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Austria and the Netherlands continue to have concerns about the admission of Romania and Bulgaria to the passport-free Schengen Area.
Austria blocks Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, Croatia gets green light
BRUSSELS — Austria has blocked the accession of Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen, the passport-free area that has abolished border checks between the vast majority of EU member states.The Netherlands supported Romania's bid but opposed Bulgaria's.Croatia, however, received unanimous backing and will join the Schengen Area as of January 2023.The votes took place in Brussels on Thursday afternoon during a high-stakes meeting of interior ministers.Romania and Bulgaria "are fulfilling all the requirements. They have been waiting for a long time. The citizens of Bulgaria and Romania deserve to be fully part of the Schengen area," Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for home affairs, said after the meeting."I thought, actually, that we would have the decision today....
December 07, 2022

Austria blocks Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, Croatia gets green light

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the spirit of Ukraine have been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2022.
Ukrainian President Zelensky named 'Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2022'
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the spirit of Ukraine have been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2022.The president has risen to prominence in the public consciousness in 2022 due to his masterful communication and figurehead status during the Russian invasion of his country.His resolve and determination, along with that of the Ukrainian people, has been inspirational as people all over the world watched them bravely resist Russian aggression since Feb. 24.Zelensky has dominated the airwaves in Ukraine giving daily addresses to his people amid various phases of the Russian onslaught from all out invasion to the concentrated destruction of infrastructure which has occurred in recent weeks.The president, who prior to his election was an actor and comedian who...
December 07, 2022

Ukrainian President Zelensky named 'Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2022'

Drivers in Hungary are running into gasoline and diesel shortages at filling stations as a government-imposed price cap squeezes independent stations and leaves the state energy company struggling to meet increased demand. — courtesy Twitter.
Hungary scraps cap on fuel prices after shortages spark long queues at petrol stations
BUDAPEST — Hungary has abolished a cap on fuel prices after a recent wave of panic-buying and long queues at petrol stations.The state-imposed cap of 480 forints (€1.17) per liter was canceled with immediate effect on Tuesday, government minister Gergely Gulyas announced.Prices will now be set according to the market rates of 640 forints (€1.56) per liter of petrol and 699 forints (€1.70) per liter of diesel, he told a news conference.Hungary's government imposed the fuel price cap in November 2021 to curb price rises, but state energy company MOL has since struggled to keep up with demand, resulting in some shortages.Fuel consumption in Hungary has risen around 25% since last year, on top of maintenance issues at one of MOL's oil refineries. Foreign companies also cut fuel...
December 07, 2022

Hungary scraps cap on fuel prices after shortages spark long queues at petrol stations

The flight made a medical emergency landing at the Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona. — file photo
Dozens try to flee after woman 'fakes labor' to get plane to make emergency landing in Spain
BARCELONA — Spanish police are searching for 14 people who fled a commercial plane after it made an emergency landing in Barcelona.The flight from Morocco to Turkey landed at El Prat airport on Wednesday morning after a pregnant woman allegedly pretended to go into labor.At least 27 people initially left the aircraft after it landed without authorization and "tried to flee," officials said. Thirteen were stopped by police.Five of those detained agreed to re-board the flight, while the others were processed for illegal entry into Spain and are expected to be deported. Their nationalities have not been revealed.The Pegasus Airlines flight had been traveling from Casablanca to Istanbul with 228 passengers on board.The woman who was thought to be in labor has been detained on...
December 07, 2022

Dozens try to flee after woman 'fakes labor' to get plane to make emergency landing in Spain

EU leaders and Western Balkans leaders meet in Tirana Tuesday.
EU and Western Balkans build stronger ties as Russia’s war looms large
TIRANA — European and Western Balkan leaders sought to close ranks in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine as they met in Tirana on Tuesday, hailing closer cooperation on energy, security and migration.The summit was hailed by most leaders as “historic” because it was the first time that leaders from both sides met in a Western Balkan country.For host Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania, the main takeaway from the gathering was that “for the first time, the Balkans are being seen and treated like a geopolitical, strategic reason for the European Union.”The proof, he told reporters during a joint press conference with the heads of the European Council and European Commission, is that Western Balkan countries are now getting access to EU programs that were previously only...
December 07, 2022

