Tag: European Union
European watchdog warns Hungary over possible rights abuses
BRUSSELS — Recent laws introduced in Hungary regulating marriage and gender identity risk discriminating against LGBT people and should have been put to citizens...
Luxembourg PM hospitalized after positive COVID-19 test
BRUSSELS — Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has been hospitalized and is under observation “as a precautionary measure” after testing positive for COVID-19 a...
Bidding war speculation gives UK’s Morrisons shares a boost
LONDON — Shares in British supermarket chain Morrisons spiked by 11% on Monday as investors priced in the possibility of a bidding war for...
Germany easing restrictions on travel from UK, Portugal
BERLIN — Germany is easing strict restrictions on travel from Britain, Portugal and some other countries that were imposed because of the rise of...
Slovenia’s term raises specter of EU’s threat from within
KRANJ, Slovenia — Tiny Slovenia took charge of the world’s largest trading bloc this week, and immediately shone a harsh spotlight on one of...
Serbia police find illegal migrant camp, people smugglers
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police on Sunday said they have discovered an illegal migrant camp near the borders with Hungary and Romania, and detained...
French far-right chief lays out plans for presidential race
PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will stick with her strategy of making her party a more mainstream political force...
Lithuania declares emergency due to migration from Belarus
HELSINKI — Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of migrants in the last few days from neighboring Belarus, as...
Cyprus asks EU, Israel for help fighting huge forest fire
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus asked fellow European Union nations on Saturday to help battle a huge forest fire in a mountainous region of the...
Fortress-led group to buy UK’s Morrisons for $8.7 billion
LONDON — Morrisons, the U.K.’s fourth-largest supermarket chain, has accepted a 6.3 billion-pound ($8.7 billion) takeover bid from a group of buyers led by...