Thousands of people demonstrated across Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Albania over the weekend, protesting against rising living costs, education expenses and government policies, as confrontations with police turned violent in several cities.
Children under 13 could be barred from using social media across the European Union under plans announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Speaking during her State of the Union
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The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague has sentenced former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison after finding him guilty of war crimes including unlawful detention, torture, murder and
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Strasbourg on Wednesday in a high-profile effort to deepen relations with the European Union as tensions with US President Donald Trump continue to reshape
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Europe risks becoming dangerously dependent on foreign AI, threatening its economic independence, security and geopolitical influence. The warning is that decisions made now could determine whether Europe helps shape the future of
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Alphabet’s Google has introduced major changes to its online search results in Europe, saying it is complying with European Union antitrust requirements at the cost of a poorer user experience and higher
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As European central banks rethink where their gold should be held, Madrid faces a strategic choice over reserves stored in New York amid growing concerns about geopolitical uncertainty and financial autonomy. Spain
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The Alternative for Germany’s record election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday has marked a milestone for the far right and highlighted a growing political shift in Europe towards
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European countries are increasingly confronting the history and continuing consequences of the transatlantic slave trade, yet formal apologies and meaningful reparations remain rare as governments draw a legal line between acknowledging the
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The European Commission is drawing up plans to break up parts of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and transfer its functions to existing Commission departments, responding to pressure from France and
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European central bankers left their annual meeting with US counterparts in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, far from reassured about the future of long-standing norms in global financial cooperation, according to sources familiar with
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The political fight over Islam in Spain is no longer confined to mosques, immigration or religious clothing. It has reached school canteens, border debates and the language of “national priority”, as political
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France recorded more than 7,300 excess deaths during periods of high temperatures this year, as the country endured a record number of heatwave days and temperatures reached levels not previously observed across
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At Europe’s biggest and busiest port, the consequences of a rapidly deepening drought are already being measured in extra barges, reduced cargoes and rising costs. With water levels on the Rhine at
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Europe is confronting several crises at once, each distinct in origin but increasingly interconnected in its consequences. Devastating wildfires and extreme heat have strained emergency-response systems across the continent, a sudden migrant
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Chinese automotive parts companies have quietly increased their control over parts of Europe’s car supply chain, acquiring local suppliers as Beijing seeks to expand its industrial presence in Europe amid growing resistance
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