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A politician of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has been elected vice mayor of the German industrial city of Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine Westphalia)…
European Union Finance Ministers today struck an agreement to impose a flat €3 customs duty on small e-commerce parcels valued under €150 entering the bloc,…
Austria’s National Council, the main chamber of the country’s parliament, has greenlighted a law banning Muslim headscarves for girls under 14 in schools.
A landmark study published in Cell Reports Sustainability has cast serious doubt on the ambitious targets set for offshore wind energy.
Anne Hidalgo, the outgoing mayor of Paris, has lost her bid for an international top job at the UN.
Poland’s prosecution service has dropped a criminal investigation of a doctor who carried out an abortion on a woman who was in the ninth month of pregnancy.
Javier Izquierdo, a prominent figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), resigned from all his party and institutional roles amid fresh allegations of…
Germany will stop deporting asylum seekers to Greece until June 2026 when new European Union asylum rules enter into force.
Russia’s central bank and several Russian billionaires have launched legal actions to recover their frozen assets in Europe.
After Council of Europe ministers signed off on the first step toward reforming the European Union’s top human rights convention on December 10, observers warn…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen have jointly called for a substantial tightening of Europe’s approach to irregular…
Kosovo has started accepting migrants that the United States wants to deport, under an accord with President Donald Trump's administration, Prime Minister Albin…
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced his government's resignation, just minutes before a scheduled sixth no-confidence vote in parliament, following…
Vladimir Putin lands in Delhi. Narendra Modi greets him with full honours.
Nemo, Switzerland's triumphant entry in last year's Eurovision Song Contest, said he is returning his trophy in protest over Israel's continued participation.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) is reeling from a cascade of arrests and investigations.
Germany’s economy is expected to expand only modestly over the next three years, as structural obstacles, global trade pressures, and cautious private investment…
Spain’s next election cycle could be the big break the right-wing Vox party has been looking for.
The French court pulled the plug on Brandt, the century-old appliance maker once seen as a pillar of national industry.
The sharp migration crisis that has gripped the European Union for more than a decade has devastated the security of tens of millions of Europeans.
For the first time, right-wing parties are playing a central role in managing migration at the European Union level, adopting a more restrictive approach.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has escalated his opposition to the European Commission's proposal to utilise frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's support, labelling…
Widespread disruption hit Portuguese air travel and trains, hospitals and schools today as the unions called the biggest nationwide strike action for more than a…
A coalition of international tobacco sector companies, including packaging, transport and agriculture, has issued a strong warning to the European Commission.
Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt and former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said they support regime change in Iran, endorsing the National Council…
Consider Denmark’s recent municipal elections: They have shaken Danish politics ahead of next year’s national election, with all parties in government receiving…
US President Donald Trump said he exchanged "pretty strong words" with the leaders of France, Britain and Germany on Ukraine, in the latest sign of a growing rift…
The European Union has “adapted quicker” than expected to the US tariffs shock, according to European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Isabel Schnabel.
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni is reportedly trying to persuade Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a compromise over territory in a peace deal…
Putin is not hiding his intentions. On December 2, 2025, at the VTB forum in Moscow, he stated, “The most radical way is to cut Ukraine off from the sea”.
