Italy Deputy Prime minister Matteo Salvini has expressed his concern about the election by the European Parliament of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president.
NEWS
Lavrov: journalist Vyshinky case “absurd”
Russian Minister of Foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow demands of respect of his human rights and immediate liberation of journalist Kirill Vyshinky (pictured) arrested in
Von der Leyen endorsed by MEPs as Commission president
Today MEPs voted on the candidate for the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, put forward by the European Council. Her candidacy
JCPOA: More EU states willing to join INSTEX
“We had unanimity among Member States on the need to, on the one side, make the instrument we have put in place – INSTEX (the Instrument
EU Foreign ministers discuss Iran nuclear deal
Today in Brussels EU Foreign ministers discuss Iran in light of the recent developments concerning the nuclear deal, (JCPOA). The discussion follows the meeting of the
Mogherini meets disgraced Borrell with open arms
Today the Foreign Affairs Council started with a discussion on current affairs, allowing ministers to review pressing issues on the international agenda. #migration @FedericaMog I’ll
BREXIT
Varadkar: no follow up Brexit talks
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar reiterated that the European Union will not reopen the talks on Withdrawal agreement it has concluded with the UK, neither will
EUROPE
PACE votes to restore Russian vote
Common sense has prevailed in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe where for the first time over the past five years the aggressive
EU
Von der Leyen endorsed by MEPs as Commission president
Today MEPs voted on the candidate for the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, put forward by the European Council. Her candidacy
INTERNATIONAL
EU Foreign ministers discuss Iran nuclear deal
Today in Brussels EU Foreign ministers discuss Iran in light of the recent developments concerning the nuclear deal, (JCPOA). The discussion follows the meeting of the
POLITICS
Salvini concerned by vd Leyen election
Italy Deputy Prime minister Matteo Salvini has expressed his concern about the election by the European Parliament of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president.
WORLD
Taiwan-Okinawa ancient migrant route
Taiwan museums and their Japanese colleagues launched a third experiment of human migration route from Taiwan to Okinawa, which they presume existed about 30,000 years ago. (Image
HUMAN RIGHTS
Lavrov: journalist Vyshinky case “absurd”
Russian Minister of Foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow demands of respect of his human rights and immediate liberation of journalist Kirill Vyshinky (pictured) arrested in
SECURITY
ISIS fighter repatriated to Italy
An Italian foreign fighter was repatriated on after being arrested in Syria, ANSA news agency reports. (Image above: illustration). Samir Bougana, (25) from Moroccan origin, allegedly
DEFENCE
NATO-Russia “fundamentally different”
The NATO-Russia Council, which brings together all 29 NATO Allies and Russia, met in Brussels on Friday July 5 to discuss Ukraine, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
IMMIGRATION
Migrants land in Lampedusa
A vessel run by Italian NGO Alex Mediterranea has ignored an order to stay out of Lampedusa port, navigating to dock on the island after transporting 41
WILDLIFE
Licence to kill last wolf in Meurthe-et-Moselle
In in the coming weeks the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle (France) will authorize shooting of the wolf, accused of a multitude of herd attacks, especially in
LIFESTYLE
Selfie hazard: two dead in Spain
Two young men died in a selfie accident after falling 12 meters from the seaside promenade in Orihuela, in Alicante province. The accident took place around
Grenoble: Muslim women impose burkini swim wear
With the summer weather, the debate surrounding the ban on burkini in public swimming pools has has reemerged. Muslim women defied a local municipality ban and
Negroni “cocktail of the year” 2019
On Negroni’s 100th anniversary the New York Times named it the “cocktail of the year”. The cocktail of equal parts of Campari, vermouth and gin, invented by
Caravaggio masterpiece at auction soon
Disappeared for several centuries, rediscovered in Toulouse (France) in 2014, the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ‘Judith and Holofernes’, the authenticity of which has
Everest climbing claims more lives
As many as seven people have died on the mountain this week, while incredible images show 200 hundred climbers lining up in an attempt to
Elisabeth Revol conquers Everest
French climber Elisabeth Revol (39), who was dramatically rescued last year from Himalaya peak Nanga Parbat, reached Lhotse, a day after conquering the top of Everest without
