Georgian police stage new crackdown on pro-EU protestors
Georgian police on Friday fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators, as thousands took to the streets for a second day to protest the government putting off EU membership…
Iran, Europe hold nuclear talks amid escalating tensions
Geneva is set to host critical nuclear talks between Iran and European powers—Britain, France, and Germany—on Friday, less than two months before Donald Trump resumes office as U.S. president. With…
Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war
Sweden on Monday began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website. Both Sweden…
France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread
PARIS – France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’, it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry…
Europe congratulates Trump, amid worries about his return to the White House
French President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders congratulated Donald Trump after he claimed victory in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, saying they were ready to work together but would defend…
Italy delivers first migrants to Albania under new deal
Reuters SHENGJIN, Albania – A ship carrying the first group of migrants to be processed in Albania under a deal with Italy arrived in the port of Shengjin on Wednesday…
EU talks deportation hubs to stem migration
AFP Luxembourg – European countries are to discuss “innovative” ways to increase deportations of irregular migrants and rejected asylum seekers on Thursday, including controversial plans to set up dedicated return…
EU Commission chief: Hungary’s Russia, China policies pose security risk
Reuters BRUSSELS – Hungary is putting European security at risk, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday in an unusually blunt speech blasting Budapest’s relationship with Russia…
Floods in Romania kill at least four people as rain batters central Europe
More rainfall is forecast in the coming days in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, southern Germany and parts of Austria. Reuters At least four people died and thousands of…
US bans European charter flight officials over migrant trips
Reuters WASHINGTON – The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on senior officials at a European charter flight company for “facilitating irregular migration” through Nicaragua as the Biden administration seeks to…