German migration commissioner resigns after new questions over family link to Stade massacre
Gazioglu, a 45-year-old Turkish national from the Hanover area, allegedly shot six employees at a mother-and-child facility in Stade on June 29.
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Burnham and Macron now want Channel deterrence scaled up across Europe
Both governments have promised tougher action before, and French police still cannot stop a dinghy once it is afloat.
Channel gangs turn to ‘mega dinghies’ as crackdown dries up small boat supply
Once-rival criminal networks are pooling migrants onto single vessels after police interceptions left the smugglers short of inflatable boats
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Polish Government backs local powers to ban short-term lets
The legislation is to give greater rights for residents, communities, condominiums and housing cooperatives as well as local authorities regarding the situation…
Gunmen in deadly Dutch village raid set off from Brussels
A security guard was shot dead and two police officers seriously wounded in Overasselt, in violence the Dutch justice minister has called unprecedented.
Toei denies licensing a Dragon Ball park in France, contradicting Paris
The statement undercuts the August 24 Élysée announcement that France and Saudi Arabia would build a manga park inspired by the franchise near the French capital.
UN Refugee Agency faces 3,500 job cuts and severe budget shrinkage
The sharp descent in resources is largely driven by a cumulative decline in foreign aid contributions, most notably steep reductions from the United States.
Brussels wants more answers from Madrid before reinforcing Frontex in Ceuta
The Commission refuses to discuss the leaked police report and calls Morocco a strategic partner on migration.
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CPAC arrives in Italy as Rome emerges as potential MAGA hub in Europe
The first activities begin this weekend.
Man with Kalashnikov hidden under baby clothes arrested at Brussels-South station
The man was acting suspicions and appeared to be wanting to avoid a check by security, triggering the attention of the customs services.
Maltese jury clears businessman of ordering Caruana Galizia murder
The acquittal has triggered street protests in Valletta and opposition calls to recall parliament, almost nine years after the investigative journalist was killed…
Spanish police fire tear gas at Ceuta protesters outside Congress
Riot units cleared the streets around parliament on Ceuta Day, five weeks after no such equipment was used as tens of thousands walked into the enclave.
MEPs rally outside European Parliament in support of Ceuta
Chants included "Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta defends itself" and "Long live Spain, long live Ceuta".
Spain’s foreign minister accuses EU governments of amplifying Ceuta disinformation
Albares asked partners for political and financial solidarity at the European Union's only land border with Africa
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Fratelli d’Italia senator revives run-off plan for new electoral law
Around 697 amendments have been filed in the Senate committee, with a final vote set for September 15.
Swedish court convicts activist who named sex offenders on Facebook
Aggravated defamation carries a maximum of two years in prison. The court said the posts had spread so widely that they could not be regarded as justifiable.
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Matteo Salvini’s League heads towards a showdown over its leadership
Pressure on Salvini to change the League's political direction, and to give up at least part of his grip on its leadership, has been building for months.
Mass arrests in the Netherlands after deadly shoot-out in international drug feud
At about 4am on September 1, more than 20 men in balaclavas, some wielding machine guns, approached a farmhouse on Ewijkseweg.
Police treat Cologne substation failure as deliberate attack
There was no reported loss of general electricity supply and Amprion said system stability was maintained throughout.
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Meloni set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister since 1946
Only four cabinets before Meloni passed 1,000 days: Berlusconi II, Berlusconi IV (1,287 days), Bettino Craxi I and Matteo Renzi.
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Vannacci’s new party becomes Italy’s fourth force seven months after launch
Both readings place it behind only Brothers of Italy, the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement.
Birmingham council seeks High Court ban on British flags hung from lampposts
Breach of the proposed injunction would be contempt of court, carrying up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine.
Chechen convicted over Samuel Paty murder returns to jail after amusement park trip
Azim Epsirkhanov, convicted for his role in the murder of Samuel Paty, received an additional year in prison for violating house arrest by visiting Parc Astérix.
Nepal flood toll passes 1,000 as EU citizens remain among the missing
The European Union has released €2 million and activated its Copernicus satellite service as rescue teams search hydropower tunnels buried along Nepal's Trishuli…
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Austrian Chancellor Stocker calls for constitutional ban on ‘political Islam’
Pressed on how he would obtain the two-thirds parliamentary majority such a law would need, the chancellor said he did not know.
Portugal’s president enacts faster expulsion of illegal immigrants after Chega abstention
The Constitutional Court cleared the text days earlier after the president queried detention limits and safeguards for children.
Norway’s new queen corresponded with Epstein for three years
Mette-Marit's exchanges with the late American sex offender are now the subject of a parliamentary commission and have already led to criminal charges against a…
US ambassador refuses to apologise after Belgian reprimand over ‘loser’ post
Bill White said he intended to carry on posting his views online after a meeting at the foreign ministry, the second time this year he has been called in.
Italy extends Schengen suspension on Spain as Madrid answers in kind
Rome says the conditions that triggered its border checks on August 1 still stand, a month after tens of thousands crossed into Ceuta.
Turkish comic who mocked Erdoğan rearrested on separate charges just after being released
Deniz Göktaş was detained at Istanbul Airport on July 2 after returning from a trip abroad and jailed the following day.