Month: October 2021

The Gender Equality Index 2021 released today (Thursday) warns that the pandemic is threatening “fragile gains” made in Europe towards gender equality. “Europe has made Read more

France has threatened to impose increased customs checks on goods coming from the United Kingdom from November 2 over an ongoing fishing row. The French Read more

Britain’s finance minister on Wednesday unveiled a budget for a “post-COVID economy”, buoyed by a stronger than expected growth forecast for 2021, with a particular Read more

For the second time in a month, a Spanish minister met with Algerian officials on Wednesday to guarantee the European country’s supply of natural gas Read more

The Spanish league on Wednesday denounced racist insults by a Barcelona fan against Real Madrid midfielder Vinícius Júnior during the “clásico” at the Camp Nou Read more

Prosecutors in the Netherlands are investigating the deaths of at least 33 people who may have used a chemical substance to end their lives via Read more

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has admitted allegations of plagiarism over his university dissertation. PM Bettel acknowledged that he “should have done differently” after the Read more

Uber drivers in Brussels’ European district have managed to bring traffic to a near halt during rush hour, in protest against the conditions of so-called Read more

Italy’s senate voted to reject a bill on Wednesday that would have banned anti-LGBTQ violence and discrimination. A motion to block the so-called “Zan bill” Read more

Slovenia’s health minister on Wednesday warned that the country could face a nightmare scenario if it does not contain the virus outbreak raging in the Read more

A Polish court has upheld a ban on a far-right rally organised by nationalists on Poland’s Independence Day. The Warsaw District Court ruled in favour Read more

China has expressed anger after election posters depicting the Tibetan flag were placed outside its embassy in Denmark. Several posters featuring a local election candidate Read more

As the situation at the EU’s external border with Belarus worsens, one MEP has warned that more member states should not be allowed to legalise Read more

France has threatened to impose increased customs checks on goods coming from the United Kingdom from November 2 over an ongoing fishing row. The French Read more

French footballer Lucas Hernandez has won an appeal against a jail sentence for violating a restraining order. The World Cup-winning defender had been facing six Read more

A popular Russian rapper is under investigation after allegations that he insulted Russia’s World War II history. Alisher Morgenshtern drew anger from Russian war veterans Read more

Sweden will launch an official investigation into the adoption of thousands of foreign children since the 1950s. The inquiry will look into possible “irregular” procedures Read more

The pace of vaccination has more than doubled in Romania after the country recorded its highest daily COVID-19 death toll since the beginning of the Read more

Poland must pay daily fines of €1 million over its controversial judiciary reforms, the European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The penalty is Read more

Moldova has received its “first” delivery of non-Russian gas as the country grapples with a severe energy crisis. The delivery of one million cubic metres Read more

Prince Andrew’s lawyer asked a New York judge Tuesday to keep sealed a 2009 legal agreement that he says can protect the prince against a Read more