Tag: European Union
UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU
LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide...
Hungary’s PM uses soccer to push vision of right-wing Europe
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long used soccer to advance his right-wing politics, and now widespread international criticism of...
UK won’t extend deadline for EU citizens to apply to stay
LONDON — The British government won’t extend the June 30 deadline for European Union citizens in the U.K. to apply for permanent residency or...
Belarus leader: We won’t stop migrants from heading to EU
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country will not try to stem a flow of illegal migrants to...
From Biden to Congress, Big Tech is under mounting pressure
WASHINGTON — Without speaking a word or scratching a pen across paper, President Joe Biden drove up the pressure on Big Tech companies already...
AP Interview: Belarus regime ‘frightened,’ says opponent
BRUSSELS — When authorities in Belarus diverted a Ryanair passenger jet to Minsk last month to arrest a dissident journalist who was aboard, their...
Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy’s years of stagnation?
MILAN — The COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy especially hard, killing more than 127,000 people and sending the European Union's third-largest economy into a devastating...
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
LONDON — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its...
EU chief vows action, says ‘shame’ on Hungary for LGBT law
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s chief executive vowed Wednesday to take any action necessary to thwart a new law in Hungary that would ban...
Hungary’s immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was...
