Tag: European Union
Dictator or ‘Dad’? Belarus leader suppresses all dissent
MOSCOW — When Alexander Lukashenko became its president in 1994, Belarus was an obscure country that had not even existed for three years. Over...
Merkel, Macron back efforts to improve WHO as meeting opens
GENEVA — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday were among leaders rallying around efforts to strengthen the World Health...
Poland’s energy giant defies EU court ruling to close mine
WARSAW, Poland — Officials in Poland on Monday defied an injunction by the top European Union court that ordered the immediate closure of a...
EXPLAINER: What was behind a jet’s diversion to Belarus?
The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Lithuania by Belarus, leading to the arrest of an opposition journalist who was a passenger, has sparked...
Poland to acquire 24 Turkish-made combat drones
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Poland have signed a deal for the sale of Turkish-made combat drones, making Poland the first NATO and European...
Spain offers to speak for Morocco at EU amid migration spat
MADRID — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday that Spain is an ally of Morocco, and Madrid will defend both countries' common interests at...
EU mulls response to Belarus diverting plane to nab reporter
BRUSSELS — Angry European Union leaders were set to consider a joint response Monday to Belarus' diversion of a plane traveling between EU member...
Croatia ready to welcome foreign tourists, hoping they come
ROVINJ, Croatia — Sun loungers are out, beach bars are open and rave music is pumping. Hotels and restaurants are greeting visitors hoping to...
Eyeing variant, France mulls tighter limits for UK tourists
PARIS — France may introduce stricter coronavirus restrictions for British visitors when tourism reopens this summer to prevent the spread of a worrying virus...
Cricket gear donation brings joy to migrants stuck in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Joyful cheers echoed through an asylum-seekers camp in Bosnia this week as dozens of teenagers and young men put their daily...