Georgi Gotev
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Macron lauds DR Congo ceasefire as EU sets up air bridge
Brussels said Saturday (4 March) it was setting up a "humanitarian air bridge" to deliver aid to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the visiting French president said all sides had given support to a ceasefire next week. → Read More
Von der Leyen meets Scholz ahead of her US visit
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday (5 March) she is determined to counter challenges from US subsidies for green technologies and to speed a currently blocked law on phasing out combustion engines from 2035. → Read More
Estonia’s Kallas in pole position to lead government again
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas's centre-right Reform Party won the general election by a large margin Sunday (5 March), scoring 31.6% against 16% for the far-right EKRE, according to near complete results. → Read More
Biden, Scholz vow to punish Russia for war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on 3 March to keep imposing costs on Russia for its war in Ukraine, and as an EU official said, any arms provided by China to Russia would trigger sanctions. → Read More
Nobel winner Bialiatski jailed in Belarus for a decade, sparking outcry
Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to 10 years in jail on 3 March by a court in Belarus which found him guilty of financing protests in a ruling condemned by Germany as a "farce". → Read More
Russia set to mothball damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines
Russia's ruptured undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines are set to be sealed up and mothballed as there are no immediate plans to repair or reactivate them, sources familiar with the plans have told Reuters. → Read More
Germany asks Switzerland to sell mothballed Leopard 2 tanks
Germany has asked Switzerland to sell it some of its mothballed Leopard 2 tanks, the Swiss government said on Friday (3 March), in a deal that could allow Germany and other countries to increase military aid to Ukraine. → Read More
Qatargate: Belgian court prolongs pre-trial detention of Kaili, Tarabella
Belgian judges on Friday (3 March) prolonged the pre-trial detention of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, accused of receiving bribes from a corrupt network allegedly funded by Morocco and Qatar, for two more months. → Read More
Anger, sorrow in Greece as train crash death toll rises
Anger and sorrow grew in Greece on Thursday (2 March) over a devastating train crash that killed dozens of passengers along with crew members near the central city of Larissa in the country's worst rail disaster. → Read More
Battle for Bakhmut rages 'round the clock'; US readies new arms aid
Ukrainian forces clinging to the city of Bakhmut dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers, as the US said new military aid for Ukraine would be discussed at a meeting with Germany's leader on 3 March. → Read More
US hosts war games for Ukraine ahead of next phase of Russia conflict
The United States is hosting war planning exercises in Germany for Ukrainian military officers to help them think through upcoming battlefield decisions, officials said on Thursday (2 March), ahead of the next phase of the year-old conflict with Russia. → Read More
Britain's fresh produce shortages serve up blame game
Shortages of fruit and vegetables -- from broccoli, cucumbers and lettuce, to tomatoes, peppers and raspberries -- have served up a blame game in Britain. → Read More
Scholz urges China not to arm Russia as US explores sanctions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday (2 March) urged China not to send weapons to help Russia's war in Ukraine and instead asked Beijing to exert pressure on Moscow to pull back its forces. → Read More
Bulgarian insurer complains of car repair extortion scheme in Romania
Eurohold Bulgaria, a leading energy and financial group in Southeast Europe, has sent a complaint to the Bulgarian prosecution regarding what it said is "extortion and corruption of extraordinary proportions" harming its Romanian subsidiary, EURACTIV Bulgaria has learned. → Read More
Europe's top prosecutor sets sights on Russia sanctions-busters
Europe's chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi is already investigating frauds that allegedly cost EU taxpayers 14 billion euros -- now she wants to go after the smugglers undermining sanctions against Russia. → Read More
India PM Modi calls for common ground on global issues at G20 meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on foreign ministers from the G20 group on Thursday (2 March) to find common ground on global issues as he inaugurated a meeting that looks set to be dominated by Russia's war in Ukraine. → Read More
Greek PM blames 'tragic human error' for train collision
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday (1 March) that a "tragic human error" was probably responsible for a train collision that left at least 38 dead in the country's worst rail tragedy. → Read More
FBI director says China lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic
FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday (28 February) the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Putin tells FSB to raise its game against Western spy agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday (28 February) to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by Ukraine and the West. → Read More
Russian military aircraft blown up near Minsk: Belarusian partisans
Belarusian anti-government activists have claimed responsibility for what they said was a drone attack on a Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft at an airfield near the Belarus capital of Minsk on Sunday (26 February). → Read More