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Brussels (EFE).- NATO stated Friday it «responded immediately and intercepted» three Russian fighter jets that violated Estonian airspace for 12 minutes. «Earlier today, Russian jets violated Estonian airspace. NATO responded immediately and intercepted the Russian aircraft,» said the Alliance spokesperson Allison Hart, adding that «this is yet another example of...

International Desk (EFE).- The devastation caused by forest fires in Europe has been significant, with thousands of hectares burning since Aug. 11. Spain According to estimates collected by the European Forest Fire Information System of the Copernicus program for Earth observation and monitoring of the European Union (EFFIS), almost 380,000...

Brussels (EFE).- The European Commission on Monday proposed a partial suspension of Israel’s participation in the European Union’s Horizon Europe scientific program, citing violations of human rights in Gaza. The decision follows an internal review and will be discussed by EU ambassadors in Brussels on Tuesday. According to the Commission,...

By Antonio Torres del Cerro Paris (EFE).- The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France, from Jun. 25 to 29, made significant strides in addressing issues such as the protection of international waters. However, the absence of the United States under Donald Trump was a significant setback....

Brussel, (EFE).- The European Union, the United Kingdom, and Spain have reached a long-awaited agreement on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit status, resolving the final unresolved issue more than five years after the UK’s departure from the EU. “This agreement on Gibraltar is now a reality. A historic agreement,” announced Spanish Foreign Minister...

Paris (EFE).- The leaders of the European far-right parties have criticized the European Union for its «globalist» policies, which they claim are building an «empire against the nations.» According to them, if these policies are not corrected, they could even threaten the holding of free elections. On Monday, the leaders...

Brussels/Beirut, May 20 (EFE).- The European Union has agreed to lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria, in a move aimed at supporting the country’s post-conflict recovery following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Dec. 2024. While sanctions related to human rights violations and Assad’s inner circle will remain,...

Brussels (EFE) – The European Union (EU) decided Tuesday to review the bloc’s relations with Israel over the «catastrophic» situation in Gaza. «It is clear from today’s discussions that there is a strong majority in favor of a review of article 2 of our Association Agreement with Israel,» the EU’s...

Madrid, Feb 12 (EFE).- Spanish farmers on Monday took to streets across the country, including in Madrid province, for the seventh consecutive day to protest against European Union cuts to agricultural subsidies. Spanish farmers have joined their colleagues in France and other European countries in recent weeks in demanding changes...

Luis Miguel Pascual Paris, Dec 27 (EFE) – Former President of the European Commission Jacques Delors (1985-1994) died on Wednesday at the age of 98, his daughter, former socialist minister and current mayor of Lille, Martine Aubry, told French media. Delors spent half his life working to make the European...

Brussels, Dec 13 (EFE). – The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday dismissed a civil claim for compensation brought by a Syrian migrant against the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for allegedly being returned to sea by Greece, considering that he did not prove that the...

Brussels, Sep 28 (EFE) – The European Union (EU) and the 14 countries that make up the Latin American Committee for Internal Security (CLASI) on Thursday expressed their willingness to promote a «permanent channel» to collaborate more closely against organized crime. Interior ministers of both regions met in Brussels for...