During the night from Monday to Tuesday, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer called on the EU to consider the flow of migrants at Poland’s external border. According to the Polish government, there are thousands of migrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan who want to enter the European Union. “Poland […]
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EU Parliament Delegation Visits Taiwan, Despite China Criticism
Despite criticism from China, the European Parliament has sent an official delegation to Taiwan. That shows that the island state is now “very high on the agenda in Brussels and all member states,” French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann told Taiwanese Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang. The visit did not go well […]
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ECB Decides Again on Support Measures for Eurozone
The European Central Bank (ECB) will make another interest rate decision on Thursday. Due to the rising inflation in the eurozone, policymakers at the central bank probably have a lot to discuss. But economists generally assume that the ECB will not develop an accelerated phasing out of support measures yet. […]
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EU Ministers Discuss Energy Crisis
EU energy ministers, including Stef Blok, are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the energy crisis. The recently sharp rise in energy prices also affects households and companies. In the short term, the Member States themselves can take several measures to ease the pain, but whether action should be taken […]
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EU Extends Sanctions Over Navalny and Skripal Poisoning
The European Union extends sanctions against individuals and organizations involved in chemical weapons attacks for one year until October 2022. There are 15 people and two organizations on the criminal list. According to the EU, they are involved in the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the […]
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European Commission: Malfunction Teaches Us That We are Too Dependent on Facebook
The hours-long outage of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram shows that the world should not rely on a few large companies, the European Commission believes. “We need alternatives and choices in the tech market,” tweets European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. The problems of Facebook and some other of its apps […]
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European Investors Watch German Elections
At the start of the new trading week, European investors will mainly focus on the German parliamentary elections and the gains for the Social Democratic SPD on Monday. The uncertainty surrounding the bankruptcy of the major Chinese real estate developer Evergrande continues to haunt the financial markets, as do the […]
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Italy Gives Vulnerable People A Third Corona Shot
Italy will give vulnerable people in the country a third dose of a corona vaccine this month. In the first instance, it concerns people who, for example, have cancer or have undergone an organ transplant, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. After that, it will be looked at […]
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French Corona Pass Mandatory in Fewer Shopping Centres from Wednesday
The corona pass will be mandatory in fewer French shopping centres from Wednesday. Currently, people still have to show proof of vaccination or negative test in 178 shopping centres. From Wednesday, it will be necessary for 64, Economic Minister Bruno Le Maire said in a conversation with television channel […]
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Boy’s Body Found Under Rubble in Spain Collapsed Building
In the Spanish resort of Peñíscola, 140 kilometres northeast of Valencia, part of an apartment complex collapsed on Wednesday evening. At least three people were buried under the rubble. A boy was found dead around 7:45 a.m., Levante newspaper reported. The newspaper writes that the emergency services receive the […]