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The uncertain future of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor
Anchal Vohra is an international affairs commentator and was based in Beirut until recently. The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) was launched on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi...
View ArticleExplosion hits Greek-owned ship on way to Ukraine
ATHENS — A Greek-owned cargo ship struck a mine in the Black Sea on Wednesday as it was en route to Ukraine to be loaded with grain. The Panamanian-flagged vessel “Vyssos” was sailing toward the...
View ArticleUS Navy sinks Houthi rebel boats after Red Sea attack on container ship
The U.S. Navy destroyed three boats carrying Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on Sunday after fighters attempted to board a container ship in the second attack against the vessel this weekend. Helicopters...
View ArticleIsrael green-lights Cypriot aid plan for Palestinians as military pounds Gaza
Israel will allow ships from several European countries to deliver aid directly to war-torn Gaza, the country’s top diplomat said Sunday, as the Israeli military ramped up large-scale air attacks...
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Democracy is in peril in the world’s bonanza year of elections
Is 2024 the year when democracy hits a tipping point and slides toward autocracy? It may seem like an odd question to ask at a time when countries representing nearly half the world’s population, or...
View ArticleThe best of Power Play 2023
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play Acast As we enter a mammoth election year on either side of the Atlantic, Power Play looks back on the highlights from our interviews in 2023 to set the scene...
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Ursula von der Leyen under pressure to confirm reelection bid
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen is readying plans for a second five-year term as European Commission president and her party is pressing her to launch the official campaign as soon as possible,...
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Greece rejected EU prosecutor’s call for action against 2 ex-ministers after...
ATHENS — Greece’s government dismissed a call from the European public prosecutor to take action over the potential criminal liability of two former transport ministers after a deadly train collision...
View Article‘Rent is too damn high!’ Europe’s growing housing crisis
Listen on Acast In this episode we look at a crisis that is affecting many Europeans in most EU countries: skyrocketing rents and house prices, a shortage of flats, long waiting lists for social or...
View ArticleSpoilage alert: Red Sea crisis hits Europe’s fresh food trade
When Houthi missiles began raining down on container vessels in the Red Sea last year, European leaders feared a blowback on energy supplies. Three months on, it’s food that is under fire, with...
View ArticleUS lawmakers green-light F-16s for Turkey after Erdoğan moves on Sweden’s...
The Biden administration on Friday notified Congress of its plans to sell Turkey new F-16 fighter jets in a deal valued at up to $23 billion, according to three U.S. government officials. The four...
View ArticleEU’s Red Sea mission set to launch in mid-February, officials confirm
The European Union mission to protect commercial vessels against Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea could kick off in mid-February, EU officials said Wednesday. “We have to decide which...
View ArticleEurope’s farmer protests are spreading. Here’s where and why
The farmer protests sweeping the European Union may have taken political leaders by surprise. But the tinder was dry and all it took was a spark for unrest to spread like wildfire. Farmers are being...
View ArticleEU mum as solar industry time bomb ticks
BRUSSELS — The EU is racing to save its ailing solar producers as the industry warns it has just weeks before it implodes. Yet you might not have known such a crisis was at hand from the tone the...
View ArticleUK, France pitch rules to curb spyware abuse
The United Kingdom, France and allied countries on Tuesday called for international guidelines for the responsible use of spyware, in an effort to stop the hacking tools from running rampant. At a...
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Greece’s Mitsotakis makes progressive pivot with same-sex marriage bill
ATHENS — Greece’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis — the EU’s highest-profile center-right prime minister — is not the most likely candidate to bring in a landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage, planned for a...
View ArticleEva Kaili won’t run for reelection as EU lawmaker
ATHENS — Greek member of European Parliament Eva Kaili won’t run in the upcoming EU election, one of her lawyers said on Friday. “Unfortunately, she will not be a candidate,” her Greek lawyer Michalis...
View ArticleNATO: Who are the biggest defense spenders in Europe?
There’s a clear trend in NATO members’ defense budgets: the closer to Russia, the higher the spending. In remarks made last week, United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump not only warned that...
View ArticleGreece legalizes same-sex marriage
ATHENS — Greece’s parliament voted late on Thursday to pass a landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage and granting full parental rights to same-sex couples. “The vote has passed: as of tonight,...
View ArticleFormer Frontex chief joins French far right for EU election
Fabrice Leggeri, former head of the EU border agency Frontex, announced on Saturday that he had joined France’s far-right National Rally. He will be third on the party’s list for the European election...
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