Europe News FIFA apologises to Ukraine over Crimea map during 2026 World Cup draw World football's governing body has removed the image omitting Crimea from Ukrainian territory, which Kyiv called an "unacceptable error". 16/12/2024
Europe News Georgia's president slams successor's appointment 'a parody' Zourabichvili has vowed to stay on as president after her six-year term ends on Monday, describing parliament as illegitimate and having no authority to select her successor. 15/12/2024
Europe News Who is Mikheil Kavelashvili, Georgia's new president? 53-year-old former Manchester City football player Mikheil Kavelashvili has become Georgia's new president. 14/12/2024
Europe News Ex-football player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president It was a straightforward victory for Kavelashvili, given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. 14/12/2024
Europe News Vučić: US to sanction Serbia's oil company due to Russian ownership Gazprom and its subsidiary Gazprom Neft own 6.15% and 50% of NIS respectively, with the remainder of the shares belonging to the government and other smaller shareholders. 14/12/2024
No Comment Femen campaign against the war in Ukraine On Friday morning in Geneva, activists from the Femen group, known for its provocative demonstrations, used a chainsaw to cut up the wooden sculpture known as the "Broken Chair". They were protesting against the UN's failure to act against Russia. 13/12/2024
Markets Moldova declares an energy emergency over fears of Russian gas cut-off Moldovan PM Dorin Recean said his country faces an “exceptional situation” in which Moscow could deliberately weaponise energy. 13/12/2024
Ukraine Euroviews. Peace in Ukraine needs more than a plan If Europe wants to sit at the table on European security affairs rather than only being the subject of it, it needs a European Peace Plan that includes forceful diplomacy backed by the force of arms and money, Nicu Popescu and Gustav Gressel write. 13/12/2024
Europe News Russia seeks to retain influence and relations with new Syrian regime Russia left Bashir Al-Assad’s regime in the lurch last week, merely offering the dictator sanctuary, but the Kremlin remains keen to maintain its interest in the country and has established relations with new Syrian government, MEPs and experts tell Euronews. 13/12/2024
Europe News Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home. 13/12/2024
Europe News MEPs visit Georgia and march with pro-EU protesters Protests initially broke out against a contested parliamentary election in October which the opposition accused the Georgian Dream of rigging but they took on a new dimension after the decision last Thursday to put EU accession talks on hold until 2028. 13/12/2024
Europe News Ukraine: New EU sanctions package against Russia 'not enough' The European Union on Wednesday issued new sanctions against Russia, targeting the "shadow fleet" of tankers. Ukraine’s Presidential advisor and commissioner for sanctions policy says he welcomes the step, but believes pace remains a problem. 12/12/2024
Europe News NATO chief urges citizens to 'make sacrifices' to up defence spending The 32 NATO allies are currently in discussion to increase the defence spending benchmark from the current 2% of GDP. 12/12/2024
Europe News Serbian president agrees to protesters’ demands after weeks of unrest Aleksandar Vučić's pledge contrasts with a video he released on Tuesday, in which he accused foreign powers of financing the protests. 12/12/2024
Europe News How can the Baltic states be defended from hybrid threats? Hybrid threats include disinformation, cyberattacks and the sabotage of critical infrastructure. 12/12/2024
Europe News Russia to supply North Korea with jets in exchange for troops Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, also noted that North Korean troops remain in combat zones, but are not yet actively fighting. 11/12/2024
Europe News EU slaps sanctions on Russia targeting 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers The Kremlin is using old-age, poorly kept tankers to sell its crude oil above the price cap established by Western allies. 11/12/2024
Romania Romanian Constitutional court decision seen as unusual, unprecedented Urgency over alleged interference by the Russian Federation pushed Romanian judges to skip procedures and bypass transparency to save Romanian democracy, say experts. 11/12/2024
Europe News Deadly Russian strike kills at least three in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the air strike proves Ukraine needs to enhance its air defence system. 10/12/2024
No Comment Deadly Russian strike in Ukraine A Russian air strike hit Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others. 10/12/2024