Russia’s Balkan ally Serbia is taking yet another step toward inching closer to Europe and away from Moscow as Belgrade looks for French fighter jets and European Union infrastructure money. President Aleksander Vucic announced that Serbia would increase defense spending in an
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on two organizations and 32 Iranians, including the culture and education ministers, intelligence officials and lawmakers, accused of links to Iran’s security crackdown on protesters. The protests began after the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old
The European Union announced Monday that it has imposed sanctions on nine officials in Myanmar and seven entities, including government departments and companies, linked to rising violence, human rights abuses and security threats. The 27-nation bloc imposed a travel ban and asset
European gas prices plunged to an 18-month low on Friday, the lowest level since Russia first invaded Ukraine in a move that sent prices soaring. The benchmark gas price on Friday dipped below €50 (£44.51) per megawatt hour down to €48.90/MWh (£43.51)
European Union lawmakers have condemned the International Olympic Committee’s decision to set out a path for some athletes from Russia and Belarus to try to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games. In a resolution adopted Thursday by 444 votes in favor, 26
The European Medicines Agency expects COVID vaccination campaigns to be conducted once a year, similar to the approach with flu inoculation, it said on Wednesday. Though the COVID-causing virus is not yet behaving like a seasonal virus involved in winter waves in
A EU lawmaker linked to a corruption scandal that rocked the bloc’s Parliament in December was detained for questioning as police conducted further raids, Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office said Friday. The office said police searched a banking safe in the city of
A Russian plot to overthrow the Moldovan government has been thwarted by Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European Union leaders Thursday. While it is unclear if the Kremlin ordered the scheme, Zelenskyy said Russian secret services were the masterminds behind the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Thursday that several leaders of European Union countries have signaled they are ready to provide his military aircraft in its fight against Russia. Zelenskyy made the remark while visiting the European Union headquarters in Brussels. So far,
European investigators have shut down an encrypted communication service that was used as a secure channel for organized crime, particularly in the drug trade, and arrested 48 people, German authorities said Monday. More than 70 properties were searched in Germany, the Netherlands,