Business-review 6m

Żabka Group reports a net profit of over PLN 1 billion (EUR 234 million) in 2025

Adjusted EBITDA reached PLN 4.07 billion, up 16% YoY, driven by accelerated network rollout, higher sales, cost discipline, and the improved profitability of the Digital Customer Offering (DCO). Adjusted Net Profit rose 40.6% to a record PLN 1.0 billion, with the Adjusted Net Profit margin reaching»»»

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Novinite 12m

Bulgarian PM Gyurov Says Board of Peace Membership Driven by “One Oligarch,” Not National Policy

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov has clarified that the country’s participation in the Board of Peace, a controversial initiative led by US President Donald Trump, was not a government consensus but the result of “one oligarch’s decision,” in an interview with Euronews. Gyurov empha»»»

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Al Awsat 13m

In ‘Solidarity’ Visit to Beirut, French FM Vows to Pursue Lebanon Truce Efforts

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday expressed solidarity with Lebanon and pledged to press ahead with diplomatic efforts to halt escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah. Barrot’s visit came as Lebanon faces mounting security and humanitarian problems resulting from ongoing h»»»

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The Peninsula 19m

LIVE UPDATES: Gulf nations mark Eid amid heightened tensions; Kuwait shuts refinery after drone strike

Doha, Qatar: Gulf countries are observing Eid Al Fitr on Friday, March 20, 2026, under heightened security measures as regional tensions continue to escalate. Authorities have restricted outdoor prayers and public celebrations in several countries as a precaution. In Kuwait, officials announced the»»»

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The Peninsula 19m

EU decries Iranian attacks on energy facilities in Qatar

Brussels: The European Union has condemned Iranian attacks on energy facilities in Qatar, warning that such actions risk plunging the region into further chaos. Speaking on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security »»»

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Al Awsat 37m

Italy, Germany and France Offer Help with Hormuz Only after Ceasefire

Six major international powers said Thursday they were ready "to contribute to" ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though three stressed that any initiative would take place post-ceasefire. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said Thursday they were ready "to»»»

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Business-review 40m

EU digital identity wallet moves closer to rollout after interoperability tests in Romania

Between March 17–18, Romania hosted a major interoperability testing exercise dedicated to the European Digital Identity Wallet, the CSC Interoperability Event EUDI Wallet 2026. The event was organised by the Cloud Signature Consortium (CSC), with the support of certSIGN, and brought together digit»»»

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Al Awsat 1h

Talks in Baghdad Aim to Halt Attacks on US Embassy

A series of meetings held over the past two days inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone have produced a preliminary framework aimed at halting attacks on the US Embassy, according to an informed Iraqi source. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the source said the discussions brought together representativ»»»

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Actmedia 1h

Constanta to host headquarters of East Gate European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation

The strategic role of Constanta County was confirmed on Thursday, when in the general meeting for the establishment of the East Gate European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), an event held in Bucharest, it was established that the headquarters and secretariat of this structure would be i»»»

Actmedia 1h

EY: Budget deficit could drop by tens of billions annually if Romania could reach the European VAT and income tax collection average

Romania's budget deficit could drop by tens of billion lei annually if the two big taxes, VAT and income tax were collected more efficiently and could reach the European average on that segment, said Alex Milcev, partner and leader of the Fiscal and Juridical Assistance department at EY Romania. Th»»»

Actmedia 1h

President Nicusor Dan to meet with King Philippe of Belgium on Friday

President Nicusor Dan will meet with King Philippe of Belgium on Friday, during his two-day visit to Brussels, where he is taking part in the European Council meetings, the Presidential Administration announced.Earlier on Thursday, Nicusor Dan was welcomed at the NATO headquarters by the Alliance's»»»

Actmedia 1h

President Nicusor Dan: Loan for Ukraine to be unblocked once oil flows through Druzhba pipeline

When oil begins flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline, the loan for Ukraine will be unblocked, President Nicusor Dan said on Friday at the end of the European Council meeting."Yes, I stand by what I said, and many others said today in the debate on Ukraine: it is unacceptable for a decision th»»»

Actmedia 1h

President Dan: Europe must remain focused on Ukraine, even though we are affected by war in Iran

Europe must remain focused on Ukraine, even though we are affected by the crisis generated by the war in Iran, President Nicusor Dan said on Friday after the European Council meeting.He stated that one of the topics discussed at the meeting in Brussels was the situation in the Middle East, 'with al»»»

Novinite 2h

Bulgaria’s Election Campaign Begins as MPs Head on Pre-Election Break

The election campaign, in Bulgaria, for the early parliamentary vote scheduled for April 19 officially began at midnight on March 20 and will continue until April 17, followed by a day of reflection on April 18. At the same time, members of parliament have entered a pre-election recess. This will b»»»

