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Job vacancies in the UK rose to a record high of nearly 1.2 million, official figures showed on Tuesday, a further sign that the British Read more

A thief in northern Italy has admitted to police that he was imitating the French television series “Lupin”. The young man told officials that he Read more

The European Union has announced a revamped humanitarian aid package worth €1 billion to deal with the aftermath of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Read more

Energy security was at the forefront of concerns at the EU-Ukraine summit on Tuesday, as surging gas prices and supply problems persist throughout the continent. Read more

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for unity as the country celebrates its national day. In a tweet, the Socialist leader expressed hope that Read more

Lava flow from a volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has hit a cement factory and industrial estate. Between 700 and 800 residents Read more

The UK’s Brexit minister has proposed a “new legal text” to replace the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol, in a major speech in Portugal. David Frost Read more

Latvia has declared a three-month state of emergency after a record surge in COVID-19 infections. Under the new rules, masks are mandatory in all public Read more

Three people have been killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by a train in southwestern France. Local officials said the victims were Read more

Alar Karis was sworn in as Estonia’s sixth President at an inauguration ceremony in Tallinn on Monday. His election to the position came as little Read more

The Vatican has sovereign immunity that protects it from being sued in local courts over sexual abuse cases, the European Court of Human Rights said Read more

The International Monetary Fund expressed “full confidence” in its managing director on Tuesday in response to allegations that World Bank staff were pressured to change Read more

France will ban the use of plastic packaging on around 30 fruit and vegetables from January 2022, the government has announced. The effort is part Read more

When Vladimir Putin indicated last week that Russia could be ready to ease Europe’s energy crisis, the markets breathed a sigh of relief. Prices for Read more

French politicians hit back at the UK and at their own government on Monday as a surge in the number of migrants trying to cross Read more

Calls multiplied on Monday in Italy for the ultra-right group Forza Nuova to be banned, after it was implicated in violent demonstrations against the COVID-19 Read more

The former European Commissioner Dacian Cioloș has been tasked with forming a new government in Romania. Cioloș — who served as Romanian Prime Minister from Read more

The Polish government has further sought to dampen the impact of last week’s bombshell court ruling, asserting the supremacy of the national constitution over EU Read more

Exhausted families spilling out of overcrowded planes, carrying their last worldly possessions. Children missing both their shoes. Grown men and women sobbing hysterically after losing Read more

The European Union’s top court has begun its long-awaited hearings looking at the bloc’s so-called rule of law mechanism. Last December, all 27 member states Read more

Alexei Navalny has claimed his prison status has been altered and that he is now on a terrorist watch list, but he is no longer Read more

Greece says it will increase the number of border guards on the country’s border with Turkey, over fears of increased migration from Afghanistan. An additional Read more

The German city of Cologne will begin permitting mosques to broadcast calls for Friday prayers. The muezzin can be announced for five minutes every week Read more

Jörg Meuthen has announced that he will step down as co-leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Meuthen said in a statement to party Read more

A group of ten EU countries, led by France, have asked the European Commission to recognise nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source that should Read more

The global energy crisis caused largely by a resurgence in demand is starting to bite across Europe, with many people fearing they will be unable Read more

Norway’s top court has ruled that two wind farms in the country’s west have violated the rights of Sámi reindeer herders. Wind turbines on Norway’s Read more

Violent criminals will be banned from visiting popular nightlife areas in Denmark under a new law. Danish courts can now prohibit certain offenders from “no Read more

More than 340 migrants were rescued in the English Channel over the weekend, according to French authorities. A number of makeshift boats and dinghies attempted Read more

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a prominent Dutch lawyer linked to an organised crime case. The suspects — identified by Dutch media Read more