Portugal: Minimum monthly wage increases in 2025
Lisbon: Decree-Law no. 112/2024, of December 19th was publish on Portugal’s Official Gazette, ruling the minimum monthly wage’s increase to...
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Bulgarian President, Hungarian PM call for Peace in Europe, closer bilateral ties
Sofia: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met in Sofia, emphasising the need for restoring peace...
EU, Swiss hail ‘historic’ new deal resetting relations
Bern: The European Union and Switzerland announced on Dec 20 they had sealed a new set of agreements aimed at...
Portugal tree of the year announced
Lisbon: The Australian Fig Tree, which is part of the living heritage of the Quinta das Lágrimas Gardens, in Santa...
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil, gas
Washington: US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday threatened the European Union (EU) with tariffs if the bloc does not reduce...
Italy, France and Austria receive €392 million from the EU Solidarity Fund to recover and rebuild after floods
Brussels: The Commission Friday paid an amount of €392.2 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, France...
UK considers sending troops to train Ukrainians
London: The Ministry of Defence is considering the possibility of sending British troops to Ukraine to help train its armed...
Portugal: €522 scholarship for immigrant tourism trainees
Lisbon: Tourism Schools in Portugal will train immigrants who want to work in the sector, in a program that starts...
French President Emmanuel Macron met with anger from Mayotte residents, days after devastating cyclone
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has met with residents of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, days after the French...
Why Bulgaria still struggles with gender-based violence
Sofia: Bulgaria has a long way to go in the fight to eradicate gender-based and domestic violence. But what is...
28,000 Pakistanis applied for ‘protection’ in EU in a year: report
Islamabad: Pakistanis lodged 28,000 applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this...
EC warns of “critical situation” in Portugal
Lisbon: The European Commission considers that the effectiveness of Social Security in Portugal in alleviating poverty and income inequalities has...
Bulgaria scheduled to sign security cooperation agreement with Ukraine
Sofia: During the European Council meeting on December 19, Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
EU Justice ministers reach agreement on preventing migrant smuggling
Brussels: The Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on how to prevent human...
Bulgaria may meet euro accession criteria soon: EU Commissioner
Frankfurt: Bulgaria may meet all the conditions for joining the euro zone in the next few months and the European...
EU launches €10bn space programme to rival Musk’s Starlink
Brussels: The EU has launched an ambitious €10bn (£8.3bn) space programme with a constellation of 290 satellites to rival Elon...
EU: Brussels demands end to free museum ‘discrimination’
Brussels: The European Commission Monday demanded that Portugal remove the “discriminatory rules” that allow residents of the country, and not...
France: New PM François Bayrou meets party leaders to form government
Paris: The newly appointed prime minister, François Bayrou, begins talks with political leaders to bring together France's divided political forces...
Bulgaria may meet euro accession criteria soon: EU Commissioner
Frankfurt: Bulgaria may meet all the conditions for joining the euro zone in the next few months and the European...
Cyclone Chido hits France’s Mayotte archipelago, killing at least 11
Paris: At least 11 people were killed after a cyclone slammed into Mayotte, the most intense storm to hit the...
Syria sanctions relief premature for now, top EU official says
Amman: The EU will not lift sanctions on Syria before its new rulers ensure minorities are not persecuted and women's...
Portugal will need up to 100,000 foreign workers per year to fill labour shortages, study says
Lisbon: A new study has shown that Portugal will need between 50,00 to 100,000 foreign workers per year to maintain...
New PM Francois Bayrou says he knows ‘difficulty’ of France’s situation
Paris: France’s new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou says he is well aware of the scale of France’s financial and political...
Romania and Bulgaria will be in the Schengen zone from January. What will change for travellers?
Sofia: It's been a rocky road to Schengen membership for both eastern European countries. As of 1 January 2025, Romania...
Experts highlight Türkiye-EU cooperation for Syria’s stability
Brussels: Experts underscored the importance of the European Union in taking an active role in ending the ongoing crisis in...
Pakistan, EU agree to continue cooperation on food, climate change challenges
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to continue cooperation on emerging challenges of food, energy security,...
Portugal’s government vows to issue work visas to immigrants within a month
Lisbon: The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, António Leitão Amaro, unfolded plans to accelerate the process...
Macron ally François Bayrou appointed new French prime minister
Paris: François Bayrou, a veteran centrist and ally of president Emmanuel Macron, has been appointed French prime minister, after last...
Bulgaria, Greece fine-tune details to lift border controls
Sofia: Bulgaria and Greece have agreed on the details on how to completely abolish border controls between them, according to...
How Italy views NATO’s 3% proposal
Rome: Italy cautiously supports NATO’s proposed 3% defence spending target, with Defence Minister Guido Crosetto calling for financial adjustments at...
