Austria’s ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz retires from politics
Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Thursday he is retiring from politics. Kurz told reporters in Vienna that the recent birth of his first Read more
Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Thursday he is retiring from politics. Kurz told reporters in Vienna that the recent birth of his first Read more
Pope Francis has arrived in Cyprus for an official five-day visit to the Mediterranean island and Greece. The trip will draw new attention to the Read more
An Austrian surgeon has been fined €2,700 for accidentally amputating the wrong leg of a patient. The 43-year-old woman was found guilty of “grossly negligent Read more
Hungary and Poland’s court bid to stop EU cash handouts from being conditional on respect for rule of law “should be dismissed”. Budapest and Warsaw Read more
A UK parliamentary committee on Wednesday criticised government plans to deter migrants and refugees from trying to reach Britain in small boats, saying the measures Read more
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has slammed restrictions targeting southern African nations as a form of racist travel segregation. European nations are among countries that Read more
Egyptian security services are responsible for the torture and death of Italian student Giulio Regeni, according to a parliamentary commission. The report — published after Read more
Around 30,000 people in the north of England and Scotland are still without electricity after Storm Arwen. Strong winds have brought snow, ice, and severe Read more
Three men have been arrested in Iceland after a homemade bomb was found in a residential area of Reykjavík. Police said the explosive device was Read more
As the EU-Belarus geopolitical confrontation turns into a humanitarian crisis, the European Commission has agreed to tweak asylum rights and make it easier to return Read more
Nearly two-thirds of citizens in North Macedonia believe that coronavirus was created to control humans, a new study has revealed. Around 65% of respondents said Read more
40 years ago, on June 5, 1981, five cases of pneumonia due to a fungus then called “pneumocystis carinii”, linked to a suppression of the Read more
The French government has welcomed a move by Guernsey to grant 43 fishing licences to French boats, giving them the right to continue operating off Read more
Slovenia has halted the use of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson over links to extremely rare blood clots. Health minister Janez Poklukar Read more
Brussels has announced plans to raise up to €300 billion to counter China’s infrastructure spending around the world. The money will help poorer countries build Read more
France’s main right-wing political party, the Républicains, will this week choose its candidate for next year’s presidential election. Around 150,000 supporters of the party will Read more
At least four people have been injured after an old aircraft bomb exploded near a Munich train station. German police said the device went off Read more
Consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are rising at a record rate as a result of a huge spike in Read more
COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again – here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge. Measures vary across the Read more
Germany’s next chancellor said on Tuesday that he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for everybody next year, but that lawmakers should be Read more
The European Commission on Tuesday retracted internal communication guidelines that had proposed substituting the “Christmas period” with “holiday period” after an outcry by conservatives and Read more
Women’s rights activists in Poland used red paint to symbolise blood as they protested Tuesday against a government plan to register every pregnancy in a Read more
A Russian orthodox monk, who denied the existence of COVID-19, has been jailed for inciting suicide. Father Sergiy was arrested in December 2020 after giving Read more
Portugal’s president has refused to sign a second draft bill legalising euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the Read more
German police have uncovered a cocaine smuggling ring transporting tons of drugs to Europe from South America. Investigators said they had arrested 14 suspects on Read more
The military build-up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border and the ongoing standoff between Belarus and the European Union are “absolutely connected”, Denys Shmyhal, Read more
NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday called on Russia to de-escalate, warning they stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Speaking from Riga, Latvia, where NATO foreign ministers Read more
German police are appealing for witnesses after burglars broke through the wall of a toy shop to steal dozens of Lego sets. The theft took Read more
Residents in Greece over the age of 60 will be fined €100 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, under the Read more
Hungary’s parliament has approved the government’s plan to hold a national referendum on LGBT issues. The move is the latest step by the Hungarian authorities Read more
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