Browsing: Europe

The Flame | In the tracks of the Comanche In 2021, “Nytorgsmannen” Fredrik Lundgren, formerly Andreas Holm, will be sentenced to five years in prison…

The needs of the Valencian municipalities flooded by the flood, far from disappearing, are evolving or becoming entrenched. At first, after the Dana tsunami that…

Drug trafficking – A criminal group that had set up an international smuggling route for prescription pills was taken down during a large-scale operation coordinated…

DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania A cargo plane flying on behalf of German logistics company DHL crashed near Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania early…

Citing “concern” for his country’s farmers and food security, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government “will not accept” the prospective free trade deal…

Today, the Commission has launched a Trusted Investors Network bringing together a group of investors ready to co-invest in innovative deep-tech companies in Europe together with the…

Russia’s record bombing of Ukraine leads much of the bloc’s major news sites this morning as Ukraine’s air force says it has shot down 76 Russian drones in 17 regions, whilst another 95 were lost from their radars or downed by electronic jamming defensive systems in overnights attacks.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel also dominates much of the European news. A formidable feature of European politics, Merkel served Germany for 16 years. Today, her memoir Freedom is released. The highly anticipated memoir confronts criticisms of her policies on Russia and migration, which some say left Germany overly dependent on Russian gas and has fueled the rise of the far right in the Deutschland.

The conclusion of the mass rape trial in France finds plenty of space as prosecutors demand the maximum sentence for Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband and women around the world protesting for an end to violence against women. Much of the European media – including the UK – are running various campaigns and stories around violence towards women, sexual assault and calls for governments to do better.

Prosecutors on Monday sought the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and raping his then-wife, Gisele Pelicot, and arranging for others…

Record number of Russian drones during the night share-arrowDelaunsaveSparaexpand-leftfull screen Cleanup in a Ukrainian house that was hit by a Russian drone on Monday. Photo:…

How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe Experts say fake images raising fears around issues such as immigration have proliferated since EU…

Brussels, Europe — In a decisive step towards environmental sustainability, the European Commission has announced a significant investment of more than €380 million for133 new…

In the first round of Romania’s presidential election, a far-right candidate who opposes NATO has taken an unexpected lead.
Calin Georgescu, an independent, won 22.94% of votes in Sunday’s voting, knocking Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu out of the race.
Georgescu will face center-right contender Elena Lasconi, leader of the opposition Save Romania Union, in the presidential run-off on December 8.

There has been outrage and condemnation in Spain after a five-year-old boy was forced to take off his beloved club’s shirt before attending Espanyol’s La…

Video footage shows the shocking moment a mother stormed the pitch of an Under-12s football match in Spain to slap the referee in the face.…

A little-known, far-right populist has taken the lead in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in…

What’s on the front page of Bild?The front page of Bild says the Federal Office wants bunker app for cell phones, cellars should be expanded. The…

Police shoot rioter (34) in NRW Kamp-Lintfort (NRW) – The officers were called because of a disturbance, and the situation suddenly escalated on site. At…

Now the people are turning against Mette-Marit For a long time, the Norwegians stood behind their crown princess. They did not condemn Mette-Marit as a…

French mass rape trial: Court to hear prosecutors’ sentencing requests With evidence over in the trial of a man who drugged his wife for years…

Chiara Tramontano: “Giulia will have justice today but our life is over” MILAN – “Giulia was a courageous woman who sought the truth at the cost…

Was tipped to become president – eliminated immediately Romania’s incumbent prime minister, the pro-European social democrat Marcel Ciolacu, is out of the country’s presidential election,…

Nations meet as part of final bid to address global plastic crisis Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to…

Italian Jannik Sinner completed a remarkable season on Sunday by sealing his country a second successive Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Netherlands…

The decision caps a weekend during which the country’s two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to…

The round-the-clock protests in Tbilisi follow the 26 October elections that kept the governing pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in power. Opponents say the vote was rigged and suspect neighbouring Russia of election interference.