Europe is a continent and is different to the European Union.
Switzerland’s non-membership of the EU means it is viewed as more neutral than countries like Austria, Ireland or Sweden.
Conservatives and liberals were in a close race as votes were counted after Bulgaria’s fifth election in two years on Sunday, while a pro-Russian party made gains with the country deeply divided over the war in Ukraine
Conservatives and liberals were in a close race as votes were counted after Bulgaria’s fifth election in two years on Sunday, while a pro-Russian party made gains with the country deeply divided over the war in Ukraine
The European Union on Sunday said it will guard against any abuse during Russia’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council during the month of April, according to the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
Climate activists in Italy turned a Baroque-style fountain at the foot of Rome’s Spanish Steps black on Saturday, in a protest they said evoked an “end of the world” scenario.
Climate activists in Italy turned a Baroque-style fountain at the foot of Rome’s Spanish Steps black on Saturday, in a protest they said evoked an “end of the world” scenario.
Finnish politics could see a dramatic shift to the far right in elections on Sunday as an anti-immigration party aims to replace “rock star” Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats.
Tune in for the latest from Brussels.
Italy’s Data Protection Authority on Friday temporarily banned OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and launched a probe over a suspected breach of the artificial intelligence application’s data collection rules.
The brothers will be placed under house arrest with immediate effect.
In our weekly review, we look at the European Commission President’s speech on relations with Beijing, as well as inflation figures and an agreement on renewable energy sources.
Ambassador Fu Cong said Ursula von der Leyen’s speech on China was ridden with “misrepresentations and misinterpretations.”
Talking Europe interviews Tytti Tuppurainen, Finland’s minister for European affairs, following the Hungarian parliament’s ratification of Helsinki’s application to join NATO. Finland and Sweden both applied nearly a year ago, in what was seen as a huge shift in European security. But obstacles have slowed down the two countries’ progress on that path towards the Atlantic Alliance. Tuppurainen also touches on her country’s energy transition and the main issues in the upcoming parliamentary election in Finland on April 2.
A right to die with dignity, or a slippery slope to legalised murder? Debates over assisted dying have been going on in Europe for a long time, but they seem to have intensified, with France, Belgium, Portugal and Ireland all recently re-considering their legislation, or at least launching consultations on the subject.
Austria’s far-right walk out during Zelensky speech More than 20 far-right Austrian MPs, belonging to the Freedom Party (FPÖ), walked out of parliament during a…
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.
Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving an infusion of antibiotics for an infectious bronchitis, the Vatican said in an upbeat statement on Thursday.
A Moscow court ruled that a US journalist for the Wall Street Journal newspaper should be detained for nearly two months on suspicion of spying for Washington, the most serious move against a foreign journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Melting Antarctic ice causing dramatic ocean current slowdown, heading for collapse – study The ice caps in Antarctica are melting at an alarming rate, and if…
King Charles III has cancelled his state visit to France due to ongoing industrial unrest, but the fact that he had chosen the country for his first such trip is a sign that UK-France relations are getting back on track, after years on bickering over Brexit. Just like his mother before him, King Charles III is able to converse in French. Our international affairs editor and royal watcher Philip Turle looks back at which French presidents the late Queen Elizabeth II got on best with, as well as those she didn’t hit it off with.
The EU gender pay gap stood at 13% in 2021.
Ursula von der Leyen delivered on Thursday a highly critical speech on China and urged the EU to avoid falling for “divide-and-conquer tactics.”
Pope Francis in Rome hospital with respiratory infection According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is in a hospital in Rome for a few days due…
AI could replace equivalent of 300 million jobs in US and Europe – report A report by Goldman Sachs suggests that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could…
‘You have made an old lady very happy.’
Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday.
Copyright WTX News 2025