In the dead of night, a French trawler cuts through the Channel’s pitch-black waters on a hunt for cuttlefish that takes captain Pierre Lepretre and his crew across British lines. For decades French fishermen have cast a wide net across the strait that acts as
Within the next two or three years, Croatia will enter the Eurozone, with the euro becoming the country’s official currency. Entry is expected to have an impact on both foreign trade and society at large, coming with increasing constraints and opportunities. Right after the latest parliamentary
Average temperatures are rising more and more in the Zagreb region, while snow cover is decreasing year after year. However, Jagoda Munić, Director of Friends of the Earth Europe says that “Croatia is a very passive observer of developments around the European Green Deal.” The
The discovery in the last few years of large gas reserves in the region has whetted appetites in Ankara, which has been forcefully demanding its piece of the pie, even at the risk of contesting the limits of respective economic zones as well as provoking
The European Parliament has backed plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2030 – setting up a potential fight with coal-reliant EU member nations. The EU currently has a bloc-wide target of a 40-per-cent reduction by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region of Azerbaijan mainly inhabited by Armenians and backed by Yerevan, has been the scene of deadly clashes for the past week. Here is a timeline: ‘Counter-offensive’ Armenia and Azerbaijan, two former Soviet republics in the Caucasus, have accused each other of
To monitor the spread of the new coronavirus, EU member states have taken additional surveillance measures potentially putting some fundamental rights at risk. Even Prime Minister Jean Castex admitted to not having downloaded the French “Stop-COVID” app last week when questioned on the French TV programme
According to the latest European Environment Agency report, a significant proportion of the burden of disease in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution resulting from human activity. The state of the environment in Europe is negatively affecting the health and quality of life
For Roger Morton and his wife living in France — and many other UK expats across the European Union — Brexit is causing the closure of their British banking services. Morton, a 78-year-old retired photographer, laments a letter from Barclaycard, informing him that their credit
After months of negotiations, the European Union was able to show a united front on Friday in imposing sanctions against several Belarusian authorities, with the US later following suit. Cyprus had vetoed passing the sanctions Until late Thursday, Cyprus had vetoed passing the sanctions unless