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Venezuela arrests US oil executives after Guaidó meets Trump
Six American oil executives who were under house arrest in Venezuela have been rounded up by police just hours after US President Donald Trump...
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Facebook demands Clearview stop scraping images for facial recognition tech
Facebook has warned US-based tech company Clearview AI to stop using data scraped from its social networks for its facial recognition database.
“Scraping people’s information...
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EU calls for end to bombings against civilians in Syria
The European Union called on Thursday for an end to the "extraordinary human suffering" of the civilian population in Syria, amid a renewed offensive...
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Boeing finds new software flaw on grounded 737 MAX jet
Flight testers have found another flaw in the software of Boeing's grounded 737 MAX plane. Boeing as well as the top US aviation regulator...
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Orban renominated as Romanian prime minister
Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis nominated outgoing prime minister Ludovic Orban to form a new government on Thursday, a day after Orban’s cabinet was dismissed...
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Poland to hold presidential election on 10 May
Poland will hold the first round of its presidential election on 10 May, the speaker of parliament announced on Wednesday.
Incumbent president Andrzej Duda has...
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Merkel’s party cooperates with far right to elect liberal state premier
Lawmakers from Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) faced criticism about cooperating on Wednesday, when they voted to install...
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WHO appeals for $675m to fight coronavirus
The World Health Organisation called for US$675 million in donations for a plan to fight the coronavirus, mainly through investment in countries considered at...
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US, Chinese officials to meet to discuss further Huawei restrictions
High level US officials agreed to meet later this month to discuss further restrictions on tech exports to China and the telecoms company Huawei.
Media...
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UK, Australia commit to free trade talks
British foreign secretary Dominic Raab visited Australia, where he and Australian foreign minister Marise Payne reaffirmed both sides’ desire for a free trade deal.
Raab...
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OSCE warns Ukraine over disinformation bill
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) warned on Wednesday that Ukraine's new bill regulating media's activity could pose a significant risk...
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Erdogan warns Syrian forces to pull back from Idlib posts
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces in Idlib to pull back behind a line of Turkish observation posts by the end...
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European Council President meets with Bulgaria's PM Borissov
Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria's Prime Minister met with EU Council President Charles Michel, at the institution's headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.
EU funds from the Multiannual...
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EU launches €75 million BlueInvest Fund to protect oceans, seas and coasts
During the BlueInvest Day conference in Brussels, European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Emma Navarro and EU Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius have...
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EBRD funds electric public transport in Sarajevo to tackle air pollution
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on 5 February the bank is financing major investments to improve public transport in Sarajevo,...
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Russia’s Gazprom and Bangladesh’s Petrobangla ink MoU for strategic cooperation
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and Bangladesh’s Petrobangla have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding for strategic cooperation.
Gazprom Deputy Chairman Vitaly Markelov, who headed a...
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Ryanair slammed for misleading green claims
The UK advertising watchdog, The Advertising Standards Authority, censured an ad campaign by the airline Ryanair, in which it claimed it is Europe’s “lowest...
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The myth lifts in Corinthia, nature calls skiers, hikers, tourists
TRIKALA, Corinthia – According to legend, the nymph Maia gave birth to Zeus’ son Hermes in a cave near Lake Dasios on beautiful Mount...
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EU Commissioner for Equality Dalli pledges to advance LGBTI rights in the EU
Speaking in the European Parliament on Tuesday, Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality said that the EU Commission will place advancement of LGBTI rights on...
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Bulgarian judge denied entry to US, Pompeo sharply criticises Bulgaria's rule of law
United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo barred a Bulgarian judge from entering the US because of his alleged involvement in “significant corruption”.
The US...
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Google admits it accidentally sent users’ private videos to strangers
Google alerted some of its Google Photo users that the tech giant accidentally sent their private videos to strangers. The company said the reason...
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Trump acquitted on impeachment charges
US president Donald Trump has been found not guilty in his impeachment trial.
He was accused of obstruction of Congress, as well as for abusing...
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EU's top diplomat in Washington for talks on transatlantic relations
EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will travel for the first time after assuming his new post, to Washington on...
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EU's foreign policy chief Borrell denounces Trump's Middle East peace plan
EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell has rejected parts of the US peace plan for the Middle East, provoking an aggravated response from Israel, that...
