The European Union expects the delegations of Kosovo and Serbia to finalize the energy topic next week. This is what EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy spokesman Peter Stano told Radio Free Europe. “The EU expects the parties to close the energy issue next week in Brussels at the level of chief negotiators,” he said… Continue reading The EU expects the energy issue between Kosovo and Serbia to be finalized next week
The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to safeguard peace on the continent holds deep symbolism for the nation at war. But it is only the first step in a process that… Continue reading As Russia presses assault, Ukraine given possible path to EU
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates. Applications for jobless aid fell by 3,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 11, down from the previous week’s 232,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally represent the… Continue reading Fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol on Thursday said Donald Trump’s “dangerous” last-gasp attempt to pressure his vice-president, Mike Pence, to reject the electoral count, brought the country “dangerously close to catastrophe”. With live witnesses and recorded deposition, the panel aimed show how an increasingly desperate Trump became fixated… Continue reading Trump brought US ‘dangerously close to catastrophe’, January 6 panel says
Four European leaders visited Ukraine on Thursday, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion in a high-profile show of support amid Kyiv’s fears that Western resolve to help the embattled country could wane as the war grinds on. The visit, which included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, carries heavy symbolic weight since the leaders of France,… Continue reading European leaders visit Kyiv in high-profile show of support
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says the number of people forced to flee their homes in 2021 hit its highest level since records began as the speed and scale of forced displacement outpaces solutions for refugees. The UNHCR said in its annual Global Trends Report, released on June 16, that 89.3 million individuals worldwide were… Continue reading UN says refugee levels hit new record in 2021, trend to continue
Technology billionaire Bill Gates has dismissed the NFTs as “100 percent based on the theory of the greatest fool” – the financial concept from which even overvalued assets can make money as long as you find an idiot bigger to sell them, as reported by The Verge. Speaking at a climate change event hosted by… Continue reading Bill Gates skeptical of NFTs
Nine countries armed with nuclear bombs have spent $ 82.4 billion on updating their nuclear weapons during 2021, about 8 percent more than in 2020, according to the group for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Bombs. According to the annual report on nuclear spending by this group, the largest spender turns out to be… Continue reading Nuclear weapons countries spent $82.4 billion on armaments during 2021
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in a press conference after the meeting he had with the President of the country, Vjosa Osmani said that the focus of Kosovo should be the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade. Michel stressed the need to implement the agreements reached in the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.… Continue reading Michel: Kosovo should focus on dialogue, the liberalization is decided by the EU countries themselves
The number of special envoys for the Western Balkans is likely to increase rapidly. After the European Union, the US, Germany and the UK, another one is likely to be appointed soon. International sources have stated for RTKlive that the President of France, Emanuel Macron, has the possibility to appoint a special envoy for this… Continue reading France to appoint Special Envoy for Western Balkans?
