France targets 2025 budget deficit above 5% to sustain growth
Paris: France’s delayed 2025 budget bill will aim for a deficit “slightly above 5%” to protect economic growth, the country’s...
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4,000 children from Afghanistan, Syria, Morocco seek protection in Bulgaria: UNICEF
Sofia: In 2024, UNICEF reported that 4,000 children from Syria, Afghanistan, and Morocco, along with 60,000 from Ukraine, sought refuge...
EU universal charger rules come into force
Brussels: EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force, in a...
First television broadcast in Portugal with 5G Stand Alone technology
Lisbon: TVI and NOS are carrying out this Sunday, during the São Silvestre do Porto Race, the first television broadcast...
Bulgaria’s Perperikon: A European counterpart to Peru’s Machu Picchu
Sofia: The ancient rock city of Perperikon has recently received international recognition, with its latest accolade coming from the renowned...
EU universal charger rules come into force
Brussels: EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on Saturday,...
France hands over first base in Chad during withdrawal from former colony
Paris: France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad,...
EU office issues ‘scam alert’ for Pakistanis seeking visas, consular appointments
Celina Ali Islamabad: The European Union (EU) office has issued a "scam alert" to warn Pakistanis about "criminal organisations" spreading...
Rubbish situation in Lisbon “could be worse”
Lisbon: On the second day of a total strike in rubbish collection in Lisbon, “the situation has obviously worsened, but...
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria exchange taxation expertise
Sofia: Azerbaijan and Bulgaria have strengthened their bilateral relations in taxation and exchanged valuable experiences, Report informs, citing the State...
Portugal: Rents increase 10.7%
Lisbon: The Lisbon Metropolitan Area continues to be the sub-region with the highest rents, with properties rented at 13.53 euros...
Bosnia’s Serb lawmakers halt EU accession efforts
Sarajevo: Lawmakers in Bosnia's Serb Republic regional parliament ordered Serb representatives in state institutions on Wednesday to block decision-making and...
Heavy snowfall leaves Borovets and other Bulgarian regions without electricity
Sofia: Borovets, one of Bulgaria's most popular ski resorts, has been left entirely without electricity, as confirmed by a statement...
Nestlé takes back Nestea in Portugal
Lisbon: Nestlé will once again be responsible for the production and sale of Nestea in Portugal. This comes after the...
Exports to EU surge by 14% in first five months of FY25 to $4.8bn
Celina Ali Islamabad : Pakistan’s exports to the European Union (EU) grew by 14% to $4.8 billion during the first...
Bulgaria Set to strengthen ties with Ukraine through security agreement
Sofia: Bulgaria is poised to sign a significant security cooperation agreement with Ukraine on December 19, 2024, during the European...
Portugal to streamline entry of foreigners to deal with labour shortages
Lisbob: The Minister of State and for Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro Almeida, said the government is attempting to streamline the...
France’s second woman premier makes surprise frontline return
Paris: Elisabeth Borne, only the second woman to serve as French prime minister, is making a surprise return to frontline...
Bulgaria issues weather warnings over snow, rain and wind forecast for December 25
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for December 25...
Kazakhstan, EU Plan to Intensify Cooperation in 2025
Astana: Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko and European Union Ambassador to Kazakhstan Aleška Simkić agreed to deepen cooperation in...
Lisbon remains attractive for real estate investment
Lisobn: Lisbon is the 10th most attractive city to invest in real estate next year. This ranking of the most...
Government: Nine per cent of university students in Bulgaria are foreigners
Sofia: Nine per cent of the students at Bulgarian higher educational institutions are foreigners, according to a regular report presented...
EU expresses concern over sentencing of civilians by Pakistani military court
Islamabad: The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military court in...
Italy tops EU for NRRP funds collected
Rome: Italy is top in the European Union for the amount of sums collected for its post-COVID National Recovery and...
Portugal: Who takes the crown in the 2024 Municipal Ranking?
Lisbon: The 2024 municipal ranking in Portugal sees Lisbon once again claiming the top spot, just as it did in...
France: Mayotte struggles to recover as aid trickles in a week after cyclone
Paris: One week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, and days after a testy presidential visit, France’s impoverished...
EU-sanctioned Russian oil still hits markets via Bulgaria
Sofia: Even though the EU sanctions Russian oil, Bulgaria still allows crude to be processed at the Lukoil Burgas refinery....
Germans mourn five people killed, 200 injured in Christmas market attack
Magdeburg: Germans have gathered in Magdeburg to mourn the victims of a car-ramming attack in the eastern city that killed...
Russia security threat is far reaching, Italy PM warns
Saariselka: Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal immigration and...
Italy close to Germans says Mattarella after Magdeburg
Rome: President Sergio Mattarella on Saturday expressed Italy's closeness to Germany's population in a message to his German counterpart Frank-Walter...
