Shorouk Express EU leaders will find a solution to the problem of how to get money to Ukraine but must stay on the right side of the law, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Frankfurt after the ECB’s Governing Council meeting, Lagarde said she was “confident” that heads…
Shorouk Express A US Senator has introduced a bill that aims to eliminate the possibility of dual citizenship for American citizens. If passed the bill would affect those planning to naturalise in European countries as well as those who already have. American citizens living in Europe could see their ability to hold a European passport…
Shorouk Express Despite the controversy, Serbia’s parliament pushed the project through, with President Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party passing a special law to strip the site of its cultural protections. Lawmakers took the unusual step of invoking a constitutional provision to declare the development a project of national importance, thereby allowing it to proceed. Opposition lawmakers lashed out at the government over its decision, with center-left MP Marinika Tepić claiming Belgrade was sacrificing the country’s history simply “to…
Shorouk Express His blunt intervention comes the day after another Antwerp judge published an anonymous letter decrying that Belgium was on the verge of becoming a “narco-state.” De Wever, prime minister since February this year, spent more than a decade as mayor of Antwerp demanding more federal money to address narcotics-related issues, but Willocx notes…
Shorouk Express The European parliament has adopted a new law making EU-issued driving licences valid for just 15 years, requiring drivers undergo a medical test before renewing. Adding a compulsory medical examination for drivers has been an ongoing debate in the EU for several years – with advocates saying that it will help ensure that…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email When they passed sweeping legislation designed to punish protesters at Donald Trump rallies with criminal charges, Republican lawmakers in Florida never intended to…
Shorouk Express Applications for Spanish citizenship through the Grandchildren’s Law are nearing one million as the deadline approaches this month, with experts suggesting the bureaucratic process could take years to finally finish. With the final deadline fast approaching, almost 900,000 people around the world have already applied for Spanish citizenship through the Grandchildren’s Law. The…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Marjorie Taylor Greene has hit out at Spanish-language rapper Bad Bunny over his impending Super Bowl performance by calling for Congress to make…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free A woman has opened up about the moment she was told she looked “rapeable” by a group of men, as campaigners say 1.5 million young…
Shorouk Express In spring 2022, three Organisation for security and co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine employees – Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov and Vadym Golda – were forcibly detained by Russian-controlled forces in the occupied regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Before that, on February 24, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion…
