The European Union has begun accepting COVID certificates issued by North Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine. The three countries are now connected to the EU system and their passes will be accepted under the same conditions as the EU Digital COVID Certificate from Friday. Travellers from the bloc will also be accepted in North Macedonia, Turkey, and Ukraine if they carry the EU certificate. The digital pass states that citizens have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have tested negative for th

Chancellor Merkel said on Monday she sees the six Western Balkan states as future members of the European Union for strategic reasons.... She told reporters after a virtual Western Balkans conference:" It is in the European Union's very own interests to drive the process forward here." She did not name Russia and China but hinted at their influence in the region. She said stronger regional cooperation promoted since 2014 had already achieved initial successes, such as a roaming agreement that h

According to the former adviser and speechwriter to then-European Council President Donald Tusk, the German Chancellor and the Dutch Prime Minister offered Turkey more money for the EU migration deal signed with the Mediterranean country. Hugo Brady, who now works for the International Centre for Migration Policy Development in Vienna, claimed the alleged concealed deal between Ms Merkel and Mr Rutte on the EU side and the then Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto？... lu and was done in 2016 beh

ADVERTISEMENT Hungary's strict immigration legislation will be implemented this Friday, after a two month adjustment period. The announcement was made by Parliamentary Secretary of State of the Ministry of Interior Affairs Bence Retvari at a press conference.... It also puts pressure on other nations to review their decisions to withhold funding.... ADVERTISEMENT A panda couple currently living in a zoo in Madrid are to be sent home to China in an attempt to help them produce new cubs....