Three teenagers died of cold on the border with Bulgaria after the border police refused to respond to their requests for help. The complaint comes from a dossier of two NGOs who point the finger at Sofia’s authorities accusing her of causing the death of the three young migrants. The dossier of the Name Kitchen (NNK) and collective Balkan routes ...
Next, the Europa Today newsletter that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the coming European week, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). Top of the agenda The compass of competitiveness – On Wednesday 29th Ursula von der Leyen will present the “Competitiveness Compass”, the plan which will aim to transform Mario ...
The three of the major Chinese electric car manufacturers have started a cause against the European Commission for the import duties of Made in China vehicles. This is what the Hong Kong newspaper reports South China Morning Post, specifying that few details have been made public. But who are these Chinese companies that sue the European executive? Let’s see it ...
The German right is veering ever further to the right, with the CDU popular groups increasingly harshening their rhetoric against migrants to try to satisfy a worried public opinion and slow down the advance of the radicals of Alternative for Germany (AfD). The president of the Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, expected to become the new chancellor after the elections of ...
The European Commission is apparently evaluating how to provide funding to Tunisia as part of the memorandum signed in 2023 between Brussels and Tunis for the management of borders and migrants. The change of pace came after an investigation by Guardian, which highlighted the presence of countless abuses by the Tunisian national guard, funded by the European Union, including widespread ...
Micheál Martin has won the confidence of the Irish parliament and will become prime minister for the second time. The Liberal has the support of the country’s two large centre-right parties, the Fianna Fail liberals and the People’s Party of Fine Gael, and the support of several independent MPs. The vote arrived a day later than expected after protests from ...
Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Puzder, a former executive of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast-food chains, as United States ambassador to the European Union. “Andy is a lawyer, businessman, economic commentator and best-selling author,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In 2000, he was named CEO of Cke Restaurants, the parent company of the international restaurant ...
They call it the last dictatorship in Europe. This is how Belarus is defined, which has been led by Alexander Lukashenko since 1994. The Belarusian leader is now seeking a new mandate, his seventh in a row since he came to power. His hopes may be confirmed on January 26, when the presidential elections will be held: in this electoral ...
Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Puzder, a former executive of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast-food chains, as United States ambassador to the European Union. “Andy is a lawyer, businessman, economic commentator and best-selling author,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In 2000, he was named CEO of Cke Restaurants, the parent company of the international restaurant ...
Europe “must arm itself” if it wants to survive. This is the warning launched by Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, the country that holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. The Polish popular urged the bloc’s member states to take seriously Donald Trump’s call to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, which Warsaw is already ...