Tag: European Union
UK PM’s party rebels prepare to challenge foreign aid cuts
LONDON — Senior Lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservative Party are hoping to reverse the government's contentious cut in foreign aid spending — just days...
Italian Coast Guard detains German migrant rescue ship
ROME — A migrant rescue ship operated by a German charity has been detained in Sicily by the Italian Coast Guard, which found the...
Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...
In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine — While visiting her son in a Belarusian prison, Natallia Makavetskaya saw deep scars on his wrists left by tight handcuffs. She...
Protests as Austria grapples with violence against women
VIENNA — The 35-year-old woman was working at a tobacco shop in Vienna when authorities say her ex-boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set...
Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its normal rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday...
Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...
Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president on Friday said that European Union-mediated negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo, which stalled last year, will resume within...
Non-EU member Norway reaches post-Brexit trade deal with UK
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Non-European Union member Norway said Friday it has reached a post-Brexit trade deal with its greatest trading partner, Britain, which left...
Slovenia, Italy to jointly patrol common border for migrants
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia and Italy said Friday they will soon start joint police patrols along their common border, which lies on a route...