Month: October 2021

This week saw Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former French president to be convicted of a crime twice. After receiving a three-year jail term for Read more

The Russian gas company Gazprom has stopped transiting gas to Hungary via Ukraine, according to Kyiv. Ukrainian industry officials claim that gas is now bypassing Read more

In the last few years, Italy’s organised crime groups have become more business-oriented, helping cash-strapped companies to infiltrate the legal economy and make more money. Read more

France will freeze natural gas and electricity prices amid surging energy costs in Europe, the prime minister has announced. “We will freeze, freeze. There will Read more

The European Union’s chief prosecutor has accused Slovenia of interfering in the EU’s justice system. Slovenia was the sole EU member state that failed to Read more

The volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands blew open a new fissure on Friday, triggering a series of small earthquakes. Authorities said they Read more

Portugal lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions on Friday (October 1), reopening its bars and nightclubs that had been closed since March 2020. The Read more

Human rights activists say dozens of people have been detained in Belarus following a shooting in Minsk. The Viasna-96 group said the arrests appeared to Read more

A record-high increase in natural gas prices in Europe is raising concerns that consumers will be hit hard by high energy bills this winter as Read more

French ski resorts are calling on the government to give them better clarity for the coming season after COVID-19 measures saw them lose billions during Read more

If you live in the centre of Brussels, hearing noisy motorbikes, speeding cars and “boy racers” with exhausts that sound like gunfire is a common Read more

Annual inflation in the Euro area reached a 13-year high as oil and gas prices soared in September, the European Union statistics agency said on Read more

A gripping report that exposed the forced marriages and sexual exploitation of Rohingya women has been awarded the top prize at the Lorenzo Natali Media Read more

Sixteen major airlines including Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, EasyJet, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Ryanair and Vueling have committed to improving compensation rights for passengers whose Read more

The world’s longest undersea power connection was today switched on, allowing Norway and the UK to share renewable energy. The North Sea Link should see Read more

As new post-Brexit rules enter into force on Friday, European Union citizens cannot use their national identity (ID) cards to enter the UK anymore. A Read more

The conclusion of Nord Stream 2’s construction through the Baltic Sea poses a range of geo-economic and security challenges – and not only to Eastern Read more