Month: September 2021

A year ago, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, headed to the European Parliament to deliver her first State of the Union Read more

Police are appealing for information after a metal balloon caused a massive blackout around Dresden in Germany. Authorities said the “commercial foil balloon” caused a Read more

Spain’s government has introduced a series of measures in an attempt to drive down household electricity costs. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he wants to Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has entered self-isolation after several cases of COVID-19 in his inner circle. Putin — who is fully vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik Read more

French healthcare workers have until Wednesday (September 15) to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk suspension. President Emmanuel Macron announced in a speech earlier this Read more

Germany has compensated nearly 250 people who were prosecuted or investigated under a Nazi-era law criminalising homosexuality. By September, 317 people had applied for compensation Read more

The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has published a damning report on alleged police brutality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The committee said it unearthed serious Read more

A major chemical company will appear in court today, accused of inaction over toxic ‘forever chemicals.’ US-based Chemours has been named in a landmark case Read more

Greek authorities have opened an investigation into the deadly crash of a private plane near the island of Samos. The crash killed a prosecution witness Read more

In an interview with Euronews, Timothy Garton Ash, professor at the University of Oxford, once again voiced his heavy criticism of Hungary and its government. Read more

The summer has seen a sharp increase in commercial flights across the European Union but they remain lower than before the pandemic, new figures show. Read more

The largest-ever study of its kind on young people’s attitudes to climate change found 75 per cent of young people in 10 countries believe “the Read more

The UK announced on Tuesday it will again delay border checks on goods coming from the EU until next year, citing supply chain issues. Britain’s Read more

A majority of Europeans believe Germany’s star is fading, a new survey has revealed, as the country prepares for life without Angela Merkel. The poll, Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has observed military exercises being conducted in coordination with Belarus that have raised concerns in bordering countries. Putin on Monday attended Read more

Britain decided Monday to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children 12 and up, as the government gambled that expanded vaccination and mild tweaks to social behavior Read more