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A taste of history: The unmistakable flavours of Extremadura
Extremadura in western Spain is a biodiverse farming region of incomparable gastronomic richness and unmistakable flavours, where tradition and sustainability merge to produce some of the country's most emblematic culinary treasures. Europeans brought red peppers to Spain from the Americas in the 1 ...
Always in danger: How do you try to stay safe in a war-zone? Euronews asks the experts
Moving a group of diplomats to a war zone is an art that entails as much tedious office research as primordial survival instincts. As a delegation makes its way to Kyiv for the first EU-Ukraine summit of 2023, security experts gave Euronews some insight on how to maximise their safety. In a situatio ...
EU heads to Ukraine for summit to boost integration as anniversary of invasion nears
Ursula von der Leyen and over a dozen members of her top team are on Thursday in Kyiv for a meeting with the Ukrainian government to discuss further ways to boost ties and send another strong signal of support. The trip to the Ukrainian capital by the European Commission chief and 15 of her commissi ...
ECB raises interest rates by 0.5%
The European Central bank has raised interest rates in the Eurozone again by half a percentage point. Earlier The Bank of England also raised its interest rate from 3.5% to 4%. It was already at its highest level for 14 years. The ECB also announced it would raise rates again in March by a further ...
MEPs launch hotline to tip off Big Tech's 'shady lobbying' in EU institutions
A group of cross-party MEPs on Thursday launched a website to allow for the anonymous tip-off of "shady lobbying" of European Union institutions by big tech companies. The hotline website — lobbyleaks.eu — promises to guarantee complete anonymity for staff of EU institutions that come forward to tip ...
Irish Catholic Church in 'terminal decline' after sexual abuse scandals
Ireland was once regarded as the most catholic Country in the World. That, though, is no longer the case. Mark Vincent Healy was sexually abused by a member of the Spiritan Order while at school during the 1960s and 70s. He says the sexual abuse he experienced destroyed his life. “It had a profound ...
In North Macedonia, waning pro-EU sentiment opens the door to malign intentions
I remember how, less than a decade ago, many eyebrows in Brussels were raised when US Secretary of State John Kerry highlighted the growing Russian influence in Europe and said, "when it comes to Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, [North] Macedonia … they are in the line of fire." Those of us living in the ...
Iran and Russia link banks to evade Western sanctions
Iran and Russia have taken a key step toward linking their banking systems in a move that further boosts their cooperation in the face of Western sanctions, an Iranian official said. At a signing ceremony, Mohsen Karami, the deputy central bank governor, said banks in the two countries had connected ...
Inflation in the eurozone fell for third month in a row in January
Inflation in the euro zone receded for the third month in a row in January, according to preliminary data from Eurostat released on Wednesday. Inflation in the twenty countries using the single currency is projected to have slipped to 8.5% year-on-year in January from 9.2 % in December. The first de ...
Iran maintains block on WhatsApp and Instagram
Iran will continue to restrict access to Instagram and WhatsApp, the country's President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Wednesday. The messaging and social media platforms have been blocked for several months, amid unprecedented anti-government protests. Instagram and WhatsApp, which are both owned ...