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As a Green MEP, ex-environment minister and former vice prime-minister of Sweden, Isabella Lovin spent many years advocating for ocean conservation and the welfare of fisheries dependent communities. The UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon was all words, no action.

As Europe re-opens for business, the tragic death of a three-month old infant at the squalid and over-crowded Ter Apel refugee centre in the Netherlands has sparked shock, horror and recrimination.

Data from the British government shows that some 4729 Albanians sought asylum in the UK between January-June 2022, with some 2165 arriving illegally via boats while a further 9,500 did so in EU member states. British media has been ablaze...

The EU Commission said anti-corruption measures, and "adequate audit and control arrangements" are still points of discussion with the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán.

EU officials are warning of devastating impacts of a sustained drought hitting the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, as humanitarian workers face a dilemma of having to choose to help the starving over the hungry.

Germany voiced optimism over energy security, while Spain promises to help countries who are suffering from "Putin's energy blackmail".

Der russische Militärgeheimdienst GRU steckt hinter den Protesten gegen die EuroPride-Veranstaltung in Belgrad, da der Protest von der russischen Bikervereinigung Nachtwölfe angeführt wurde, sagte der politische Analyst Dusan Janjić.

Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom announced on Tuesday a reduction in gas deliveries to major French utility Engie, citing a disagreement on the application of the contracts. Gas supplies from Gazprom to Engie had decreased significantly since the beginning of the war in late February, but the French company said in a statement that it had secured enough gas volumes to supply consumers and its own needs.

The EU will donate over five million potassium iodide pills to protect Ukrainians from potential radiation exposure around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, after a request from Ukraine. The tablets, sent via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and costing over €500,000, would be used in "limited scenarios," the European Commission said on Monday. "No nuclear power plant should ever be used as a war theatre," said EU commissioner Janez Lenarčič.  

In some parts of the Albanian capital of Tirana, up to half of all cafes are closing due to rising costs – including energy and products used – and decreased spending as Albanians tighten their purse strings, according to the...

Germany's annual inflation rate rose to 7.9 percent in August, returning to its highest level in half a century after it dipped in the two previous months, AP reported. Inflation hit 7.9 percent in May — the highest rate since the 1973-1974 oil crisis— before slipping to 7.5 percent by July. The statistics office said energy prices were up 35.6 percent on the year and food prices rose 16.6 percent.

Kosovo’s energy crisis continues to deepen as the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) is now only operating with one thermal power plant unit due to a technical failure. KEK announced that only one block of the Kosova A Thermal Power Plant...

Der Staatsschutz hat eine Ermittlung zu einem versuchten Brandanschlag auf eine Kindertagesstätte in Leipzig eingeleitet, wo hauptsächlich ukrainische Kinder betreut werden, teilten die Ermittler:innen am Dienstag mit.

Augusztus 30. volt a jelöltlisták leadásának utolsó napja. A nagyszombati megyefőnök-helyettes megtorpedózta a Szövetség hajóját, amelynek kormányállásában a mellényzsebéből elővett kapitány ácsorog. Az OĽANO mozgalom tulajdonosa a Facebookon marasztalta a szétesőfélben lévő kormány külügyminiszterét. Az éhes Edo még mindig négyes kormánykoalícióról álmodik. Tervet dolgoz ki az ukrán menekültek integrálására a központi válságstáb.

Some 6,198 foreign citizens were deported from Germany between January and June in 2022, with Albanians and Macedonians topping the list of returnees, according to data from German federal authorities. Both countries are EU hopefuls and received the go-ahead to...

Russia halted gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday (31 August), intensifying an economic battle between Moscow and Brussels and raising the prospects of recession and energy rationing in some of the region's richest countries.

Russian military intelligence agency GRU is behind the protests that opposed carrying out this year’s EuroPride event in Belgrade because the protest was led by the Russian Night Wolves bikers’ association, said political analyst Dusan Janjić on Tuesday. In an...

Távozott posztjáról az Egyesült Államok titkosszolgálatának (US Secret Service) egyik igazgatóhelyettese, korábbi fehér házi kabinetfőnök-helyettes, aki fontos tanú volt a 2021. január 6-i washingtoni zavargások eseményeinek kivizsgálásáról szóló eljárásban.

Moscow is not attempting to abuse Serbia’s friendly relations with Russia, said the Russian foreign ministry, denying Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović’s statement about Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The ministry’s statement comes in response to Mihajlović’s recent statement...

L’épidémie de Monkeypox, apparue en mai dernier en Europe, semble peu à peu ralentir, selon les dernières déclarations du ministère de la Santé. Mais pour le Collectif Monkeypox, qui porte la voix des malades en France, la vigilance reste de mise.