Government And Politics

The EU struggles to unify around a Gaza cease-fire call but work on peace moves continues
Dec 15, 2023

The EU struggles to unify around a Gaza cease-fire call but work on peace moves continues

A number of European Union leaders are trying to use mounting concern about civilian deaths in Israel’s military offensive against Hamas to rally their partners around a united call for a ceasefire in Gaza


Airbnb agrees to pay $621 million to settle a tax dispute in Italy
Dec 15, 2023

Airbnb agrees to pay $621 million to settle a tax dispute in Italy

Short-term rental platform Airbnb has agreed to pay 576 million euros ($621 million) to settle a years-long dispute over unpaid taxes in Italy but won’t try to recover the money from its hosts


EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year's end as new government works to restore rule of law
Dec 15, 2023

EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year's end as new government works to restore rule of law

The Polish prime minister and a top EU leader say that the European Union will by year’s end transfer to Poland the first 5 billion euros in funding that was frozen over democratic backsliding under the previous government in Warsaw


Dec 15, 2023

EU leaders fail to agree on €50 billion aid package for Ukraine and on renegotiation of EU budget, EU official says

EU leaders fail to agree on €50 billion aid package for Ukraine and on renegotiation of EU budget, EU official says


Dec 14, 2023

Rights expert blasts Italy's handling of gender-based violence and discrimination against women

A European human rights expert says violence and discrimination against women in Italy is a “prevailing and urgent concern.”


Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts
Dec 14, 2023

Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts

A top European Union official has praised an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of migrants picked up at sea and transferred there by the Italian authorities


European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
Dec 14, 2023

European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

The European Union has Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova


Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US
Dec 14, 2023

Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US

The European Union has failed to agree on a $54 billion package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country


Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange POWs in line with agreement announced last week
Dec 13, 2023

Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange POWs in line with agreement announced last week

Armenia and Azerbaijan have exchanged prisoners of war, a move that was announced last week in a joint statement that also promised the two countries would work towards a peace treaty


Bulgaria dismantles a Soviet army monument that has dominated the Sofia skyline since 1954
Dec 13, 2023

Bulgaria dismantles a Soviet army monument that has dominated the Sofia skyline since 1954

Following years of heated debates, authorities in Bulgaria began to dismantle a monument of the Soviet army that has dominated the skyline of the capital city of Sofia, and has been considered widely a symbol of Russia’s lasting influence in the Balkan country


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