 CET

Russian state media are said to have been blocked on the social media platform Telegram in EU countries, reports The Guardian.

Second Round of Voting Awaits in Croatia's Presidential Election

Second Round of Voting Awaits in Croatia's Presidential Election

Sun 29 Dec 2024 19:55 CET

Croatia's incumbent president Zoran Milanović received the most votes in the first round of the country's presidential election. However, according to the country's election commission, a second and decisive round of voting is required against the main opponent Dragan Primorac

Belgium bans single-use e-cigarettes – a European first

Belgium bans single-use e-cigarettes – a European first

Sun 29 Dec 2024 08:06 CET

E-cigarettes for single use are banned in Belgium from January 1. Single-use e-cigarettes are a new product that only serves to attract new customers, says the country's Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke

Putin apologizes after plane crash

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Putin apologizes after plane crash

Sat 28 Dec 2024 14:04 CET

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has apologized for the "tragic event" that occurred over Russian territory, reports Bloomberg. Nearly 40 people died in the plane crash

"An Alarm Bell" – Germany Demands Sanctions

"An Alarm Bell" – Germany Demands Sanctions

Sat 28 Dec 2024 13:48 CET

Germany demands EU sanctions against the vessels suspected of being part of the Russian "shadow fleet". "This is a wake-up call for all of us", says Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock