Four people detained by police investigating an alleged bribery scandal involving World Cup host Qatar are to remain in custody. Eko Hot Blog reports that they were detained last Friday as Belgian investigators found bags containing €1.5m (£1.3m) in a flat, a house and a suitcase at a hotel. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills … Read more
Poland Chief has slammed EU Over Refugee aid support. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Polish finance chief Tadeusz Koscinski has blasted Brussels over the lack of EU support for Poland’s refugee effort. This is coming amid a time of high tensions between Poland and the EU, Mr Koscinski told Express.co.uk the bloc was offering his … Read more
EU has slapped new sanctions on Iranian experts helping Russia with explosive drones. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union foreign ministers have imposed new sanctions on Iranian clerics, senior officials and top state media employees over the brutal crackdown on protesters, and also on experts they believe are linked to supplying Russia with … Read more
Arrests over alleged corruption at the European Parliament are “very, very worrisome”, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. Eko Hot Blog reports that Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said the charges against four people were “very damaging”. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under Fire Over TikTok … Read more
European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili has been arrested in an investigation into suspected bribery by a Gulf state. Eko Hot Blog reports that Belgian prosecutors believe the unnamed country tried to influence the parliament with money or other gifts. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under Fire Over TikTok … Read more
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised a price cap set by his Western allies on Russian oil exports, calling it “weak.” Eko Hot Blog reports that the cap, approved on Friday, is aimed at stopping countries from paying more than $60 (£48) for a barrel of seaborne Russian crude oil. EDITOR’S PICKS Biden Calls Putin’s … Read more
The G7 group and its allies have officially approved a cap on the price of Russian oil. Eko Hot Blog reports that in a joint statement, the G7 and Australia said the price cap would come into force on 5 December or “very soon thereafter”. EDITOR’S PICKS Biden Calls Putin’s Actions In Ukraine “Sick” US … Read more
EU has officially declared Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ after Putin ordered fresh attacks on Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Parliament has officially voted in favour of declaring Russia a “terrorist state.” Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt tweeted: “The European Parliament adopts a resolution declaring Russia a terrorist state. ‘Putin’s regime is a … Read more
EU Nations are reportedly ready to join the fight against Russia in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that concern is mounting that Vladimir Putin may escalate his war in Ukraine by sending in troops from the east and west of the Suwalki Gap, cutting off the Baltic States from the rest of NATO. Previously dubbed … Read more
Ayu has asked the (EU) to send observers to monitor the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has called on the European Union (EU) to send a high-level and large-sized observer mission to Nigeria to observe and monitor the 2023 … Read more
EU has agreed on a new price cap for Russian oil. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union countries, on Wednesday, agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new sanctions after Moscow illegally annexed four regions in Ukraine amid its monthslong war, EU officials said. Diplomats struck the deal … Read more
Russia Wants To Destroy Europeans’ Normal life – Zelensky EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has said Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European citizen. “It is trying to attack with poverty and political chaos where it cannot yet attack with missiles,” Zelensky said in his regular … Read more
Ukraine War: EU Tightens Visa Procedure For Russians EKO HOT BLOG reports that European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend a visa agreement with Moscow, making it harder for Russian citizens to obtain entry to the bloc. Ukraine and some member states had called for a blanket ban, but others like France … Read more
Russia To Build Two Nuclear Reactors In Hungary EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom will begin constructing two new nuclear reactors in Hungary in the coming weeks. The deal, reached between Russia and the EU state in 2014, aims to expand the existing Paks nuclear plant. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
EU to hold emergency energy talks as prices Set Records. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union will hold emergency talks to address the energy crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Czech Republic, which holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, will summon the gathering to debate “concrete” measures to … Read more
Russia Blames Ukraine For Death Of Daughter Of Putin’s Ally EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s FSB security services said Monday that Ukraine was behind a car bombing in the outskirts of Moscow that killed the daughter of hard-line Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin. Dugin — an outspoken ultranationalist intellectual and a vocal supporter of … Read more
Estonia Block Russians From Obtaining Student Visas, Residence Permits. The foreign ministry order also ends the practice of granting the right to short-term work to Russians… EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter Ukraine Crisis: … Read more
Gazprom said stopping another turbine at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would cut daily gas production to 20%, halving the current level of supply It is likely to make it more difficult for EU countries to replenish their stores of gas before winter EDITOR’S PICK Presidency Responds To Video Of Terrorists Flogging Train Attack Victims, … Read more
Ukraine accuses Moscow of committing genocide against the Ukrainian people with its indiscriminate bombing and shelling Russia has said the decision by EU leaders to accept Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates will have negative consequences EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine … Read more
Ukraine applied days after the Russian invasion in February, and the process has since moved at a record speed Candidate status is the first official step towards EU membership and France said this week there was “total consensus” on Ukraine EDITOR’S PICK: 2023: Things To Know As APC Presidential Primary Begins Today (FULL UPDATE) Adamu … Read more