Portugal Schengen visa from Pakistan August 2024
Celina Ali Islamabad: Portugal offers a stunning blend of rich history, stunning landscapes, and vibrant culture, making it one of...
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Greece becomes visa-free for 188 countries, including the UK, the Netherlands and Spain
Athens: Greece became visa-free for 188 countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and the US; encouraging tourism at...
Bulgaria seeks to facilitate issuance of tourist & work visas
Sofia: Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Angelieva have discussed plans to...
Three firms cleared for fish exports to EU
Karachi: Three seafood processing companies of Pakistan have been cleared for exporting their products to European Union, said CM's Advisor...
Migrants in Portugal struggle to cope amid housing crisis
Lisbon: Some migrants in Portugal are turning to temporary accommodation like tents, amid a housing crisis in the country that...
Bulgaria’s political impasse complicates its relations with Brussels
Sofia: One of Bulgaria's top issues is joining the eurozone. Sofia hopes to join the single currency in 2025, but...
European pharmacopoeia shares positive news for animal welfare
Brussels: The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has announced the suppression of a widely-used test...
Young Afghan musicians are rebuilding their art together, in Portugal
Lisbon: Three years ago, nearly 300 young Afghan musicians, their teachers, and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in...
Navigating Compliance Challenges: The EU Blue Card Scheme in Bulgaria
Sofia: The EU Blue Card scheme has been widely implemented in Bulgaria as the primary work authorisation for highly skilled...
Foreigners are using Romania’s work visas to reach other EU countries irregularly, authorities claim
Brussels: Romanian authorities claim that many foreigners arriving legally in Romania for employment purposes on work visas are attempting to...
Italy ranks 2nd in EU for organ donation rate in 2023
Rome: In 2023, Italy achieved the second highest organ donation rate in the European Union, Azernews reports citing Agenzia ANSA,...
Bulgaria faces another snap vote as latest bid to form new government fails
Sofia: Bulgaria is heading for its seventh parliamentary elections in three years after the last of three political parties tapped...
EU Commissioner and RAI appointments: Meloni’s two games linked by the rule of law report
Brussels: The Italian Prime Minister is wrestling with choices over who to nominate as the next EU Commissioner, and the...
UK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checks
London: Imported food coming into the UK through Brexit border posts is being sent back to Europe to be tested...
Out-of-this-world €9 million ‘spaceship’ house lands in Portugal
Lisbon: Inspired by sci-fi flicks, a high-tech spaceship-shaped house that “landed” by the beach in Portugal’s Algarve region has just...
Before Greece, Gordon Herbert hoped for an easier opponent for Germany
Lille: Wrapping up pool play, Germany switches to the knockout stage of the 2024 Olympic Games. Greece is the next...
Interior Ministry advises on Serbian motorcycle club visiting Bulgaria
Sofia: A Serbian motorcycle club is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Balkan tour that is passing through Bulgaria from...
7 EU countries press Venezuela to release voting records of contested election
Paris: The leaders of seven EU countries on Sunday exhorted Venezuelan authorities to publish detailed voting results of last Sunday’s...
Portugal warns UK tourists over holidays but says ‘it’s not their fault’
Lisbon: Portugal has joined Spain in warning UK tourists NOT to holiday in Madeira. Locals in the European Union holiday...
Bulgaria to cease issuing visas from August 9 to 18 due to implementation of new visa information system
Sofia: The Bulgarian consular authorities abroad will cease issuing visas on August 9, and up until August 18, due to...
What does the EU Green Deal mean for packaging?
Brussels: The EU Green Deal is a hot topic, and rightly so. With 94% of consumers saying it’s a brand’s...
EasyJet to begin new Portugal to Cape Verde flights
Lisbon: The National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) has approved easyJet's new routes from Portugal to Cape Verde. The airline will...
Sofia bourse indices mostly grow, Chimimport drives gains
Sofia: Most indices of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) finished the week in green territory, with the blue-chip SOFIX, the...
EU hails benefits of multi-billion-euro environmental action
Brussels: A cost-benefit analysis by the European Commission says nearly €3.5 billion of EU money pumped into real-world environmental schemes...
Italy blames financial woes in family benefits dispute with Brussels
Rome: Rome is facing legal action by the European Commission for allegedly discriminating against EU citizens who reside in the...
Portugal allocates funding for 500 MW of energy storage
Lisbon: Portugal is seeking to promote flexibility and balance its power system with energy storage as it continues to break...
Bulgaria’s Monbat boosts H1 non-cons net profit 53%
Sofia: Bulgarian battery manufacturer Monbat said its standalone net profit grew to 6.1 million levs ($3.4 million/3.1 million euro) in...
Greece: EU ignores deteriorating rule of law
Brussels: The European Commission's 2024 Rule of Law Report, published on July 24, 2024, misleads readers about the state of...
Europeans see democracy and economic power as key strengths of the EU, Eurobarometer shows
Brussels: A new Eurobarometer survey shows that Europeans identify respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law (38%)...
Wildfire on Greek-Bulgarian border rages for 14th day, burning 1,500 hectares
Sofia: A wildfire that broke out on July 18 on Mount Orvilos (known as Slavyanka in Bulgaria) along the Greek-Bulgarian...