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The Budapest Times 5h

Orbán: We cannot allow Zelenskyy to blackmail Hungary into giving up cheap Russian energy

At a campaign rally in Dunaújváros, Prime Minister Orbán said the upcoming election will decide whether Hungary can remain outside the war, protect its economic achievements, and preserve national sovereignty. Reflecting on the past four years, the prime minister argued that Hungary’s stability—fro»»»

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The Budapest Times 5h

Gulyás: “No oil, no money”

At today’s Government Info press conference, Minister Gergely Gulyás outlined a series of key government decisions and positions, focusing on energy security, Ukraine, and domestic political developments. The briefing also addressed recent diplomatic tensions, economic measures, and upcoming politi»»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

intellinews.com
BNE 8h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

intellinews.com
BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 8h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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France24 8h

Trump takes Pearl Harbor jab at Japan's Takaichi as she ducks Iran row

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday sidestepped a potential clash with President Donald Trump over the war in Iran, as the US president blamed allies for failing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, Takaichi was caught off guard when Trump invoked Japan’s World War II attack»»»

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France24 8h

Iran warns of 'zero restraint' amid intensifying gas and oil attacks

Iranian attacks on the world's largest LNG plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sent global oil and gas prices surging Thursday, raising fears of wider economic fallout. US President Donald Trump warned of a forceful response if Iran continued targeting Gulf energy infrastructur»»»

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France24 8h

Steven Everts: For Europeans, war on Iran 'a diversion' and 'giant gift to Putin'

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Steven Everts, Director of European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS). According to Mr. Everts, the current conflict is an unnecessary war defined by cycles of retaliation that risk expanding beyond their original scope, with serious implications for re»»»

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France24 8h

French Socialists split over alliance with hard-left party in mayoral runoffs

Several candidates from France’s mainstream left have joined forces with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed to boost their chances in mayoral runoffs on Sunday, even as others reject any association with the hard-left party, exposing a deepening divide in the French l»»»

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France24 8h

Paris appeals court rejects French govenment bid to suspend Shein

A Paris appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by the French government to suspend Chinese e-commerce platform Shein after a consumer watchdog found items listed for sale on the site including sex dolls resembling children and banned weapons. The government request went to appeal after being deni»»»

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BBC 9h

The global winners and losers of the war in Iran

From soaring heating oil bills for homes in Yorkshire to bill-saving school closures in Pakistan, the financial fallout from the war in the Middle East is already being keenly felt. It is increasingly clear that the impact of Tehran's retaliation, designed to trigger economic disruption and damage,»»»

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Gulf News 9h

Netanyahu says Iran 'decimated,' Mojtaba Khamenei 'has not shown his face'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran is being "decimated" and it is unclear who is in charge, even as the Islamic Republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets. Nearly three weeks into the Middle East war launched by Israel and the»»»

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Gulf News 9h

European nations, Japan condemn Iran attacks on Gulf infrastructure

LONDON: The United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Japan have strongly condemned Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas facilities in Gulf states, as well as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the targeting of commercial vessels. In a jo»»»

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BBC 10h

Netanyahu says Israel 'acted alone' in attack on Iranian gas field

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel "acted alone" in attacking an Iranian gas field, as tensions mount over strikes on energy infrastructure across the region. Israel hit Iran's South Pars - part of the world's largest natural gas field - and Tehran retaliated by striking an »»»

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Qatar Tribune 10h

Qatar condemns Iran attacks at NATO meeting, warns of regional escalation

QNA Brussels The State of Qatar has participated in a meeting of the NATO Council with the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries, held at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. The session was chaired by HE NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska. Charge d’Affaires at Qatar’s Missio»»»

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BBC 11h

Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say

Danish soldiers flown to Greenland in January were prepared to blow up key airport runways over fears that US President Donald Trump could invade the Arctic island, Denmark's public broadcaster DR says. Citing sources in the Danish government and military, and also among European allies, DR says bl»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 11h

Ivet Goranova Is Top-of-the-List Candidate of Progressive Bulgaria for Lovech 11th Constituency

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Ivet Gora»»»

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Ya Libnan 12h

French FM visits Lebanon in show of ‘support and solidarity’, will go Friday to Israel to discuss ceasefire – Ya Libnan

Share: Photo- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is shown with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut, Lebanon March 19, 2026 French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut Thursday during a visit to Lebanon aimed at displaying France’s »»»

Bulgarian News Agency 12h

Dimitar Karbov Is Top-of-the-List Candidate of Nation for Varna 3rd Constituency

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Dimitar K»»»

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