Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ top national security advisor stepped down on Wednesday after suggesting that Greece conceded ground to Turkey in their ongoing face-off over offshore energy prospecting rights in the eastern Mediterranean. Alexandros Diakopoulos said his comments — which he had later retracted — “caused confusion and created a problem” for Mitsotakis and […]
Turkey is poised to announce the discovery of a new gas field in the eastern Mediterranean later this week, according to a source close to the presidency. Speculation has been mounting after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would be announcing “good news” on Friday. Speaking to Euronews’ Turkish service, the source from the presidential palace, […]
The number of people suffering from depression symptoms in the UK doubled when the country was under a COVID-19 lockdown, official figures show. Almost a fifth of British adults — 19.2 per cent — were likely to be experiencing some form of depression in June 2020, according to a survey of more than 3,500 people […]
EU leaders will meet for an extraordinary virtual summit today to discuss how to move forward with Belarus in light of the disputed election results and violent police crackdowns there. HR of the European Commission for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell Fontelles tweeted on Monday that leaders will be talking about the progress with sanctions against […]
More than six months after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the 14-day incidence rate across Europe is surging again. Nineteen of the 31 countries monitored by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control currently have a 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 […]
Poland’s health minister has resigned over questions about the procurement of questionable medical equipment. Dr. Lukasz Szumowski, a cardiologist and doctor who has been a leading figure in the government’s fight against the coronavirus, announced his resignation at a news conference in Warsaw. Szumowski said he was stepping down to return to practicing medicine but […]
The opening fixture of the Ligue 1 season has been postponed due to three new cases of COVID-19. Marseille were due to host Saint-Étienne at the Stade Vélodrome on Friday to begin the 2020-21 football season. The club had confirmed on Tuesday that three new players had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of affected […]
EIB finances The Mobility House with €15 million to boost intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the power grid The loan is supported by the European Commission under ‘InnovFin Energy Demonstration Projects’ facility ChargePilot, The Mobility House’s Charging and Energy Management system, has proven a successful non-proprietary and open technology contributing to a zero-emission future […]
Yesterday, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon pronounced the judgement in the Ayyash et al. case. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon was established by the United Nations Security Council in 2007 to try all those responsible for the terrorist bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 other people in February 2005. The […]
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Nets’ account-to-account payment business by Mastercard. The decision is conditional on the transfer of a license for Nets’ “Realtime 24/7” technology for account-to-account core infrastructure services as well as of the relevant personnel and other assets. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, responsible for […]
