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Leaders of Jordan and southern Europe want Lebanon's army to reassert itself in the country's south
PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — The leaders of nine southern European Union countries on Friday pledged support for Lebanon’s armed forces to reassert control over the country’s southern territory in hopes of bringing peace to an area plagued by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. In...
Italy formally opens centers in Albania to process male migrants intercepted in international waters
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — Italy's government on Friday formally opened two centers in Albania where it plans to process male migrants who are intercepted in international waters. The opening was delayed for several months because crumbling soil at one center needed to be repaired. ...
Poland tightens visa rules as probe confirms previous government's cash-for-visas scandal
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is tightening its visa regulations as probes into alleged cash-for-visa scandal have confirmed irregularities under the previous right-wing government which cost the public purse millions of dollars, the foreign minister of this European Union country said Thursday. ...
Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Despite economic successes, Lithuania’s center-right coalition could be replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties when voters in the Baltic country go to the polls on Sunday. Strict COVID-19 measures and a migration...
Czech Republic and Poland call on EU to do more to tackle irregular migration
PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland said Wednesday that the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration and condemned the practice of renewing border checks among the bloc's 27 member states. “We have agreed that it’s necessary to...
Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case
LONDON (AP) — Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine. The European...
China puts provisional tariffs on European brandy after EU OKs duties on Chinese EVs
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced on Tuesday provisional tariffs of 30.6% to 39% on those liquors, four days after a majority of European Union countries approved duties on electric vehicles made in China. ...
Hungary’s Orbán interrupted by activist during EU presidency news conference
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party disrupted a news conference in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was laying out his plans for Hungary's six-month presidency of the European Union. ...
A new system will allow EU to sanction people waging sabotage on behalf of Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday set up a system for imposing sanctions against people accused of cyberattacks, information manipulation or acts of sabotage on behalf of Russia to undermine EU support for Ukraine. NATO warned earlier this year of Russian “hostile...
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
LONDON (AP) — Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them. An “out of court dispute settlement body” named the Appeals Center...
