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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s extravagant three-day wedding festivities in Sicily have sparked a backlash from local residents after public squares were closed and traffic restrictions imposed to facilitate the celebrations. The couple were married in London on 31 May, and then proceeded to travel to Palermo for a larger ceremony attended by around 300 guests.  Celebrations were spread across two...

A Turkish-flagged fishing vessel sank in the Black Sea on Friday after coming under attack off the coast of Sevastopol, near Russian-occupied Crimea, leaving one fisherman dead and four others injured,  Turkish authorities said. The vessel, identified as DURU 67, was operating in waters west of Crimea when it sustained severe damage during the attack and subsequently sank, Turkey's Coast...

President Nicușor Dan negotiated for a month to obtain a majority for a new government and failing to find it ended up appointing a prime minister who will have neither real powers in Parliament nor real autonomy in relation to the head of state. In the best case scenario, although difficult and expensive, the president can find the minimum number...

A maritime drone self-detonated on Friday in Romania's Black Sea ‌port of Constanta near an oil terminal, without causing casualties, as Ukraine accused Russia of jamming one of its vessels before it drifted into Romanian waters. It was the second major incident in a populated area in Romania on NATO's eastern flank in just a week as the spillover from...

The representative of a Bulgarian company has been indicted for suspected fraud involving EU and national funds under two projects financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia, filed the indictment at the Sofia City Court/ According to the investigation, the defendant submitted false information and documents in relation to two projects financed...

Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister Eugen Osmochescu has suggested that union with Romania is a potential fallback for the Republic of Moldova if direct accession negations into the European Union fail after 2028.  He called this “Plan B” in an Euractiv interview.  Moldovan authorities continue to insist that full EU membership remains their preferred objective, with the government aiming to sign an...

Assets were seized Friday in Sicily as part of an investigation into possible fraud involving EU funds aimed at promoting veterinary public health, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo. The investigation, carried out by the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Palermo, concerns possible wrongdoing in the management of public funding provided by...

President Nicușor Dan has finally taken the big step, nominating a prime minister, in the person of Eugen Tomac. It took him a month, as the head of state sought to find a parliamentary majority for the new cabinet. But on Thursday, when he made the announcement, Romania’s political parties did not  publicly suggest that the president’s long wait had served...

In a bid to end a one-month political crisis, President Nicusor Dan on Thursday nominated European Parliament MP Eugen Toma to head a government of technocrats. The move comes a month after Parliament ousted the centrist government of Ilie Bolojan, who was unpopular over austerity measures. Tomac, 44, who heads the PMP, People’s Party is also an honorary advisor to President...

Members of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS) were hosted by RAF personnel, deployed as part of 121 Expeditionary Air Wing on Operation BILOXI, during a visit to Borcea 86 Air Base, Romania, offering a detailed insight into the UK’s contribution to NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission (eAP)  and the broader Eastern Sentry. The cross-party delegation visited the RAF personnel...