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BiH genocide survivors slam Russian spokesperson’s Srebrenica statements

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:19
Genocide survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina and BiH Foreign Minister Bisera Turković strongly condemned the statements of Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova that appear to imply the 1995 Srebrenica genocide was staged. Zakharova made the controversial statement after US...
Categories: European Union

The false promise that burning forest wood can replace Russian fossil fuels

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:18
Using forest wood to replace Russian fossil fuel imports would not only be disastrous for the environment, it would also not be a credible energy alternative, writes Karl Wagner.
Categories: European Union

Poland blocks EU directive to implement global corporate tax deal

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:17
In a tense meeting of EU member state finance ministers on Tuesday (5 April) in Luxemburg, Poland vetoed a compromise proposal for an EU directive that would implement the internationally agreed 15% minimum effective taxation for large multinational companies.
Categories: European Union

Key EU nations back Ukraine in EU membership bid, not Serbia

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:16
Most citizens in Germany, France, Italy and Spain are in favour of Ukraine joining the EU, while the majority in those countries oppose Serbia’s EU path, a study published Tuesday shows. The new research, conducted by public opinion and data...
Categories: European Union

Slovenia expels 33 Russian diplomats

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:15
Slovenia has effectively expelled 33 Russian diplomats without declaring them persona non grata. In a decision announced Tuesday (5 Apri), Slovenia followed the lead of multiple EU countries that have expelled diplomats in recent days. It did so after summoning...
Categories: European Union

Romania expels 10 Russian diplomats

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:15
Romania has finally joined the ranks of other EU and NATO members that expelled Russian diplomats following the invasion of Ukraine by dismissing 10 Russian diplomats from its territory. The Romanian authorities have declared 10 people working at the Russian...
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria predicts economic slowdown due to Ukraine war

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:14
The growth of the Bulgarian economy in 2022 will slow to 2.6%, according to the finance ministry’s spring forecast, which previously predicted 4.8% growth on which the state budget was built. Last year, the growth of the Bulgarian economy was...
Categories: European Union

Italy to expel 30 Russian diplomats

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:05
Italy announced the expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats on Tuesday, the latest in a long line of EU states to do so. Russian Ambassador to Italy, Sergey Razov, was called to attend a meeting at the foreign ministry with Secretary-General,...
Categories: European Union

Zelenskyy appeals to Spanish parliament, evokes Guernica bombing

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:05
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy referred to the Spanish Civil War-era bombing of Guernica to appeal to the Spanish parliament for stronger action against Russia on Tuesday, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. The Ukrainian leader delivered a speech to Spanish lawmakers shortly after...
Categories: European Union

Portugal orders expulsion of ten Russian embassy staff

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:04
Portugal has declared ten employees of the diplomatic mission of the Russian embassy in Lisbon persona non grata, giving them two weeks to leave the country, the foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. In a statement released Tuesday, the foreign ministry stated that...
Categories: European Union

Commission to postpone launching recovery fund for Poland

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:03
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen denied rumours that the Commission would approve Poland’s Recovery Plan before her planned visit to the country later this week. Approving the plan would pave the way to releasing money from the EU’s...
Categories: European Union

Hungarian stock market plunges after Commission rule of law announcement

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:02
The Hungarian forint fell sharply following the news that the EU would trigger the rule of law conditionality against Hungary, while the local stock market also took a serious hit, with investors selling shares of OTP, Hungary’s largest commercial bank, Telex reported...
Categories: European Union

Head of Slovak far-right party sentenced for using Nazi symbolism

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:02
Marian Kotleba, member of the National Council and head of the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia, has received a suspended six-month sentence with an 18-month probation period for expressing sympathy for a movement suppressing basic rights and freedoms. Kotleba was...
Categories: European Union

US pushes to suspend Russia from UN human rights body

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:01
The United States will ask the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the US ambassador to the UN said, after Ukraine accused Russian troops of killing dozens of civilians in the town of Bucha.
Categories: European Union

How can we best celebrate women? By looking after their health [Promoted content]

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 07:00
Migraine affects three to four times more women than men. What can we do to ensure that women with migraine get the awareness and respect they deserve?
Categories: European Union

Putin threatens retaliation after Germany nationalises Gazprom subsidiary

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 06:55
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to hold back food exports and take retaliatory measures against Western companies after Germany nationalised the German Gazprom subsidiary on Monday. During a meeting on Tuesday in Moscow, broadcast on public TV, Putin spoke...
Categories: European Union

US top general sees Ukraine war protracted in years

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 06:42
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday (5 April) during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of over-estimating Russia's military capability.
Categories: European Union

Norwegian-Russian border cooperation thrives despite Ukrainian war

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 06:41
The border cooperation between Russia and Norway continues despite war in Ukraine, as evidenced by a recent meeting of the Norwegian Joint Operations Headquarters with the Chief of the FSB Border Directorate, according to High North News. As a NATO...
Categories: European Union

Denmark, Sweden expel Russian diplomats for spying

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 06:40
More than a dozen Russian intelligence officers have been given two weeks to leave Denmark after the Foreign Policy Committee decided on Tuesday (5 April) to expel them, while Sweden announced the deportation of three Russian diplomats on the same...
Categories: European Union

Ireland to trial basic income scheme for artists after COVID

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 06:36
Ireland’s government approved a three-year-long pilot scheme trialling basic income for artists on Tuesday. Two thousand artists selected at random will receive €325 per week. The trial is set to start later this month. The initiative will cost €35 million...
Categories: European Union

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