Tag: european union
Russia: Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’
LONDON: Armenia‘s prime minister has said his country’s policy of solely relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has…
Airport: New airport sparks unlikely dreams in isolated north Cyprus
NICOSIA: Isolated for almost half a century, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has just opened a half-billion-dollar airport terminal in the hope of…
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…
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…
EU deplores democracy ‘erosion’ in Hong Kong
BRUSSELS: The EU warned Friday that democracy and rights in Hong Kong declined further in 2022, casting doubt on China’s vow to maintain “one country,…
Lithuania: Russians, Belarusians national risk: Lithuania
Lithuania declared more than a thousand citizens of Russia and Belarus living in the country to be threats to national security on Friday and said…
Spain votes in election that could see Socialists lose power
MADRID: Spaniards began voting on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez‘s governing Socialists lose power and a…
King Charles III: ‘Couldn’t care less’: Netizens react as UK issues passports in name of King Charles III
For the first time in 70 years, British passports bearing the title of “His Majesty” will start being issued this week in the name of…
Putin tries to split Prigozhin from his Wagner fighters
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin offered Wagner mercenaries the opportunity to keep fighting at a meeting just days after their failed mutiny but suggested Yevgeny Prigozhin…
Sweden: Turkey unblocks Sweden NATO bid, setting stage for summit
VILNIUS: Turkey agreed Monday to allow Sweden to join NATO, setting the stage for the allies to showcase their unity at a summit focused on…