2020-12-03

Hungary

ECJ should reject Hungary's bid to dismiss Article 7 vote: Top advisor

The bloc's Advocate General, Michal Bobek, said on Thursday that the ECJ should dismiss "as unfounded" Hungary's bid to discredit the EU Parliament's vote that called on the bloc to trigger disciplinary proceedings against Budapest.

03/12/2020

World

Spaniards look for more meaningful gifts this Christmas due to COVID

In Spain, Christmas presents might take a different shape this year. After months of economic hardship and social distancing, some people will be looking for gifts which have a more sentimental value.

03/12/2020

Earth News

Is a fake Christmas tree better for the environment than a real one?

The answer is a lot more complicated than you might think.

03/12/2020

United Kingdom

Did Brexit help the UK fast-track a coronavirus vaccine approval?

UK officials have claimed that Brexit allowed them to fast-track approval of a COVID-19 vaccine.

03/12/2020

World News

COVID-19 quarantine for travellers 'not effective', EU health agency

In new guidelines released on Wednesday, the ECDC and EASA said that "in the current epidemiological situation, quarantine or systematic testing for SARS-CoV-2 air travellers is not recommended."

03/12/2020

World News

MEP Awards in Brussels celebrates the year’s top European lawmakers

The Parliament Magazine's 2020 MEP Awards took place on Tuesday night, with Bulgarian MEP, Eva Maydell playing host. Several MEPs were awarded prizes in their respective categories, ranging from international trade to the environment.

03/12/2020

Women Beyond Borders

Meet Kamya Buch: Digital nomad, spiritualist and truth seeker

In this week's episode of Women Beyond Borders, we meet Kamya Buch. For Kamya, travel is just as much an inward journey as an outer one.

03/12/2020

Ethiopia

UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray

This will allow the first food, medicines and other aid into the region of 6 million people that has seen rising hunger during the fighting between the federal and Tigray regional governments.

03/12/2020

Iran

Iran's president opposes bill that would boost uranium enrichment

The bill would suspend U.N. inspections and require the government to resume enriching uranium to 20% if European nations fail to provide relief from crippling U.S. sanctions on the country's oil and banking sectors.

03/12/2020

China

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge

Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes the Apple Daily newspaper, was among 10 people arrested Aug. 10 on what police said was suspicion of violating a national security law and collusion with a foreign country.

03/12/2020

France

Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday.

03/12/2020