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Ex-admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo has given his first interview as an official candidate for the Portuguese presidency, presenting himself as pro-life and, as president,…
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg's ship Madleen has made a detour in the Mediterranean to pick up illegal migrants and bring them to Europe.
The steel industry has issued a stark warning in Brussels, urging the European Union to take decisive action against surging imports of cheap metal.
Bulgaria's newly announced accession to the eurozone on January 1, 2026 as the currency union’s 21st member state has been met with scepticism by many Bulgarians.
Ferdinand Kartheiser, an MEP from Luxembourg, has been booted out of what he says is the "war-minded" the European Conservatives and Reformist (ECR) Group in the…
Leading German MEPs have called for punitive measures against Poland in the aftermath of the presidential election victory of the opposition Conservative (PiS)-backed…
Czechia has joined the European countries in re-embracing nuclear energy.
US President Donald Trump has cited Europe's migration situation as justification for his tight border policies.
In the Sinai’s austere embrace, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, the world’s oldest monastic community, burns with 1.
The incoming US ambassador to Poland, Thomas Rose, has criticised the Times of Israel for calling Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki a “Holocaust revisionist”.
A group of activists demanding a stop to the construction of new wind farms and large solar plants in Europe have rallied in front of the European Parliament in…
Anti-Semitic incidents – ranging from derogatory remarks to brutal physical violence and arson - soared to almost 9,000 in Germany last year.
Sweden and Estonia have reached an agreement allowing the Nordic country to rent cells in Estonian prisons.
In its new economic outlook, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international NGO comprising 38 primarily Western countries, has…
Lisbon’s local government, headed by centre-right mayor Carlos Moedas, has become mired in controversy after approving the disbursement of €175,000 to support…
On May 22, Denmark’s parliament passed a law raising the retirement age from its current 67 to 70.
Illegal immigrants should not be punished for clandestinely bringing their children into the country where they end up, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
A shift to digital labelling in the wine sector, with paper labels being partially replaced by QR codes, has raised questions about whether consumers would actually…
Romania's new President Nicușor Dan said he wanted to drastically increase military spending for his country. Dan proposed that 3.
The United States doubled steel and aluminium tariffs Wednesday, casting a pall on a gathering of OECD ministers as President Donald Trump's intensifying trade war…
The disadvantages faced by the opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki in Poland's recent election campaign, which he managed to win against the odds, have been highlighted…
Aylo, the owner of major adult sites Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn, said it would suspend access to its French platforms in protest at France’s strict new age verification…
Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said it no longer excluded detaining Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit the country.
Germany’s highest court has thrown out two suits brought by the left-wing Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) party, challenging the general election result on February…
Co-President of the French National Digital Council, Gilles Babinet, has warned that social media "in their current forms are not compatible with democracy".
In his first inaugural address in 1861, President Lincoln spoke about the "mystic chords of memory" that connect the American people through a collective memory…
The government of the German state of Brandenburg has admitted that its local intelligence bureau runs 287 fake accounts on social media.
Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) has blown up the Dutch Government after the coalition failed to agree on stricter asylum policies.
On 29 May, the national holiday of Ascension Day, Google Maps displayed large swathes of the German autobahn network as closed, prompting widespread detours and…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the centre-left coalition government leader, has asked parliament to initiate a vote of confidence in his government.
