UK Home Office hands asylum seekers pamphlets explaining that rape is illegal and children cannot consent to sex
The materials note that "laws and customs here may be different from your home country".
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Belgium searches for owner of gold hoard found by teenage worker
Authorities in East Flanders are investigating the origin of an estimated €9 million in gold bars and coins uncovered in a bricked-up cellar wall during renovation…
French singer-turned-activist Francis Lalanne announces 2027 presidential run
He will hold his "first major campaign rally" on August 21 at the Théâtre Galabru in Paris, a roughly 100-seat venue on the Montmartre hill.
Ghent University suspends academic who exposed Arday fraud, eyes firing him
The researcher in question is Nathan Cofnas, an American philosopher of biology who joined Ghent in 2026.
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Tusk begins bid for re-election with petrol price decrease and tax cuts
Since his government took office, pay has increased by around 30 per cent, bringing increasing numbers of people into the higher tax bracket.
Former US ambassador calls NATO rebrand ‘lipstick on a pig’
Ivo Daalder said Washington no longer treated the security of Europe as bound up with its own.
Spanish NATO jets scramble as drone crashes in eastern Romania
A drone entered Romanian airspace near Galați before coming down in an unpopulated area of Tulcea county, the defence ministry said.
French senator slams ‘Christianophobia’ over LGBT bar’s ‘Holy Phallus’ party
In a video published on social media on August 14, Ravier condemned the event as an attack on Christianity.
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Meloni-Frederiksen deal on migration sparks fight inside Europe’s socialist family
The cooperation between Meloni and Frederiksen became even more explicit on August 10, when the two prime ministers published a separate joint statement.
Member states split over Brussels’s ‘Buy European’ procurement plan
Governments and MEPs remained at odds over how much of the EU's public spending should be reserved for home-made goods.
Spain defies EU and prepares transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland after spike in sexual assaults
Officials say the girls and children under 13 are being given priority because they are considered the most vulnerable profiles.
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European banks raid Wall Street to close the investment banking gap
Barclays recruited Bank of America's Mike Joo to co-lead its investment bank, the latest senior hire from a US rival by a European lender that has been losing ground…
Migrant camps displace Ceuta’s cat colonies as carers search for missing animals
Volunteers say feeding sites beside the desalination plant and in several outlying neighbourhoods have emptied since the July 30 crossing.
Sweden reports rare measles outbreak following music festival
Sweden's Public Health Agency has reported 21 measles cases linked to the Urkult music festival, primarily affecting unvaccinated individuals under 18.
Nord Stream saboteur suspect caught in Croatia
Germany is seeking his extradition so that he can be brought before an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice.
Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to concealing documents on Covid origins
Prosecutors said he discussed scrubbing government accounts of communications that could fuel debate over the virus's origins.
Sweden grants only 98 citizenships in July, most of them Nordic, as tougher rules take effect
The figure compares with 1,602 citizenships granted in June and 18,332 over the first seven months of 2026 as a whole.
Portugal bans face coverings in public as President signs Chega bill
The Socialist head of state has approved a measure first tabled by the party of the man he defeated in February's presidential run-off.
Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies target alleged criminal organisation linked to lawmakers and presidential office
Further details would be released later. NABU subsequently released a video teaser containing excerpts from intercepted conversations.
German study puts true Covid infections at 14 per cent of PCR positives
The analysis compared nationwide swab results against antibody screening run by the same laboratories, a method other scientists say cannot show the tests were wrong.
Iran weighs strikes on US and British targets in Europe if conflict escalates
Two regime insiders told the newspaper that Iranian forces have examined potential strikes on US facilities in southeast Europe, including Bulgaria.
Ex-president of German Jewish council draws parallel between AfD and Nazi party’s rise
"In many areas, I see no difference anymore compared to the NSDAP before it came to power," she said.
Belgian and French 10-year yields climb above key thresholds as fiscal pressures mount
The increases form part of a broader rise in eurozone long-term rates. The French benchmark first crossed 4 per cent on July 23.
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They leak twice: Tusk government unaware for two years of data breach affecting 19 million Poles
He said that "we are dealing with an extraordinary and very large incident in terms of the security of Poland's information sphere".
Ousted defence minister calls for wartime elections in Ukraine
Mykhailo Fedorov's video address came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled out his return to the defence ministry.
Lagarde says Europe cannot afford to miss AI as its growth model erodes
The European Central Bank chief told business leaders in Geneva that fragmented markets and fragmented finance are stopping European firms from reaching global size.
German ruling parties demand EU sanctions on Israel’s Ben-Gvir
Berlin has been among the capitals blocking EU-level measures against the Israeli national security minister.
Wildfires spread across northern Portugal as prime minister warns of weeks of risk
More than 2,000 emergency personnel and around 20 aircraft remain committed as the Portuguese Government defends its record on burnt land.
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How the Danish migration model works, from the border to the doorstep
Denmark built its migration system on four pillars over a decade, and reduced asylum approvals to the lowest level in 40 years.
US sanctions ICC president as Rubio vows to dismantle The Hague court
The Netherlands has objected to the designations, reviving pressure on Brussels to shield the tribunal with the EU blocking statute.