Fire under control on major Greek island as Balkan countries ablaze

Athens, Jul. 31, (dpa/GNA) – A large forest fire was brought under control on Tuesday on Euboea, the second-largest island in Greece, as a number of Balkan…

Catalonia’s separatists, Socialists agree on regional government

Barcelona, Jul. 30, (dpa/GNA) – The leaders of the left-wing Catalan separatist party ERC and the Socialists of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez agreed in principle on…

UK anti-Islam activist arrested under anti-terror law after complaint

London, July 28, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British anti-Islam campaigner, Tommy Robinson, has been arrested under anti-terror laws, according to his supporters, after a protest…

EU mobilizes support to combat wildfires across southern Europe

HELSINKI, July 27, (Xinhua/GNA) — Amid escalating wildfire threats in southern Europe, the European Union (EU) has activated its Civil Protection Mechanism to support…

Sofia Hosts 61st Session of UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Sofia, July 27 (BTA/GNA) – The 61st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations (UN) opened Saturday morning…

Violence against women a ‘national emergency’, UK police report says

London, Jul. 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Violence against women and girls is a “national emergency” with nearly 3,000 crimes recorded every day, a leading British police chief…

Celebrities condemn ‘injustice’ of UK’s Just Stop Oil sentences

London, Jul. 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – More than 1,200 artists, athletes and academics have condemned the “injustice” of sentences handed to five Just Stop Oil activists for…

Six Italian officials charged after migrant boat deaths

Rome, Jul. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Eighteen months after the sinking of a refugee boat in the Mediterranean, which is thought to have resulted in more than 100…

Several die in Germany in swimming accidents over hot weekend

Berlin, July 22, (dpa/GNA) – Several people lost their lives in swimming accidents over the weekend in Germany, as the country experienced hot summer…

Bulgaria: American company Honeywell Aerospace to produce components for aircraft engines in Burgas

Burgas, July 23 (BTA/GNA) – The American company Honeywell Aerospace will produce components for aviation engines in Burgas, said the company managers and representatives…

Thousands demonstrate against mass tourism on Mallorca

Madrid, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Several thousand locals took to the streets in the Mallorcan capital of Palma on Sunday evening to protest against the millions of…

Bulgaria again fails to form government amid political turmoil

Sofia, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Bulgarian politicians have again failed to form a government after June’s parliamentary election, with the country facing another vote if a third…

Berlin court convicts man for attempted arson on Russian news agency

Berlin, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – A German court on Monday sentenced a Russian citizen to more than five years in prison for a 2022 attempted arson attack…

Bulgaria: First national tourism festival held in Mt Rila

Mt. Rila, July 20 (BTA/GNA) – The First National Tourism Festival opened in Mt Rila on July 19. “We are making history. This is…

Protests in Turkey against proposed law to control stray animals

Istanbul, Jul. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Animal rights groups in Turkey protested on Wednesday against a proposed bill which activists fear would allow the mass killing of stray…

Starmer calls for UK-Europe ‘reset’ as he hosts continent’s leaders

London, Jul. 18, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he intends to “reset” the UK’s relationship with Europe as he hosted leaders from across…

Ukraine transports 57.5 mln tonnes of cargo via Black Sea corridor

KIEV, July 16 (Xinhua/GNA) – Ukraine has transported 57.5 million tonnes of cargo through the Black Sea corridor, during almost a year of its…

Putin opens Moscow to St Petersburg motorway after 14 years of work

Moscow, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) – After roughly 14 years of construction work, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most important infrastructure projects – a 670 kilometre roadway…

Intense heat buckles railway tracks in Greece as Athens boils

Athens, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Intense heat across Greece is having an ever greater impact on people’s everyday lives – and there is no end to the…

European Parliament set to re-elect Roberta Metsola as president

Strasbourg, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The European Parliament holds the first session of its new term in Strasbourg on Tuesday, with lawmakers expected to re-elect Malta’s Roberta…