EU and Western Balkans build stronger ties as Russia’s war looms large

At least 155 people have been injured in the crash on the ourskirts of Barcelona, Spain
Spanish train collision outside Barcelona injures scores
BARCELONA — At least 155 people have been injured after two trains collided on the outskirts of Barcelona, emergency services have said.The crash, which occurred around 07:50 (06:50 GMT), took place at a station in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region.Local media reported that the trains had been traveling in the same direction and collided while one was parked at the station.It is unclear how the accident happened and officials have yet to comment.Emergency officials wrote on Twitter that the crash happened at the Montcada i Reixac - Manresa station, about 12km (7 miles) from the city center.Writing on Twitter, emergency services said that 150 people were "in a mild condition" and five others had been left "in a less serious condition".They added that three...
December 07, 2022

Spanish train collision outside Barcelona injures scores

More than 3,000 police took part in the raids on 130 properties across Germany (file pic)
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
BERLIN — Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.German reports say the group of far-right and ex-military figures planned to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power.A minor aristocrat described as Prince Heinrich XIII, 71, is alleged to have been central to their plans.According to federal prosecutors, he is one of two alleged ringleaders among those arrested across 11 German states.The plotters are said to include members of the extremist Reichsbürger [Citizens of the Reich] movement, which has long been in the sights of German police over violent attacks and racist conspiracy theories. They also refuse to recognise the modern German state.An estimated 50 men and women are alleged to have...
December 07, 2022

Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocks approval of €18 billion in EU financial aid for Ukraine
Hungary blocks approval of €18 billion in EU financial aid for Ukraine
TIRANA — Hungary has blocked the approval of a new EU package of financial aid for Ukraine worth €18 billion, which the Kyiv authorities urgently need to cover their ballooning state deficit and keep the economy running against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion.The aid is designed to be disbursed over the course of 2023, amounting to €1.5 billion per month.“Hungary is not in favor of the amendment of the financial regulation,” Hungarian Minister Mihály Varga said during the ministerial meeting on Tuesday.The Hungarian veto prompted finance ministers of the European Union to delay other three key votes, including one on an internationally-backed deal to reform corporate taxation.“Ukraine is a country at war, it desperately needs our support and we just cannot allow one member...
December 06, 2022

Hungary blocks approval of €18 billion in EU financial aid for Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his visit to Sloviansk. — courtesy Ukrainian Presidential Press Office
Drone strike hits third Russian airfield near Kursk
KYIV/ MOSCOW — A drone strike hit a third Russian airfield on Tuesday, one day after Ukraine was accused of targeting two military bases deep into Russian territory.The latest attack was confirmed by officials in the southern Russian city of Kursk, around 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.The regional governor said the strike had ignited an oil storage tank, but there were no casualties.Images released by Russian media showed black smoke rising from the airfield in the early morning hours of Tuesday.Two strikes on Monday hit the Engels air base, which hosts Russia’s fleet of giant strategic bombers, and in Ryazan, where Russian authorities said three service personnel died.Russian President Vladimir Putin convened a meeting of his Security Council on Tuesday to discuss issues...
December 06, 2022

Drone strike hits third Russian airfield near Kursk

Burning trash bins outside the Ippokrateio General Hospital in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Monday night
Violent protests in Greece after police shoot teenager in head
ATHENS — Violent protests erupted in northern Greece on Monday after police shot a teenager in a chase.The 16-year-old Roma boy, who is being treated at a hospital in Thessaloniki, was allegedly shot by one officer in the head. The officer has been arrested and suspended from duty, according to police in Greece's second-largest city.Police pursued the teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a petrol station and drove off without paying.The incident occurred outside Thessaloniki before dawn Monday. Officers from a motorcycle patrol chased the teenager's pickup truck after authorities claimed a gas station employee reported he had not paid a bill of 20 euros.Around 1,500 took part in the protest organized by left-wing and anarchist groups in central Thessaloniki.Some...
December 06, 2022

Violent protests in Greece after police shoot teenager in head

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