EU’s reliance on Chinese EV battery tech deepens with CATL’s expansion in Spain

Europe’s dependence on Chinese electric vehicle technology is tightening as battery giant CATL prepares to send 2,000 workers to Spain to build a €4bn plant with Stellantis, the Financial Times reported recently. The project in Figueruelas, near...

EU countries shell out more for Russian gas than Ukraine aid, shocking report reveals

FRANCE, Belgium, and Spain have poured more cash into Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) than they’ve donated to war-torn Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in 2022, a report from Greenpeace Belgium revealed today (September 30.) The...

Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t believe in Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference

Britain faces a “defining choice” between a patriotic Labour party promising national renewal or “division and decline” under the “snake oil merchant” Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer has said. Speaking at the Labour party’s conference in Liverpool, the...

EU Enlargement at a Crossroads in the Western Balkans

For more than six decades, few aspects of European integration have proven as transformational – or as politically consequential – as the steady expansion of the European Union’s (EU) borders. Each successive wave of increasing the EU’s...

Poland arrests Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage

Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reach the surface of the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark, September 27, 2022. DANISH DEFENCE COMMAND / VIA REUTERS Poland has arrested a Ukrainian man targeted by a German warrant for his alleged...

Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, media reports

Polish authorities have detained a Ukrainian citizen suspected by Germany of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Polish media outlet RMF 24 reported on Sept. 30. The news comes as the German government continues its...

Poland Arrests Ukrainian Diver Over Nord Stream Sabotage Explosions

The plot surrounding the mystery of the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage explosions and secret op continues to thicken, as Poland on Tuesday issued a surprise announcement saying it has arrested a suspect connected with it. "A Ukrainian man...

Germany thrived in the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic

Sander Tordoir, an economist at the Centre for European Reform, a think tank, says a big reason was that China's export boom back then was in low-end manufactured products like textiles, toys, consumer electronics, and furniture, "not in the...

Germany, Việt Nam strengthen co-operation across many fields

HCM CITY — Germany will continue to work closely with Việt Nam and HCM City in areas such as education, sustainable development and people-to-people interactions. The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a meeting on Tuesday to...

Britain Is Turning Its Back On Western Civilization

A recent news article about Britain’s National Health Service managed, in a few lines, to capture just how dire the situation is in that country and how divorced from reality its political leadership has become. The article was about guidance the...

EU allocates €4.2 million in emergency aid to Latvian farmers

The European Commission has approved €4.2 million in emergency support for Latvian farmers to mitigate damage caused by this year's adverse weather, the Ministry of Agriculture announced. The aid must be distributed to farmers by April 30, 2026....

EU, Việt Nam to set up joint task force to remove trade barriers

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam and the European Union (EU) have agreed to establish a special task force to address barriers and foster more balanced and effective trade. The decision was reached at the fourth meeting of the EVFTA Committee, recently held in...

Spain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims’ loved ones

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s government on Tuesday proposed a new law on gender-based violence making it a separate crime when an abuser hurts someone close to their victim — like a child, parent or pet — in order to cause the victim more pain. A...

Italy poll finds 15% see attacks on Jewish people as ‘justifiable’

Around 15% of Italians consider physical attacks on Jewish people “entirely or fairly justifiable”, according to a survey published on Tuesday, as protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza continue across the country. Some 18% of those...

Business News | Shaping Tomorrow: India's Inspiring Icons of 2025

VMPL New Delhi [India], September 30: Shaping Tomorrow: India's Inspiring Icons of 2025" highlights a new wave of visionaries who are redefining leadership across industries. These trailblazers are not only driving innovation and growth but also...

France's leading Arc hopes

Andrew Asquith has two recommended bets at Ascot and Redcar on Saturday in his latest ante-post column. Weekend View: Saturday October 4 1pt win Back In Black in the Challenge Cup at 8/1 (bet365, Ladbrokes, Coral, 7/1 General) 1pt win Ardisia in...

Business News | Lumina Datamatics Recognized as One of the Most Preferred Workplaces for Women 2025-26 by Marksmen Daily

PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: Lumina Datamatics, a strategic partner to global publishers and eCommerce retailers, is delighted to announce that it has been recognized as one of the Most Preferred Workplaces for Women...

Italy’s biggest digital ID services provider set to introduce annual fees

A state-backed financial and postal services conglomerate in Italy and the country’s biggest digital ID services provider, Poste Italiane, has revealed plans to begin collecting fees for its services. Reuters reported this development recently,...

Europe’s top central banker says economy holding up better than expected in face of Trump tariffs

EU blue economy under threat from perfect storm of environmental crises, Copernicus warns