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
EuroVerify What do we know about the fate of Russia's military bases in Syria? Ukraine's military intelligence agency claims Russia is retreating from its Syrian bases. Moscow has refuted the claims. 10/12/2024
World News What fate awaits Syria after the fall of al-Assad? As rebels seize control in Syria after more than a decade of war, the future is uncertain. Key concerns include al-Assad's allies, regional dynamics, and potential for further conflict. 09/12/2024
Syria Syria looks to carve a new future after end of 24-year Assad rule A mountainous task ahead as Syria, battered by almost 14-years of division and fighting under a brutal civil war looks ahead to shape its new future after the end of Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule. 09/12/2024
Syria Rebels to form interim government after al-Assad flees Rebel forces took control of Damascus on Sunday, marking the end of Bashar al-Assad's decades-long autocratic rule. 08/12/2024
Europe News Germany, France and Poland condemn police violence in Georgia The foreign ministers demanded that 'fundamental rights, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, must be upheld and protected as per Georgia's constitution'. 07/12/2024
Syria Syrian insurgents close in on Damascus, state media deny Assad flight Syrian insurgents have reached Damascus suburbs, their first advance near the capital since 2018, while Syrian state media deny rumours of Assad fleeing. 07/12/2024
Europe News Georgians vow to continue pro-EU protests 'until victory' Police have reportedly resorted to more heavy handed tactics in a bid to clamp down on the unrest with more than 400 protesters, including opposition leaders and activists, detained and more than 100 people treated for injuries. 07/12/2024
Europe News Russia signs deal offering security guarantees to Belarus The signing of the document during Putin’s visit to Minsk follows the publication of a revised version of Russia's nuclear doctrine which for the first time placed Belarus under the Russian nuclear umbrella. 07/12/2024
World News Syrian insurgents led by HTS advance on city of Homs The move is the latest in a lightning advance spearheaded by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group over the past week which has seen them seize Aleppo and Hama in the face of little resistance by government forces. 06/12/2024
Europe in Motion Defence spending boost: Which EU countries are investing the most? Largely fuelled by the war in Ukraine, EU member states' military spending peaked at €279 billion in 2023, with 2024 expected to hit €326 billion. 06/12/2024
Radio Schuman EU must decide what it wants from Georgia, says ex-ambassador In an exclusive interview with Euronews, former Georgian ambassador to the EU, Natalie Sabanadze, identified Georgia's strategic geopolitical importance to the European Union. 06/12/2024
Europe News Pro-EU membership rallies across Georgia enter second week Critics accuse police of using increasingly violent tactics to disperse the rallies with more than 100 people treated for injuries. 06/12/2024
Europe News Lavrov, Blinken trade barbs at OSCE Malta meeting The visit marked Lavrov’s first visit to an EU member country since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Estonia walked out of the room during his speech. 05/12/2024
Europe News Russian money laundering networks exposed in global sting Operation Destabilise, which was led by UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has resulted in 84 arrests and the confiscation of £20 million (€24.2m) 05/12/2024
Europe News Russian accused of war crimes in Ukraine in 2014 on trial in Finland Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Toden, is charged with fighting against Ukrainian forces as part of the neo-Nazi Russian paramilitary unit Rusich. 05/12/2024
Central African Republic Statue of Russia's Wagner founder unveiled in Central African Republic A monument to Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash last year after a mutiny attempt against Moscow, has been unveiled in CAR's capital Bangui. 05/12/2024