Swiss people have voted in favor of limiting the immigration of European job seekers, prompting the European Commission to announce reassessment of relations with Switzerland. Sunday’s poll results showed that Swiss voters narrowly backed the nationalists’ call for curbing EU immigration. Voters endorsed proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the EU – a move which has the potential... 

The European Commission has slammed Turkey’s newly-adopted cyber law allowing the government to block websites without a court ruling. Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that the law raised “serious concerns” as it “introduces several restrictions on freedom of expression.” The Turkish Parliament passed the law late on Wednesday, allowing the Telecommunications Communications... 

The EU needs to start protecting its own citizens from the American global spying initiatives and quit being “hypocritical” when it comes to reforming its own data protection system, said the EU’s Justice Commissioner. Viviane Reding, a vocal critic of American cyber surveillance, lashed out against EU member states’ reaction in wake of Edward Snowden revelations, urging the bloc to protect... 

Opposition supporters during clashes with riot police outside Dynamo stadium in Kiev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the violence currently consuming the Ukrainian capital Kiev was in “no small part” being organized from abroad, adding no EU country would accept such disorder within its own borders. “As it turns out, these agitators have not even considered the interests of the Ukrainian... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Novo-Ogaryovo. Both leaders are criticized by the West for similar issues, and in some sense this makes them allies. By choosing Russia as a partner in the construction of two new nuclear power units for Paks facility Orban outlined a strategic breakthrough in his struggle against the dictatorship of Brussels. “Hungary... 

European officials say limited pledges made by US President Barack Obama to change Washington’s espionage practices did not go far enough to address their concerns. “It is not sufficient at all,” Jan-Philipp Albrecht, a German Member of the European Parliament (MEP), said on Friday. “The collection of foreigners’ data will go on. There is almost nothing here for the Europeans.... 

Police and protesters clash in the Greece capital Athens during a demonstration against European Union after the country officially launched its six-month presidency of the bloc. On Wednesday, the protesters clashed with riot police as they were denied to march to the Parliament. The protesters burned the European Union flag to show anger against the bloc, which they blame for the tough austerity... 

The US Senate has threatened Ukraine with sanctions for what it calls the use of force by Kiev against anti-government protesters. US senators approved a resolution on Tuesday that specifies stronger measures against Ukraine, including visa bans and asset freezes against individuals responsible for ordering or carrying out the violence against the protesters. The US Senate also urged leaders in the... 

Bulgaria has been accused of hypocrisy and double standards after Sofia banned foreigners from buying land, while its citizens have the right to work anywhere in the EU. The Southeastern European country has reinforced a ban stopping non-Bulgarian nationals from purchasing agricultural plots, inciting a volley of criticism from lawmakers including Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Britain’s... 

Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party (BNP) Leader of the UK’s far-right political party, the British National Party (BNP), has been declared bankrupt. Appearing at Welshpool County Court in Wales on Thursday, Nick Griffin was declared insolvent. This came after Griffin was found to have been left with debts following a dispute with Gilbert Davies & Partners legal firm that represented... 

Romania’s Ambassador to the UK Ion Jinga Romanian Ambassador to the UK Ion Jinga has mocked British newspapers and lawmakers waiting for an influx of Romanian immigrants to arrive in the country after transitional controls were lifted. Jinga said the MPs and reporters waiting for the arrival of Romanian immigrants at the London Luton Airport on January 1 “discovered that only two Romanians”... 

Latvia has celebrated the New Year by joining the eurozone, becoming the 18th member of the Europe-wide currency bloc. However, recent opinion polls show that a majority of Latvians oppose the move, with just one-fifth strongly in favor. The euro switchover ceremony took place Jan. 1 at the HQ of the state-owned Citatele Bank – the lender reconstituted from the collapsed Parex Bank, where Latvia’s... 

Russia has filed its first complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO), accusing the European Union of violating global free trade measures, an official statement reads. The procedure has been sent to the EU representative at the WTO on Monday, the economy ministry said on Tuesday, marking its first complaint since Russia joined the global trade body in August 2012. The complaint has to do... 

Protesters clash with riot police in Kiev on December 10, 2013. Russian legislators have expressed concern over the interference of Western countries in the internal affairs of Ukraine. Reacting to the growing anti-government protests in Ukraine, members of Russia’s State Duma announced in a Tuesday statement that Kiev’s geopolitical choice is an internal and sovereign right of its people. The... 

The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) says the European Union has imposed fresh sanctions against the country by banning Iranian vessels from using its ports and shipping lines despite the recent nuclear deal in Geneva. “Despite the deal reached during recent Geneva talks [between Iran and the six major world powers], in which it was agreed that no new sanctions would be imposed on...