Month: September 2021

France is facing backlash from northwest Africa for cutting the number of visas available to the Maghreb countries. Government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said the decision Read more

Victims of the November 2015 terror attacks on Paris began testifying in court on Tuesday, recounting their trauma six years after a night of horror Read more

Among several European politicians, the situation in Afghanistan has raised fears of an imminent crisis. That is also the case for the Danish Refugee Council Read more

Denmark is set to extend a ban on mink farming until 2023, the country’s agriculture minister has announced. The entire population of mink in Denmark Read more

Marking a new chapter in their rebooted relations, the European Union and the United States are set to inaugurate a brand new Trade and Technology Read more

Georgian authorities say they will arrest former President Mikheil Saakashvili if he returns to the country. Saakashvili announced on Monday that he planned to fly Read more

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has announced that the country will hold a referendum on a new constitution in February. Lukashenko said the new structure would Read more

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his associates are facing fresh criminal charges. Authorities in Russia have opened a new investigation against the imprisoned Kremlin Read more

Brussels is honouring the 75th anniversary of two of its most famous comic book characters. Blake and Mortimer – part of comic book folklore – Read more

Romania has reported a record level of new COVID-19 infections amid slow vaccination rates. The number of positive daily coronavirus infections in the EU member Read more

Italian authorities in Sapri have defended a new bronze statue of a woman wearing a transparent dress. The sculpture is a tribute to La Spigolatrice Read more

At least 16 people have been injured after a powerful explosion ripped through an apartment building in Sweden. Hundreds more were evacuated after the blast, Read more

A man has appeared in court over the murder of London primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. The Metropolitan Police force said on Monday that they Read more

A Danish artist is refusing to pay over €70,000 back to a local art museum in protest at what he called “miserable” working conditions and Read more

The European Union has accused Volkswagen of “playing for time” and not compensating all victims of the Dieselgate scandal. EU Consumer Commissioner Didier Reynders criticised Read more

The EU has approved a €5.4 billion emergency fund aimed at helping businesses tackle the short-term effects of Brexit. The money will cover extra costs Read more

Pressure grew for a quick start to talks on Germany’s next government as newly-elected lawmakers held their first meetings on Tuesday. The narrow winners of Read more

Ukraine has slammed a new gas deal between Hungary and Russian energy giant Gazprom. Hungary’s foreign affairs minister Péter Szijjártó signed a 15-year natural gas Read more

Germany’s federal elections took place on Sunday, drawing to a close months of debate and political campaigning. But the weeks before Sunday’s vote were also Read more

Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands has picked up pace on its way to the sea, officials said on Tuesday. It Read more

Dutch police have increased security around Prime Minister Mark Rutte, after receiving signals of a possible attack by criminals linked to the drug trade, a Read more