Leicester won their first ever Champions League game 3-0 against Club Brugge on this day in 2016. Marc Albrighton netted the Foxes’ first goal in the competition, and their first in Europe since 2000, before Riyad Mahrez crashed in a brilliant free-kick. Mahrez made it 3-0 with a second-half penalty …
Read More »10 of the best European city breaks with a difference
BEST FOR ART AND CULTURE Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria’s second city has a good claim to being Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited centre. Its glory days were under the Romans – who left a marbled hillside amphitheatre and 200,000 square metres of elaborate mosaics inside the Bishop’s Basilica (reopened last year after …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: European Union announces visa ban for Russians
The European Union(EU) has announced it would be suspending visas for Russian citizens in an effort to limit border crossings from Russia to the EU as the war in Ukraine continues to escalate. European foreign ministers reached political consensus to fully suspend the visa facilitation agreement between the European Union …
Read More »Graham Alexander leaves Motherwell following European defeat by Sligo Rovers
Graham Alexander has left Motherwell in the wake of their European defeat by Sligo Rovers. Well suffered a 2-0 defeat in Ireland on Thursday following their 1-0 home loss at Fir Park in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round. A club statement read: “We have today parted company with …
Read More »Graham Alexander knows Motherwell need to make improvements after European exit
Graham Alexander believes Motherwell’s Europa Conference League exit at the hands of Irish side Sligo Rovers on a 3-0 aggregate could be a reality check. The Steelmen trailed 1-0 from the first leg of the second-qualifying round at Fir Park and soon found themselves behind in The Showgrounds when Sligo …
Read More »NAFDAC alerts on toxicity, ban of European cosmetics product Placentyne hair lotion
According to the alert, the product is said to contained a mixture of preservatives Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics. The statement stated that the product is sold in a 12 ampoules x 10ml cardboard box manufactured by an Italian company, Linea Italiana di …
Read More »Latvian foreign minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions
In an exclusive interview with CNN in Washington, DC, Rinkēvičs also outlined Latvia’s key goals for NATO’s approach to the eastern flank — namely, a long-term military presence — and expressed concern about the mounting food crisis caused by Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports. Rinkēvičs’ visit to DC came as …
Read More »At Half-time, the European Green Deal is Still Grounded
NGOs call for Europe to opt for citizen-controlled renewable energy in Brussels. Credit: FoE Europe/Lode Saidane Opinion by Jagoda Munic (brussels) Friday, June 10, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Jun 10 (IPS) – Jagoda Munic is Director, Friends of the Earth EuropeThis month marks the mid-point of the much-heralded European Green …
Read More »Real Madrid beats Liverpool 1-0 for 14th European Cup title
Liverpool couldn’t find way past Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois: ‘Today nobody was going to get in my way,’ he said. Real Madrid became European champions for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside …
Read More »Another European war ‘not an impossibility’; Unity crucial in Bosnia and Herzegovina
High Representative Christian Schmidt said that more than 26 years after the signing of the General Framework Agreement for Peace – known as the Dayton Accords – citizens are once again talking about the possibility of another conflict, posing the risk of inflammatory incidents. “The conflict in Ukraine, not so …
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