Thousands Bulgarians took on the streets of the capital, Sofia, and other major cities on Saturday to protest government plans to adopt the euro and to demand a referendum on the issue (Image credit: AP) Thousands gathered in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and other major cities on Saturday to reject the country’s plans to adopt the […]
Rafal Trzaskowski (left) and Karol Nawrocki (right) (File Photo) Poles are set to vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election with major implications for the country’s role in Europe and for abortion and LGBTQ rights.Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, 53, an ally of the centrist government, faces off against nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki, 42.Opinion […]
Kaja Kallas at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore (AP) The European Union is bolstering its defence spending amidst US President Donald Trump‘s calls for spending more money by Nato countries on itself rather than asking the United States, and said that “no love” is better than “tough love.”US defence secretary Pete Hegseth had […]
US President Donald Trump emphasized that his tariff policies are designed to bolster domestic manufacturing of high-tech products and military equipment, not everyday items like sneakers and T-shirts, according. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey, President Trump echoed remarks made by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 29, who downplayed […]
Under global pressure, Israel allows first UN aid convoy into Gaza since March (Image: AP) The UN sent about 90 aid trucks into Gaza on Wednesday — the first delivery since early March. The move comes as global pressure mounts on Israel to ease its blockade and halt the continuous attacks.The first aid delivery came […]
Johann Wadephul (Deutscher Bundestag) US President Donald Trump can feel vindicated: Germany‘s new foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said this week that the government had accepted the president’s demand to invest 5% of GDP in defense. Speaking at a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday, Wadephul also said Germany would support Nato’s […]
Nicusor Dan (Left) wins against George Simion (Right) Nicusor Dan, the pro-European mayor of Bucharest, won Romania’s presidential election on Sunday. Dan secured 54 per cent of the vote, defeating nationalist George Simion, who had led the first round on May 4 with 46 per cent.Dan, 55, campaigned on a message of change and rebuilding, […]
Rival presidential candidates Nicusor Dan (left) and George Simion (right) (Image: X/@NicusorDanROand X/@SerbiaBased) Romania is gearing up for a rerun of its presidential elections after the top court annulled the November 2024 elections over fraud and scandal. Romanians will be seeing the competition between George Simon, a pro-Trump nationalist, and Nicusor Dan, a pro-EU centrist. […]
Romania’s far-right presidential candidate, George Simion (Image: X/@georgesimion) Romania’s far-right presidential candidate George Simion has found strong support in a faraway place as he heads for a tense run-off election Sunday: Coslada, a shabby dormitory town outside Madrid with a large Romanian community.The Spanish town of 80,000 people — more than 20 per cent of […]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attended the May 9 celebrations in Russia (Image: AP) European Council chief Antonio Costa on Tuesday insisted that Serbia was fully committed to the EU accession process, despite the country’s president visiting Moscow last week.Aleksandar Vucic attended the May 9 celebrations to mark 80 years since the victory over Germany, even […]
