Hungary’s Peter Magyar heads to Brussels to reset EU ties, unlock €18 bn in frozen funds after Orbán eraIncoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar on Wednesday pays his first visit to EU chiefs in Brussels since his election win, looking to turn t...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Why European Union's wartime loan is vital lifeline for cash-strapped UkraineUkraine has secured a vital 90 billion euro European Union loan. This funding will sustain its wartime efforts. The loan arrives at a criti...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Bulgaria ex-president wins parliamentary majorityThe 45 percent of ballots his populist Progressive Bulgaria (PB) coalition scored in Sunday's polls -- according to 98 percent of the vote ...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Trump and Putin's ‘useful idiot’ Viktor Orbán faces a tough election in Hungary; the EU bashing leader could lose its 16-year grip, opinion polls suggestHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's long rule may end Sunday. Economic woes and rising costs fuel discontent. Orban's "informational au...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
EU leaders discuss 'drone wall' to repel Russia after airspace violationsEU leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss bolstering eastern defenses against Russian drone intrusions, following recent airspace violations ...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
As Trump woos Russia, Kremlin shifts blame to EuropeAs US President Trump halts support for Ukraine, the Kremlin shifts its antagonism towards European leaders while softening its stance on t...
06 Mar, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
Georgia president accuses Russia of meddling in polls; Kremlin deniesPresident Salome Zourabichvili, who refused to recognize the official results, told AP that the South Caucasus nation has fallen victim to ...
28 Oct, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
EU targets Russian oil, patriarch in new sanctionsThe European Commission also proposed slapping sanctions on Russia's biggest bank and on Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox...
04 May, 2022, 10.38 PM IST
EU pushes China to rethink Russia ties over UkraineThe EU sought Friday to convince China's leaders at a virtual summit not to back Russia in its war on Ukraine as the conflict threatened to...
01 Apr, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Italy expels Russians after spies 'caught red-handed'La Repubblica said it was the "most serious" incident with Russia since the end of the Cold War, recalling a 1989 incident when Russian and...
31 Mar, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
EU agrees China sanctions over Uighur crackdownAmbassadors from the 27 countries gave the green light for the measures as part of a package of human rights sanctions that will also see i...
17 Mar, 2021, 08.09 PM IST
Russia says US playing 'with fire' by imposing sanctionsWashington on Tuesday imposed penalties in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence concluded that Moscow orchestrat...
03 Mar, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Russia says it's open to better ties with European Union despite chillLavrov's statement followed his warning last week that Moscow was ready for a split with the 27-nation bloc if Brussels moves to introduce ...
15 Feb, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
Russia ready to cut ties if EU ups sanctions, says diplomatRussia is prepared to cut ties with the European Union if the EU imposes new sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition lead...
12 Feb, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
'Merciless' Russia may face new sanctions, says European UnionJosep Borrell said his visit last Friday to Moscow had cemented his view that Russia wanted to break away from Europe and divide the West, ...
09 Feb, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
Alexei Navalny aides push EU for new Russia sanctionsAides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said they have pushed the EU to sanction prominent members of President Vladimir Putin's circ...
09 Feb, 2021, 04.40 PM IST
EU to debate Russia sanctions after Navalny protest arrestsLithuania's foreign minister, arriving in Brussels for a meeting of the bloc's 27 top diplomats, said "a change is in the air in Russia" th...
25 Jan, 2021, 02.30 PM IST