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“We have not delivered,” the minister said, adding: “I would really urge everybody to show them that the promise of Thessaloniki was real, that we are credible, that Europe is reliable.” Wadephul also referred to “geopolitical adversaries and rivals” vying with the EU for influence in the region — a thinly veiled reference to Russia and China. On Wednesday, Republika Srpska Prime Minister Savo Minić and his predecessor Milorad Dodik visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, ahead of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday. Austria’s foreign minister issued a similar warning: The EU must “understand that the clock…
Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris on Thursday proposed suspending the right to apply for asylum in the EU in cases of a mass influx of irregular migrants. The controversial measure would mark a major shift in the bloc’s migration policy, allowing migrants to be returned without an individual assessment of their asylum claims, potentially resulting in “collective pushbacks”, which are prohibited under current EU law. Greece is pushing for the proposal to be included in the “European Emergency Response Framework”, a new law the European Commission is presenting in the coming months to tackle irregular arrivals and the…
An Israeli passenger filmed scenes of panic aboard a FlyDubai flight after an alleged attack in the cockpit forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Miryam Shira Ochayon, who was returning to Israel after spending months traveling in Asia, filmed passengers screaming and praying as the plane descended toward Tabuk. According to the footage and the provided storyline, the Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain. Passengers said the Indian captain opened the cockpit door, allowing them to intervene and restrain the attacker. After the emergency landing in Tabuk, passengers applauded and sang “Am…
The Prado Museum in Madrid and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum have joined forces to restore women’s memory in art. The two major European galleries are pooling their efforts to revisit the shared history between Spain and the Netherlands and to give women artists, patrons and other key figures the prominence they have always deserved in their galleries. The centrepiece of this agreement is an international research fellowship, which will launch in 2027. The aim is to delve into the collections and shed light on women’s roles during the Habsburg era, with findings feeding into upcoming projects at both museums and culminating in…
“Easy money,” rather than ideology, motivates many of Russia’s recruits for drone and arson attacks, and European countries must make clear that such saboteurs will be harshly punished to deter future incidents, the foreign minister said. “The message is that if you collaborate with the Russian secret services, you will be caught and sent to prison,” Tsahkna said. “Think many times before” taking part in such operations, he warned. European governments should gather and share evidence so they can publicly attribute attacks to Russia, coordinate their intelligence and security services more closely, and make clear that those who collaborate with…
By Serguei Doubine & Euronews Russian Published on 01/10/2026 – 16:18 GMT+2•Updated 16:20 Russia expelled a group of Hungarian diplomats on Thursday after Hungary ordered 10 Russian diplomats out last month, marking a sharp break from the era of former Premier Viktor Orbán, who maintained closer ties with Moscow than any other EU leader. Hungary’s chargé d’affaires Gábor Gergics was summoned to Russia’s foreign ministry and informed that staff from the Hungarian embassy in Moscow and consulates in St Petersburg and Kazan had been ordered to leave within two weeks. Moscow described Hungary’s original 8 September expulsion as a “baseless and openly unfriendly”…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 10:56 GMT+2•Updated 11:14 Bad news keeps piling up for the government. France’s ten-year borrowing rate climbed to 4.94% at 10 a.m. on Thursday 1 October, up from 4.85% at Wednesday’s close. French government bonds on the secondary market last yielded a similar rate in 2002, when they reached 4.91%. More importantly, the borrowing rate has just seen its largest quarterly increase in almost four decades, as well as its sharpest monthly rise since 2022. This latest rise is a sign of investors’ growing mistrust of French debt, just as the government presents on Thursday the outline…
The remarks come after Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Wednesday warned that “weapons factories in European countries that produce arms for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia.” NATO chief Mark Rutte this week issued a strong rebuke of Moscow after Russia sent a note to the alliance threatening nuclear escalation over NATO activity near its border. This week, Estonia said Russian secret services were behind last month’s arson attack on arms contractor Milrem Robotics. Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia and other countries are also investigating similar suspicious incidents. An aide to Kubilius, granted anonymity to speak freely, confirmed that…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2•Updated 13:28 Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused power cuts in several regions, grid operator Ukrenergo said on Thursday, urging consumers to limit usage. Recent attacks have caused outages from the Kharkiv region in the east, Chernihiv and Sumy in the north, to Rivne in the northwest and Kirovohrad in central Ukraine, it said. “Where security conditions currently allow, emergency repair and restoration work is already under way,” a statement read. “Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all disconnected consumers as quickly as possible.” The cuts come after Russia…
A sperm whale struck an Australian-flagged yacht in the remote South Pacific, forcing its four sailors to abandon the vessel. The New Zealand Defence Force deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A surveillance aircraft to help establish radio communications and coordinate the rescue. From the air, the crew were seen waving from the yacht before being transferred to safety. The sailors climbed a pilot ladder onto the 143-metre cargo ship MV Sofrana Surville, which came to their aid. Footage released by the New Zealand Defence Force shows the yacht sinking in the open sea shortly after the rescue. The…