An airplane with the Lufthansa logo on the tail fin is parked at Frankfurt Airport. (Shot with reflection in teleconverter). The European Commission announced on 03 July it had approved Lufthansa’s plans to acquire part of state-owned Italian airline ITA Airways. Sebastian Gollnow/dpa The European Commission announced on Wednesday it had approved Lufthansa’s plans to […]
Warren Buffett, renowned for his investment acumen and unabashed love for junk food, once said, “I’m one quarter Coca-Cola.” This whimsical declaration was more than just a humorous quip; it underscored his investment philosophy of putting money into what he loves. During the 2015 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting, Buffett elaborated on his long-term commitment […]
Moscow is anticipating difficult relations with the European Union given the politicians put forward to lead the bloc over the years ahead, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Kaja Kallas, the Estonian prime minister pencilled in to head the bloc’s foreign policy unit, had not to date stood out through her diplomatic skills, Peskov […]
Brussels is expected to announce new measures on Wednesday following an eight-month investigation into how Chinese EV makers benefit from state support – AFP/Getty Images The European Union is poised to hit cheap Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) with extra import tariffs of 25pc, raising the prospect of a trade war with Beijing. Brussels is gearing […]
Investigators in Brussels have searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, German prosecutors said on Tuesday. German police arrested Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, a leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in […]
Authorities in Brussels on Tuesday searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, prosecutors say. A statement by the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said Krah’s parliamentary offices in Brussels had been searched in connection with an investigation into Guo. German […]
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities were searching the European parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels on Tuesday, Germany’s top prosecutor’s office said. Maximilian Krah, the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been under scrutiny after an assistant of his was arrested last month on suspicion […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday painted a grim picture of a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech opening his party’s campaign for European Union elections. He called for a changing of the guard among the bloc’s leaders. As Orbán addressed members of his Fidesz […]
(Bloomberg) — A far-right political conference being staged in Brussels with the support of Hungarian groups backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban descended into chaos Tuesday as city authorities tried to shut it down. Most Read from Bloomberg Speakers including Nigel Farage, a UK politician who led the Brexit charge, continued to speak at the […]
Farmers have thrown beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters. The demonstration took place on Tuesday as agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers protested against […]
EU member states Tuesday agreed to unpick more eco-friendly requirements under the bloc’s common agricultural policy (CAP) in a new bid to pacify months-long protests by farmers — who faced off with riot police in Brussels for the third time in two months. Police said they used tear gas and water cannon against farmers who […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — In the shadows of a massive monument glorifying nuclear energy, over 30 leaders and delegations from around the world are backing the idea to use the controversial source to help achieve the goal of a climate-neutral globe while giving more countries an added sense of economic and security independence. Such a summit […]