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.
If you’re traveling to Europe, remember the sunscreen.
French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said.
Similar schemes have been trialled in the Spanish city of Valencia, Tel Aviv in Israel and some parts of London.
After 20 months after interrupting antiretroviral therapy, HIV was undetectable in the patient’s blood.
Danish businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn is suing the former King for harassment.
The heat continues to remain high in Italy after record temperatures were set. According to medics there has been a jump in heat related emergencies in regions under heatwave alerts. FRANCE 24’s Liza Kaminov tells us more.
The recent provisionally agreed compromise resulting from the trilogues will hopefully lead to some steps being taken towards improving proportionality for small and non-complex banks, Daniel Sorrosal writes.
At least 20 people were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa, Ukrainian officials said early on Thursday. In northwest Crimea, a Ukrainian drone attack killed a teenage girl, the Moscow-installed regional governor said on Thursday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
Israeli President Isaac Herzog sought to reassure Congress on Wednesday about the state of Israel’s democracy and the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship, acknowledging “intense and painful debate” at home over actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government.
Some new changes for the upcoming 2024 film awards feel like progress but reveal a doomed approach to instigating meaningful change.
Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, as authorities braced for a new heatwave stoking tinderbox conditions across the country.
The EU cancer body places melanoma as the sixth most common cancer for both men and women. Meanwhile, some “influencers” are advising against sunscreen.
Spain, Italy, and France are all facing highs of above 40?C while temperatures in Asia have triggered torrential rains.
The last time screen actors and writers struck simultaneously, in 1960, the guilds established royalty (later residual) payments for replays of films and TV episodes, among other landmark protections.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday criticised a move by the European Union’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to hire a U.S. economist for a key EU antitrust job.
An American economist is at the center of controversy after being appointed as the European Commission’s chief competition economist. Fiona Scott Morton is leaving her life as a professor at Yale University to take up the job. Her appointment has prompted a wave of protest mostly from French politicians. FRANCE 24’s European Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
Temperatures expected to peak at 46C as Europe heatwave continues A heatwave sweeping southern Europe is continuing to spread with temperatures in the central Mediterranean…
Russia says Crimean bridge partially open to cars again The Russia to Crimea bridge – a vital transport link which was recently attacked- has partially…
The Hungarian crackdown on LGBT rights provided a boost to Budapest Pride this weekend, with tens of thousands pouring into the streets despite the 35 degrees heat, organisers said.
Greece, Spain and Switzerland have all had to face wildfires in the past couple of days.
Wildfires spread during the hottest days of the year in Spain, Italy and Greece. Thousands have been evacuated and some homes burnt down.
“According to the fire service, 81 fires went out in Greece in the past 24 hours [. . .] the main ones are still very much underway,” said FRANCE24’s correspondent in Greece, Nathalie Savaricas. “We have been seeing evacuations of people, of animals; property damaged as well as unfortunately many animals dying.”
Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat.
Images taken from a train show the damaged section of a bridge in Crimea after a drone attack.
The fire has now been contained and nobody was injured, but one airport terminal is still filled with smoke.