Tag: European Union
EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...
EU leaders faced with surge of infections, vaccine issues
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are meeting Thursday to look for ways of ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations across the 27-nation region amid a shortage...
EU’s top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court on Thursday rejected an effort by a Scandinavian youth group and eight families around the world to...
Slovak coalition party completes withdrawal from government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A party in Slovakia’s ruling coalition completed its withdrawal from the government on Thursday amid a political crisis triggered by a...
Russia opposition leader Navalny’s health worsens in prison
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has suffered back pains and leg problems in prison, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Romanian police protest cutbacks, poor conditions
BUCHAREST — Hundreds of police protested Thursday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest over cutbacks and poor working conditions.
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Central Europe’s hospitals slammed, can’t treat all in need
WARSAW, Poland — Poland recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Wednesday as hospitals buckle under a new surge. Hungary has the...
Belarus authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities intensified their crackdown on dissent in Belarus ahead of planned protests against the nation's authoritarian president and detained dozens of...
Flying the flag: UK govt tells ministries to wave Union Jack
LONDON — The British government said Wednesday that the national flag should fly on all government buildings, the latest move in a highly visible...
Erdogan urges investors to trust Turkey’s economy, potential
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged foreign investors Wednesdays to have confidence in Turkey’s economy days after he fired his third...