The Council of the European Union announced that permanent representatives of the EU in Brussels have come to an agreement on a "cyber solidarity law" that would guard against occurrences and risks related to cybersecurity. “The deal represents a further advancement in Europe's cyber resilience. The EU and its member states will undoubtedly be better equipped to anticipate, stop, respond to, and...

As tensions in the region continue to rise, British energy giant BP plc. decided to halt tanker shipments of oil products across the Red Sea, the Financial Times writes. "BP will suspend all oil shipments through the Red Sea, in another sign of an escalating crisis sparked by Yemeni rebel attacks on ships in the area and threatening a key route for global trade," the newspaper writes. The...

The European Commission will provide over €65M to aid member states of the union that are currently housing the greatest number of Ukrainian migrants. "The European Commission (...) has determined to provide Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic with assistance in hosting individuals by allocating over €65 million from the Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund (...)," reads the EC...

The Lufthansa Group stated that it plans to restart operating flights to Israel on January 8. On October 9th, the flights were suspended due to an attack on Israel by militants from Hamas. The group's airlines will run a total of 20 weekly flights to and from Tel Aviv during the first phase. From Tel Aviv, Lufthansa Airlines will run three weekly flights to Munich and four weekly flights to...

According to European Council President Charles Michel, nations that are members of the EU have chosen to begin accession talks with Moldova and Ukraine on Thursday. "The European Council has decided to start negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on their admission to the European Union," he posted to the social network X. Furthermore, he said, Georgia had been "granted the status of candidate...

The World Bank's newly published yearly report on global debt states that in 2022, developing nations would pay a record $443.5 billion—5% more than the previous year—to service their public debt. For the 24 poorest nations, the cost of servicing their public debt will increase by 39% in 2023 and 2024. 18 nations, including Zambia, Ghana, and Sri Lanka, have reportedly missed payments on their...

For the first time the G7 nations addressed telephone fraud concerns in a joint statement that was released after their meeting in the Japanese city of Mito, where the interior and security ministers met. It is observed that this particular form of fraud is global, well-organized, and becoming more prevalent in Japan and the West. “We all agree that organized crime is seriously harming nations...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), stated that the European side brought up the South China Sea and Taiwan situations during the EU-PRC summit in Beijing on Thursday. "We talked about the tensions in the area, specifically the Taiwan Strait. We saw that the South China Sea is becoming more tense, which could jeopardize regional security. This is the reason, in a news...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), stated that the international community needs to expedite the phase-out of coal in order to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. "It has been two years since the world community decided to expedite the phase-out of coal at the COP 26 conference in Glasgow. However, maintaining coal in the global energy mix continues to be our...