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Three issues remain outstanding: port concessions, district heating networks and the so-called “integrated urban plans.”

Young Brits told to stay away from Amsterdam in targeted ad campaign The city council of Amsterdam has launched a…

King Charles travels to Germany on Wednesday in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch. Charles, who succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth as the British monarch in September, had been due to travel first to France, but cancelled that part of the tour due to violent social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron’s new pension law.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived for a visit to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine late on Wednesday morning, where he warned of “increasing” military activity around the plant. He added that the UN nuclear watchdog was working on a plan of “realistic measures” to ensure Zaporizhzhia’s security. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

‘If it was up to me, I would leave Barcelona tomorrow.’

King Charles travels to Germany on Wednesday in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch, as part of efforts to turn the page on years of rocky relations between Britain and the European Union after its exit from the bloc.

Scotland’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister, the devolved nation’s youngest and the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe.

Gas savings have become a powerful tool to fend off the worst effects of the energy crisis.

Member states are split on whether nuclear-made hydrogen should count towards the European Union’s renewable energy goals.

Five young people, including two minors, were killed in Madrid in 2022 in score-settling between groups of rival gangs, known locally as “bandas latinas” (“Latino gangs”). The capital has four main gangs that have a total of around 800 members, according to police. Modelled on the South American cartels, they are made up of young Spaniards who are often from immigrant families and poor neighbourhoods. Nearly 40 percent of them are minors. Our correspondents report.