Category: Europe News
Bulgaria: Squeezed out: Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws
BULGARIA: As a successful harvesting season yielding several hundred tonnes of lavender oil wraps up in Bulgaria — the world’s top producer — the industry’s…
Russia: Russia downs drone near Moscow, suspends flights
Russia reported a new drone attack on Moscow in the early hours of Saturday, which again forced the authorities to temporarily shut down all three…
Russian: Germany probing possible ‘poisoning’ of Russian journo
German prosecutors said they are investigating the attempted murder of Berlin-based Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko after she was one of the three Russian exile journalists…
Vladimir Putin: Heineken sells its business in Russia for 1 euro
BRUSSELS: Dutch brewer Heineken said on Friday it had completed its exit from Russia by selling its operations there to Russia’s Arnest Group for a…
Germany: German push to ease migrants’ citizenship path faces red tape reality check
BERLIN: Germany‘s cabinet on Wednesday passed a draft bill to ease the citizenship law, hoping a faster track to German nationality will attract skilled migrants…
Wounded People: Seven wounded in Russian air strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro
KYIV: Seven people were wounded early on Thursday in a Russian missile strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, authorities said. Six of the…
Canary Islands: 18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country
ALEXANDROUPOLIS: Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area…
Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense system
KYIV: Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin’s forces launching another bombardment of…
Russia: ‘It’s dragged on’: Ukrainians confront slow war gains
KYIV: Rusted Russian tanks, which the Kremlin had hoped would parade victorious through Kyiv days after it invaded Ukraine, have instead been lined up as…
Russia says it repelled border incursion from Ukraine
MOSCOW: Moscow’s forces have repelled an attempt by Ukrainian “saboteurs” to break into the Russian border region of Bryansk, the region’s local governor said Tuesday….