At an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on January 27, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas mentioned the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt and discussed the EU’s potential role there. Kallas is the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission. She has been … Read more
Non-EU nationals, including Britons, have until 3 April 2025 to apply for Spain’s Golden Visa Program. The programme, which has allowed non-EU nationals to gain residency through property investments, is set to be abolished as part of Spain’s measures to address its housing crisis. End of the Golden Visa Program Spain’s Golden Visa Program, introduced … Read more
Ryanair has reiterated its call for a limit of two alcoholic drinks per passenger to be introduced at airport bars. The airline said such a policy would result in ‘a safer travel experience for passengers and crews’. The carrier announced last week it has started taking legal action to recover losses against disruptive passengers, as … Read more
POLAND’S prime minister has said it’s his “dream” for a “Breturn” instead of Brexit as he discussed a defence treaty with Sir Keir Starmer. Ex-president of the European Council Donald Tusk made the statement while hosting the PM for discussions on a UK-Polish defence pact in Warsaw. 6 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said … Read more
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of top Middle Eastern and Western diplomats and Syria’s new foreign minister. Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said the foreign … Read more
President-elect Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal. Originally Published: January 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an … Read more
The European Union is considering easing sanctions on Syria to facilitate humanitarian aid and recovery efforts, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Speaking to France Inter radio, Barrot suggested that sanctions obstructing aid delivery and the country’s rebuilding could be lifted swiftly, though … Read more
Ireland’s data protection commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms’ Irish arm €251 million (US$264 million) following two inquiries into a personal data breach that it said impacted 29 million users worldwide. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on … Read more
The new government of Syria is moving quickly to reach out to Europe, the UN, and the US to end Syria’s isolation ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. It’s possible that the Idlib-based leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham thought of this before it launched its offensive in late November. It knew … Read more
Keir Starmer has been accused of setting up a ‘surrender squad’ of government officials with the aim of effectively undoing Brexit by the backdoor. Meanwhile Reform and its ‘Mr Brexit’ leader Nigel Farage appear to be gaining momentum, overtaking the Tories in one recent poll. Over 100 civil servants will be part of the new … Read more
