Swiss voters decide whether neutrality should bar EU sanctions on Russia
The initiative was filed with the Federal Chancellery on April 11, 2024 with 129,806 valid signatures.
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Washington buys yen with euros while the ECB watches
The US Treasury funded its first joint currency operation with Tokyo since 1998 by selling the single currency rather than the dollar.
Washington hands record health aid package to faith-based groups
The single American award comes close to matching the entire humanitarian budget the European Commission has set aside for this year.
Seville residents hang pig remains at mosque site in bid to halt project
Cuts of pork have appeared on the fencing of a plot in one of Spain's poorest districts, where a mosque and Islamic centre are due to be built.
Vox, Podemos and Sumar demand Morocco lose World Cup hosting role
The Ceuta crossings have pushed Spain's rival flanks into the same position on Rabat while the PSOE stays silent.
Iranian women footballers who sought asylum become Australian citizens
The pair were among seven members of Iran's delegation offered humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup in March.
Explosive drone at Leipzig sat beside Ukrainian freighter loaded with ammunition
Flight operations were suspended; the northern runway later reopened while forensic work continued on the southern side.
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Greek sea arrivals fall by a third as Spain becomes the main pressure point
Athens credited its own deterrence for the 34 per cent drop, though European Union figures showed the decline was bloc-wide and the traffic did not simply move west.
Meta says its AI model went rogue and hacked another company during testing
The model then “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to previously reported instances with other companies”.
Commission considers extra funding for Spain over Ceuta crisis
Madrid has sent Brussels a first assessment of its needs though it has yet to submit a formal request for money.
Amsterdam wants people to barbecue less
According to the municipality, smoke from charcoal and fire pits causes health problems and a nuisance.
French Greens leader calls for ban on X during elections
She argued that the platform, owned by Elon Musk, should be treated as a content editor rather than a neutral intermediary.
Washington stalls approval of Macron’s ambassador pick after UN rights clash
Aurélien Lechevallier was due to take up the post in September but has yet to receive American consent.
European wildfires cause up to €19.1 billion in damage
More than 530,000 hectares have burned in EU countries so far in 2026, putting the season on pace with 2025, when 1.08 million hectares were lost across the bloc.
Gianni Infantino receives ‘full support’ from FIFA leadership after crisis meeting
European countries even threatened to boycott future men's and women's World Cups if the plans went ahead.
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Poland calls on EU to deny residence rights to illegal migrants
The scenes at Ceuta led many European leaders to express their dissatisfaction with Spain's handling of the situation.
US warns its travellers of crime and unrest in Belgium
Washington has kept the country at its second-lowest alert level but added new risk indicators covering theft and protests.
Italy pushes for formal EU censure of Spain’s mass regularisation
Rome wants the European Commission and a majority of member states to put on record their concern about the Spanish decree.
Ukrainian court sets bail for former ambassador to Washington over illicit enrichment
Olha Stefanishyna, sacked by President Volodymyr Zelensky three days earlier, said she did not have the money but would try to find it.
Spanish national security department deletes migration reports from before Ceuta breach
The two documents pulled from the government website recorded a sharp rise in land arrivals at Ceuta and Melilla in the weeks leading up to the mass crossing.
Drone with explosives at Leipzig airport indicates possible attack
The incident prompted Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt to interrupt his holiday in Italy and return for an emergency security briefing.
Men connected to death of French streamer get suspended prison sentence and digital ban
Both were also ordered to refrain from streaming platforms for six months, an unusual judicial “bannissement numérique.”
Portugal criticises ‘lack of rules’ on migration after Ceuta crossings
Luís Montenegro stayed out of the letter of 22 leaders challenging Madrid, then delivered a rebuke of his own.
More than 9,000 domestic abusers set to be freed under Labour’s early prison release scheme
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has excluded offenders convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming after an urgent review.
German court jails German-Kazakh dual national for life over double knife murder
The Kassel regional court also ordered preventive detention after finding the killer would remain a serious danger to the public.
West Midlands Police invites non-Muslim officers to fast for Ramadan
Documents released under freedom of information laws show the force being held up as a model of inclusivity for other public bodies.
German minister sees electricity price relief only in the 2030s
"We are ending the EEG as an all-round, worry-free package," Reiche said in Berlin, adding that over-subsidisation would be abolished.
Ukraine will ‘never’ join NATO, former commander Zaluzhnyi says
He argued that it was impossible to join, given the level of development of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, "an organisation guided by the doctrines of the Second World…
US states sue Trump administration over tariffs hitting EU exporters
The 10 per cent duty on European goods is part of a forced-labour action the plaintiffs call a pretext for reviving levies the courts have already rejected.
Brunner says the EU has passed the Ceuta test as Brussels presses for faster returns
European Commissioner Magnus Brunner stated that the EU has navigated the Ceuta border crisis successfully, urging member states to expedite the implementation of…