Tens of thousands gathered in Belgrade on June 3, 2023 for the fifth in a series of anti-government protests since two mass shootings in early May. FRANCE 24’s Laurent Rouy reports.
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It’s been a tumultuous bank holiday weekend for Europe. With snap elections Spain, disastrous floods in Italy and boats capsizing, and Hungary blocking funds to the Ukrainians. Snap Elections in Spain Spain has passed a new law this week to allow free abortion treatment. Coinciding with the early Snap elections Spain which were called by the socialist party after a poor performance in some by-elections. Abortion is divisive in Europe and this is being closely monitored by the Eastern bloc which has more conservative abortion laws. Fearing, positive traction in Spain may energise a blanket law within the EU. Italian…
The Mayoral elections are heating up in the race to lead the provincial elections in Italy. So far the centre-right is edging it in all but two of seven provincial capital in mayoral run-offs Sunday and Monday. Provincial elections in Italy While the centre-left was ahead in one, Vicenza, and an independent in another, Terni. The centre-left was slightly behind in Pisa, Siena, Massa, Ancona, and Brindisi. A closer look at the Italian elections runoff in the provincial cities. The mayoral run-off in Brindisi The centre right’s Giuseppe Marchionna won the mayoral run-off in Brindisi Monday beating the centre left’s…
A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead, Italian media reported.
The sixteen-metre boat collapsed on Lake Maggiore, on the Swiss-Italian border.
Tens of thousands of people converged on the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation.
More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials said Saturday, as rising waters swallowed more houses and fresh landslides isolated hamlets.
The European Parliament adopted a new EU law on Wednesday that will ban imports deemed to be driving deforestation, throwing the bloc’s trade muscle behind a global fight against climate change.
Germany will switch off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday, exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.
Talking Europe interviews Irene Tinagli, who chairs the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and is a prominent member of Italy’s Democratic Party (PD). She calls for the completion of the EU’s Banking Union to protect people’s deposits, and for an EU budget that is up to the challenges the bloc faces today. We also touch on the post-Covid national Recovery and Resilience Plans, especially Italy’s plan, and on the Italian government’s decision to declare a state of emergency as a significant influx of migrants arrives on Italian shores.
Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by top French business executives, concluded his trip to China on Friday with a visit to the southern city of Canton, where he met with more Chinese investors. With trade talks on the agenda, several deals between companies from both countries have already been sealed during the French president’s first visit to China since the Covid-19 pandemic. A French economist shares with FRANCE 24 her insight on the concerns surrounding trade ties between Paris and Beijing.
Member states and the European Commission have spent the last months debating how to reform the EU’s fiscal rules.
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit in a bid to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But will the latest European leaders to visit China be able to manage the fine balance between trade and geopolitics?
Conservatives and liberals were in a close race as votes were counted after Bulgaria’s fifth election in two years on Sunday, while a pro-Russian party made gains with the country deeply divided over the war in Ukraine
The European Union on Sunday said it will guard against any abuse during Russia’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council during the month of April, according to the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
Climate activists in Italy turned a Baroque-style fountain at the foot of Rome’s Spanish Steps black on Saturday, in a protest they said evoked an “end of the world” scenario.
Finnish politics could see a dramatic shift to the far right in elections on Sunday as an anti-immigration party aims to replace “rock star” Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats.
French couple enjoy glass of red wine – A fiery mass shooting out flaming projectiles can’t distract from a good vin rouge.
The UAVs bearing shark teeth are the result of donations taken from sales at a Ukrainian petrol station network.
Two arrest warrants have been issued for Vladimir Putin and Russia’s children’s rights chief.
The European Commission has proposed a new industrial strategy to cut down the bloc’s dependency on countries like China.
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Ukraine will host a key summit with the European Union on Friday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky calling for fresh sanctions against Russia and saying he wants to hold talks “this year” on his war-battered country joining the bloc. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday the “headlong rush” of Iran’s nuclear programme after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Paris to seek a stronger European stance against Tehran.
