Are more European nations finally moving to recognise Palestine statehood?

[ad_1] The premiers of Spain and Ireland are set to meet on Friday to discuss a collective plan to recognise Palestinian statehood. This meeting comes as the death toll of Israel’s war in Gaza has surpassed 33,000. The mounting deaths,...

Photos: Farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies, Ukraine imports

[ad_1] Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight in Brussels as hundreds of tractors sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months...

Opinion: EU’s tightrope diplomacy

[ad_1] <!-- --> The approach towards Ukraine and Palestine shows EU’s preferential treatment, selection-based asylum Published Date - 26 March 2024, 12:05 AM The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in Europe’s largest refugee crisis in...

EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows

[ad_1] The agreement, which lifts the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a ‘strategic partnership’, has drawn criticism from rights groups.The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8.06bn) aid package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a new...

EU agrees five billion euro boost for military aid to Ukraine

[ad_1] The move provides a welcome boost for Kyiv as support from its other major backer, the United States, wavers and its outgunned forces struggle to hold back Russia.European Union countries have agreed to provide five billion euros ($5.48bn) for...

Opinion: Does WTO have a future?

[ad_1] <!-- --> The 13th World Trade Organization ministerial conference saw members struggling even to agree on a declaration, let alone the big issues of agriculture, fisheries and border taxes on ecommerce Published Date - 6 March 2024, 11:59 PM...

EU proposes major defence boost as it eyes Russia and Trump

[ad_1] Bloc moves to strengthen defence sector in face of Russian aggression and prospect of weakened US support.European Union officials have unveiled plans to boost the bloc’s defence sector as it eyes rising threats and the need to increase self-reliance....
EU asylum applications hit seven-year high

EU asylum applications hit seven-year high

[ad_1] More than 1.14 million people applied for asylum in the EU in 2023, according to annual figures released by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA).It is the largest number of applications in the European Union and the closely...