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Philippines tells China to stop provocative actions in South China Sea

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 08:02
The Philippines repeated its call for China to stop "provocative actions", warning that its attempts to block Manila's resupply missions to a disputed atoll in the South China Sea could have "disastrous results".
Categories: European Union

Kazakhstan: Preserving stability

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 08:00
At a time of heightened global uncertainties and shifting geopolitical dynamics, Kazakhstan seeks to maintain and promote stability in a world of turbulence and rapid change. Celebrating the 32nd anniversary of Republic Day, when it proclaimed its sovereignty and independence...
Categories: European Union

Thousands gather in Paris for authorised pro-Palestinian demo

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:37
Thousands of people waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Gaza, Paris is with you" gathered on Sunday (22 October) for the first pro-Palestinian demonstration allowed by police in the French capital since the 7 October Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.
Categories: European Union

Czech PM opposes EU staff’s ‘pro-Israel’ criticism

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:29
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Weber slamming new border controls, the Czech prime minister standing in firm support of Ursula von der Leyen's pro-Israel stance, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Vučić meets with Big Five ahead of EU leaders’ meetup to discuss situation in Kosovo

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:22
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić called his meeting with the Big Five – where they discussed the situation in Kosovo – in Belgrade on Saturday ‘difficult’ before adding that he would go to Brussels on Thursday or Friday. Vučić met with...
Categories: European Union

Romania Union party announces candidates for EU elections

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:21
Save Romania Union party (USR) officially launched its candidates for the 2024 EU elections during the ALDE Europe Council held for the first time in Bucharest on Friday and Saturday. Elena Lasconi, the mayor of Câmpulung municipality and a former...
Categories: European Union

Iran to host Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks ‘without Western countries’

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:21
Foreign ministers from Iran, Turkey and Russia will meet their counterparts from Azerbaijan and Armenia in Tehran on Monday (23 October) and discuss progress towards a peace agreement between the two South Caucasus neighbours, Iranian and Russian state media said.
Categories: European Union

Former Albanian president, PM Berisha, denies charges of corruption, blames government

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:20
Albania’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has accused former president and prime minister Sali Berisha and his son-in-law, Jamarber Malltezi, of passive corruption to the tune of €5.4 million, something they both deny, accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama of targeting them for...
Categories: European Union

Czech PM opposes EU staff’s ‘pro-Israel’ criticism

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:18
Israel has every right to defend itself, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala wrote in a tweet alongside a Euractiv story about EU staff criticising President Ursula von der Leyen’s Israel stance, published on Friday. In a letter seen by Euractiv,...
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian parliament threatens to take over control of local Lukoil

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:16
Bulgarian GERB and DPS parties have threatened to immediately cut off Russian oil supplies to Lukoil’s Burgas refinery while handing over operational control of its Bulgarian business to the government. “We need to introduce the most liberal fuel storage regime,...
Categories: European Union

Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight; more EU leaders flock to Israel

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 07:01
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday (23 October) and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight, as the Hague and Paris announced high-level visits to Israel.
Categories: European Union

Kazakhstan’s enduring commitment to the Afghan population

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:54
Kazakhstan was quick to respond to the series of devastating quakes in Herat province of Afghanistan, guided by compassion, a timeless principle that should guide our actions in times of crisis, writes Alibek Bakayev.
Categories: European Union

Climate change denying minister nominee calls for Slovexit referendum

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:52
Rudolf Huliak, whose nomination for agri-chief was contested by Zuzana Čaputová, said he would attempt to initiate a referendum for Slovakia’s exit from both EU and NATO, but first, his fate is to be decided on Monday. Čaputová refused to...
Categories: European Union

Calls for EU to drop funding for Malta gas pipeline intensify

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:50
Calls for the EU Commission to decrease any chance of funding the Melita gas pipeline between Malta and Sicily due to alleged links to corruption, murder and environmental concerns are growing as an NGO-led petition is set to make its...
Categories: European Union

Radical right triumphs in Switzerland

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:48
Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces. For the lower house, the right-wing SVP won 62 seats,...
Categories: European Union

Sumar attacks PSOE for ‘siding with PP’, refusing to extend tax on banks

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:48
Sumar leader Yolanda Díaz criticised the Socialist Party, her ally in a future progressive coalition government, for refusing to extend the current extraordinary tax on banks, which ‘are making a killing’ thanks to their record profits, she said at a...
Categories: European Union

Russian forces intensify pressure on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, Kherson

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:42
Russian forces aiming to contain a four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive maintained unrelenting pressure on Sunday on the shattered town of Avdiivka in the east and intensified shelling in the southern area of Kherson.
Categories: European Union

Meloni celebrates one year in government remotely following partner’s scandal

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:41
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her party to celebrate one year of governing Italy with just a video message after a scandal involving her partner made waves in the news. Celebrating a year of government with Matteo Salvini’s Lega (ID)...
Categories: European Union

Speeding up the global energy transition

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:30
Too many countries have vetoes or taboos about clean energies, like nuclear or sustainable bioenergy. The fact is, we simply cannot afford to exclude any measures that can substantially help decarbonisation, argue Alan Finkel and Noé van Hulst.
Categories: European Union

Austria sees sharp rise in acts of antisemitism

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:30
An Israel flag that was mounted at the main synagogue in Vienna was ripped away as counts of antisemitic incidents rose sharply across the nation, with the incidents that occurred in the past two weeks being triple that of the...
Categories: European Union

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