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Polish lawmakers overturned on Friday a Senate veto of a controversial media bill seen as targeting a US-owned network that’s often critical of the Polish Read more

This week was a packed one in the European bubble. In the last complete week before the Christmas holidays, the European Parliament, the European Council Read more

The United Kingdom registered a new record number of COVID-19 cases as the highly transmissible Omicron variant surges. There were 93,045 cases in 24 hours Read more

One of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three presidents, Milorad Dodik, spent the last three months pushing for laws that would see almost half of the country Read more

The new Czech government has formally taken office after being sworn in by President Miloš Zeman. The five-party coalition Cabinet will be led by Petr Read more

France will ask the European Commission to start legal action against the United Kingdom over post-Brexit fishing licences, the government announced on Friday. “We will Read more

Swedish police have arrested a man after a giant straw Christmas goat was burned down. The large structure in the central city of Gävle was Read more

Denmark says it will take measures to protect teachers’ freedom of expression and prevent the risks of “self-censorship”. The Danish government has stated that teachers Read more

Denmark announced on Friday that it would close cinemas, theatres, museums and other public venues in an attempt to curb record-high COVID-19 cases driven by Read more

A Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, Ukraine’s army said. The wounded soldier Read more

The EU is set to announce significant changes to post-Brexit regulations that will allow medicines to continue to flow between Britain and Northern Ireland. The Read more

Austria’s parliament has approved legislation that will allow chronically or terminally ill people to stipulate their will to die in tightly defined circumstances. Lawmakers approved Read more

Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was detained on Thursday on suspicion of organising an anti-government rally that had been banned due to lockdown rules. Read more

A woman has been arrested after four children died in a house fire in south London. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were deployed Read more

Here is the latest data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe. Despite some progress on getting the continent vaccinated, cases across the region are Read more

Australia and Britain signed a free trade agreement Friday that will eliminate almost all taxes on exports between the countries. The FTA was signed at Read more

Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent. In some Read more

The UK’s ruling Conservative Party lost one of its English strongholds in a parliamentary by-election. Helen Morgan, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the seat in Read more

Labour unions led by the Greek Communist Party staged a protest during a parliamentary budget debate on Thursday to demand a return of wage and Read more

The seating in Germany’s Bundestag will have to be rearranged after MPs complained about sitting next to the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. The Read more

The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom on Thursday to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the Read more

Swedish police say they will deploy an additional 180 officers to Stockholm in an effort to combat violence and organised crime. Dozens of police staff Read more

Local authorities in western Serbia have suspended plans to operate a lithium mine after widespread environmental protests. Mining giant Rio Tinto had been expected to Read more

A man has admitted responsibility for the killing of London primary schoolteacher Sabina Nessa. The 28-year-old was found dead in a park in the southeast Read more

At least 25 people have died and 20 others injured in Turkey after recently drinking adulterated and smuggled alcohol. Seven victims died in the Esenyurt Read more

There’s a lot of fanfare when EU leaders get together in Brussels. Whether the summits succeed or fall apart, they tend to take on legendary Read more

A German man has been sentenced to life in prison for driving his car into a crowded Carnival celebration last year. The 31-year-old suspect was Read more

Denmark has made plans to rent 300 prison cells in Kosovo to accommodate inmates at the end of their sentences. The cells will be used Read more

Five children died and four others were in critical condition on Thursday after falling from a bouncy castle that was lifted 10 metres into the Read more

The European Central Bank is being pulled two ways: It’s caught between a scheduled end of its pandemic stimulus and growing alarm about the new Read more