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Putin remains secretive about his future political plans
Russia's president Vladimir Putin said that the nationwide vote on constitutional changes he proposed wouldn’t be used to extend his current term in office.
He...
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French police clear last migrant camp in Paris
French police cleared the last migrant tent camp in northeast Paris as part of a plan to take migrants off the streets.
According to the...
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Buttigieg has narrow Iowa lead on Sanders in Democratic race for US presidency
Pete Buttigieg held a narrow lead over US Senator Bernie Sanders onTuesday in the Iowa Democratic Party caucuses. Former vice president Joe Biden was...
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Macron says distancing of Russia is a ‘major error’ for the EU
French president Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of engaging in historical revisionism on World War II but said that a strong Europe needs to remain...
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Romanian government dismissed in no-confidence vote
Romanian’s center-right minority government has been dismissed after losing a no-confidence vote brought by the leftist opposition.
The no-confidence motion was put forward today by...
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UN chief warns of growing instability in the Middle East
The United Nations’ chief António Guterres said that the flow of weapons to war zones in Libya, Syria and Yemen, as well as the...
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France scores victory on Enlargement rules
The EU Commission released new proposed rules on February 5 which substantially modify the current Enlargement process but also allow EU member states to...
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UK to ban new gas vehicles by 2035
UK prime minister Boris Johnson announced he will ban the sale of new gas, diesel and hybrid vehicles from 2035, five years earlier than...
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Coronavirus threatens EU-China investment deal
The EU Chamber of Commerce in China has warned that striking an EU-China investment deal in 2020 is under threat because of the coronavirus...
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Google, Tinder under investigation in Ireland over data processing
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has launched investigations into the way Google and Tinder process user data.
The regulator said it decided to look into how...
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Huawei says it will set up manufacturing bases in Europe
Abraham Liu, Huawei´s top executive for Europe said the company would set up manufacturing hubs on the continent.
"Huawei is more committed to Europe than...
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EU condemns US lifting of landmine ban
The European External Action Service (EEAS) issued on Tuesday a statement condemning US President Donald Trump's decision to re-authorise the use of anti-personnel mines outside...
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Libya military rivals hold UN-sponsored talks
After almost a year of fighting, Libya’s two rival governments began talks aimed at securing a ceasefire.
Military officers from Libya’s UN-backed government, GNA, and...
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Johnson to end early release of terrorist prisoners after London attack
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has signalled that terrorists that are currently in jail will lose their right to early release halfway through their...
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Macron in Poland to boost ties
French president Emanuel Macron visited Poland, where he met with the country’s president Andrzej Duda and prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Macron’s visit is the first...
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Erdogan denounces Russia’s annexation of Crimea
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan denounced Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea. Erdogan met with his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy on 3 February in Ukraine.
They...
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Belgium confirms first case of coronavirus
A Belgian person has tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health officials said today. The person is the country's first case of coronavirus,...
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EU, Armenia to further develop bilateral relations
European Council President Charles Michel and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation on Monday, during which, they decided to further develop EU-Armenia...
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Johnson OK with American genetically modified food
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has dismissed concerns about importing genetically modified food from the US after Brexit, saying a trade deal with the...
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Coronavirus hits oil too, worries plunge prices
Oil prices fell more than 2% on 3 February, as traders were concerned over demand in China following the deadly coronavirus breakout but prices...
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EU's top diplomat in Iran to de-escalate tensions
Josep Borrell, EU's top diplomat visited Iran's capital Tehran on Monday with the aim of conveying the EU’s strong commitment to preserve the nuclear deal.
Borrell’s mission...
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"Friends of Cohesion" reject EU budget cuts
Funding for 2021-2027 "should maintain the level" of the previous budget, said in a joint declaration the "Friends of Cohesion" countries during a summit...
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EPP extends suspension of Hungary’s Fidesz
The leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) agreed on Monday with EPP President Donald Tusk’s decision to extend the suspension of the Hungarian...
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YouTube warns it will ban misleading election-related content
YouTube announced it would remove election-related videos that are “manipulated or doctored” to mislead voters, and that the measures are part of an effort...
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French far-right leader Le Pen sued by Russian firm
A Russian company is suing the political party led by French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, to recover a loan lent in 2014 to...
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Turkey launches counterattack against Syrian forces
At least 13 Syrian soldiers were reportedly killed by Turkish forces in Syria’s Idlib region on Monday.
The attack that came in retaliation for an...
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