France apologises for human rights criticism that sparked US walkout
The Geneva mission now says the July message “called into question the U.S. commitment to human rights”.
Canada seeks ‘unique alliance’ with EU, rules out membership
Speaking to reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, Carney rejected the idea of full membership.
Irregular EU border crossings fall across all major routes, except Spain
The eastern and central Mediterranean remained the busiest routes and still accounted for nearly 60 per cent of all detections.
AfD lodges defamation complaint against Merz over ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusations
Members of the Bundestag are normally shielded from prosecution for what they say in the chamber under Article 46 of the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution.
France cuts growth forecast in half and admits deficit will overshoot 5 per cent
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) had already put the figure at 0.
Europe pays almost 10 times the US price for wholesale gas
The exact gap moves from day to day. Market prices in recent weeks have put it at anywhere between eight and 10 times, depending on the trading session.
Dutch households with a heat pump see energy bills rise the most
A large majority of households would pay €400 to €600 more a year by 2031 than they do now.
Anthropic finds its chatbot in Iranian ministries and Yemen rockets
Anthropic reveals that its chatbot, Claude, was misused by Iranian ministries and Yemen groups for cyber operations and weapons development, prompting account bans and heightened…
More than 120 MEPs push to reopen frozen Russian assets debate
The letter was signed by 122 parliamentarians from six political groups, backs a late-August initiative by Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain.
Fico’s Smer party drops in Slovakian polls as nationalists surge
If a general election were held now, NMS’s voting model for daily Sme would give PS 21.6 per cent, Smer 16.2 per cent and Republika 15.6 per cent.
European top court says Netherlands does not have to recognise Yemeni polygamy
The applicant contracted three marriages in Yemen and has 13 children: Eight with his first wife, three with his second and two with his third.
Belgian defence minister says anti-terror law could be used against communist festival
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken stated that the new anti-terror law could target foreign speakers at the upcoming ManiFiesta festival, citing concerns over glorifying…
Dutch Volt branch skips memorial for 105 murdered Jews after organisers refuse Gaza link
Group leader Anna Kaal, Volt's sole councillor on the 39-seat municipal council since the March 18 local elections, wrote that the ceremony needed "broadening" to the present…
Most Europeans say the EU is in decline
Sixty-eight per cent of those interviewed described Europe in terms of “general deterioration or a loss of normality”.
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Brussels forces Google to lower quality of searches in the EU
The European Commission’s own decision records that Google’s previous display was better for users in several of the disputed boxes. It then says that does not matter.
Investigators search Berlin SPD lead candidate’s home in bribery inquiry
As regional president, he chaired the supervisory board of the municipal hospital chain, which owns 10 clinics.
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EPP backs sustainable finance compromise it says it would not have written
The deal is about who may sit in a fund allowed to call itself "transition" or "sustainable" if they meet tests on capital spending and emissions.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns after office raid in call-centre protection racket case
Kravchenko, appointed in June 2025, said the step was a "political decision" taken so that the post would not become "a tool for political confrontation".
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Dutch government to pull plug on right-wing broadcaster
The channel will not be taken off air immediately; ON! has the right to respond to the proposal and to appeal any final decision.
Turkish community chief says asylum seekers should be free to leave Saxony-Anhalt after AfD win
"People with a migration background in Saxony-Anhalt no longer have time for theoretical security debates," Sofuoğlu said.
EU not up to the task of fighting illicit tobacco trade, auditors find
The Commission and Member States have taken measures, the auditors say, but the response remains fragmented and is not robust enough.
German police arrest climate activist over power-grid sabotage
A Europe-wide alert had been in force after officers searched his flat and found explosive material.
Thieves steal four Renoir works from French museum in €9 million raid
The pair were identified on the town's video-surveillance cameras as they escaped, dropping one painting during their flight, mayor Bryan Masson said.
Majority of Spaniards fault Sánchez over Ceuta crisis
Some 14.2 per cent rated it positively. Two-thirds said the government's reaction was too slow, with 47.7 per cent calling its speed "very bad".
Jaguar Land Rover to cut about 4,000 jobs
JLR employs about 43,000 people worldwide, including about 34,000 in Britain. A smaller round last year removed about 500 UK management roles.
Estonian Centre for Defence Investments cannot explain how it selected the company behind failed €70 million deal
There is no written record of how contact with the firm began, how RKIK first found it, or why it was judged fit to supply artillery shells.
UN wants different maps so Africa wouldn’t look small
The United States cast the only vote against. Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine abstained.
Belgium’s ‘aid worker’ in Gaza turns out to be a Hamas terrorist in the Khan Younis Brigade
Nabhan had worked for Enabel since 2020 on a European programme supporting small businesses in Gaza.
Hundreds of masked men rally to block immigrants in Dover
Two nights of "stop the boats" blockades leave the British Government facing an organised, coordinated form of anti-immigration protest.
Portugal’s largest unsubsidised solar park enters insolvency
The business model has become increasingly challenging as solar generation has expanded rapidly across the Iberian electricity market.