Greek authorities voiced suspicions that at least some of the several dozen fires that broke out on both the mainland and the island of Zakynthos over the weekend were started deliberately, according to CTV News. Over 4,000 firefighters were battling ...
Read More »Merkel: Europe can no longer rely on US and Britain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Europe has to forge its own path forward, as the United States and Britain were no longer reliable partners, according to Deutsche Welle. “The times when we could fully rely on others have ...
Read More »U.S. issues travel alert for Europe, citing threat of terrorist attacks
In the alert, the State Department cited recent incidents in France, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom and said Islamic State and al Qaeda “have the ability to plan and execute terrorist attacks in Europe”, according to Reuters. The ...
Read More »Let the summer begin: Here are 13 best European beaches
Here are some options for you to choose when you plan the upcoming vacations. 1. La Concha Beach, San Sebastian, Spain La Concha Beach has earned its name for ‘la concha’ which means a shell and refers to the shape ...
Read More »Dutch election: PM Rutte says people rejected ‘wrong kind of populism’
“The Netherlands said ‘Whoa!'” he declared after his centre-right VVD party’s lead positioned him for a third successive term as prime minister, according to the BBC. With nearly all votes counted, his party easily beat the anti-immigration Freedom party of ...
Read More »European Parliament ends visa-free travel for Americans
The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Independent. It comes after the US failed to agree visa-free travel for citizens of five EU countries—Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and ...
Read More »Trump wants to make sure U.S. nuclear arsenal at ‘top of the pack’
In a Reuters interview, Trump also said China could solve the national security challenge posed by North Korea “very easily if they want to,” ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to exert more influence to rein in Pyongyang’s increasingly bellicose actions. ...
Read More »European Parliament Calls For Robot Law, Rejects Robot Tax
European lawmakers called on Thursday for EU-wide legislation to regulate the rise of robots, including an ethical framework for their development and deployment and the establishment of liability for the actions of robots including self-driving cars, Joinfo.com reports with reference ...
Read More »European Union President says Donald Trump poses existential threat to Europe
European Council President Donald Tusk has called Donald Trump an existential threat to Europe, in an extraordinary attack on the new US President, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Independent. In an open letter delivered to leaders of the 27 member ...
Read More »‘Hard Brexit’: May says Britain will leave EU single market
Setting out a vision that could chart Britain’s future for generations, May answered criticism that she has been coy about her plans with a direct pitch for a clean break, widely known in Britain as a “hard Brexit”, Reuters reports. ...
Read More »First-Ever Underwater Museum Opens in Europe
Museo Atlantico, the underwater museum is sprawling with statues of massive sizes located off the coast of Bahía de Las Coloradas (Coloradas Bay), on the south coast of Lanzarote. The sculptures are made of pH neutral materials and are designed ...
Read More »Twenty people died as cold weather grips on Europe
Ten people died of cold in Poland on Sunday. The bodies of three migrants, two Iraqi and one Somali, were found near the Turkish-Bulgarian border, the BBC reports. Deaths have also been reported in Italy, the Czech Republic and Ukraine. ...
Read More »Turkey’s president threatens EU with new surge of migrants
President Erdogan was reacting to a non-binding vote by the European Parliament to freeze talks on EU membership for Turkey, BBC reports. The MEPs were alarmed by Erdogan’s “disproportionate” response to a failed coup attempt in July. Attempts to get ...
Read More »Europe floods: Louvre to close as Seine rises further
The Louvre is to close on Friday to allow staff to move works at risk of damage to higher parts of the gallery, a statement said, according to BBC. The Seine, which runs through Paris past the Louvre, has risen ...
Read More »First Ukrainian electric car prototype to be presented in Europe – video
The “Synchronous” operational prototype is a new vision of the exclusive passenger transport. It should become the ideal tourist shuttle for hotel transfers, or taxi for excursion areas. It was first presented in April at the 11th annual conference on ecological ...
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