Europe

The European Parliament approved a new law on Wednesday which will ban single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery and straws. As a result of the new legislation, a wide range of products will be banned in the EU by...

A Turkish couple used a donkey and wheelbarrows to carry their groceries this week as a protest against the newly-introduced nationwide law instituting charges for plastic bags in Turkey. The two people used this unique and picturesque means to express...

The European Union reached an interim agreement on Wednesday to ban disposable plastic products such as drinking straws, plates and cups. The agreement was made between the presidency of the European Council and the European Parliament, which initiated the project. Elisabeth...

EU lawmakers voted 571 to 53 to enact a total ban on 10 single-use plastic items, including straws, coffee stirrers, and cutlery. This vote adds to a growing effort on the part of EU member states to address the issue...

EU countries would have to reduce the use of the common, polluting plastic carrier bags, under draft rules informally agreed between MEPs and the Italian Presidency of the Council on Monday and confirmed by the member states’ permanent representatives...

The European Parliament is seeking to put a brake on the proliferation of plastic bags and other non-recyclable plastic waste. It is estimated that every year about eight million plastic bags end up littering the natural environment as each person uses an average of 176...

SENKROMA, the sister company of  "PLASTIKA OF CRETE" is opening its second factory in Turkey, and more specifically in Gaziantep, which is located on the nortern-eastern part of the country. Gaziantep is the center of thread production and the...

After six consecutive quarters of deficit, the EU economy has finally shifted to a trade surplus with the rest of the world. During the second quarter of this year, the European bloc recorded a minor surplus of €1 billion. This...

Paco Rabanne, best known for his perfumes and fashion designs, has died aged 88 at his home in France. His death was confirmed by Puig, the parent company of his brands, which said he had "marked generations with his radical...

The Bank of England has unveiled plans to keep a lasting legacy alive with the circulation of new banknotes featuring King Charles III in mid-2024. The United Kingdom's central bank made the first public announcement on the design in the...

Police in Ukraine arrested a group of people who were trying to steal the Banksy mural from the wall of a war-torn building. According to officials, the people targeted the artwork bearing a woman in a gas mask which was...

The man who was living in an airport terminal for eighteen years and inspired the 2004 Hollywood movie The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks, died on Saturday. Iranian national Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle...

In February, COVID-19-related disinformation fell to its lowest level ever -- just as disinformation related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine exploded, the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) wrote in a brief published on Tuesday. COVID-19 disinformation falls to its lowest...

The amazing story of an 11-year-old Ukrainian refugee who traveled hundreds of miles to Slovakia alone has amazed the world. The boy, whose family were Syrian refugees before arriving in Ukraine ten years ago, has won the hearts of millions...

UNESCO, the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, says it is "gravely concerned" over its listed sites in Ukraine which are threatened by the Russian invasion of the country. Sites of supreme Ukrainian importance have already sustained damage, including one...