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Paris, November 28, 2025 — The Louvre Museum will soon implement a significant price increase for visitors arriving from outside the European Union as well as from non-EU countries within the European Economic Area. The revised pricing, set to begin on January 14, reflects the museum’s intention......
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied summoned the European Union’s ambassador in Tunis, Giuseppe Perrone, on Wednesday to express what he described as a strong protest over “violations of diplomatic norms,” according to an official statement released early Thursday. The presidency......
Belgium is facing widespread disruption after the country’s main unions launched a three-day strike on Monday to protest the government’s newly announced austerity package worth €10 billion. The industrial action is affecting rail traffic, public services, and air travel across the country. Rail......
Poland, a member of both the European Union and NATO, announced plans to train up to 500,000 civilian volunteers in military skills by the end of 2026, in an effort to strengthen its national defense amid heightened regional tensions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new initiative,......
The European Union could welcome new member states by 2030, according to its foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, who praised reform efforts by Montenegro and Albania, while warning against democratic setbacks in Serbia and Georgia. Speaking in Brussels, Kallas said......
Just days before COP30 in Brazil, the European Union clinched a hard-fought compromise on its greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2035 and 2040, following intense internal negotiations and a series of concessions to win over reluctant member states. On paper, the EU still upholds its ambition to cut......
The European Commission has praised Ukraine’s progress toward joining the European Union, saying the country is ready to advance in its accession talks — even as Georgia distances itself from Brussels. In its annual enlargement report, published Tuesday,......
Thousands of people gathered in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the train station roof collapse that killed 16 people, an event that has since fueled widespread anti-government protests and demands for accountability. At 11:52 a.m., the exact time of the tragedy......
Moldovan President Maia Sandu, a staunch supporter of closer ties with the European Union, has appointed Alexandru Munteanu, an economist and businessman, as the country’s new prime minister, following her party’s victory in last month’s parliamentary elections. “After......
A leading UK mussel exporter, Offshore Shellfish, has reported that three of its shipments to the European Union were refused entry by French customs, forcing their destruction and resulting in losses of around £150,000 (€170,000). The company’s commercial director, Sarah Holmyard,......
Under U.S. pressure, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has postponed by one year the adoption of the first global plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships. The delay — reached after a week of tense negotiations in London — represents a major setback for global......
The European Union is “very likely” to increase its presence on the ground in Gaza once a lasting ceasefire is established, said Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s outgoing foreign minister, on Sunday — a day before the Peace Summitscheduled......
The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, convened a crisis meeting on Thursday, October 9, bringing together key players from the automotive industry in an effort to lift the European Union’s planned ban on new combustion engine vehicles. The meeting includes manufacturers, suppliers, trade unions,......
