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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:07:09 GMT
Dutch PM Rutte narrowly survives no-confidence vote
Mark Rutte is accused of lying and trying to sideline an MP during talks to form a governing coalition.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:35:18 GMT
Belgian police break up fake festival started as April Fools' joke
Some 2,000 people attend a party that was announced on social media as a joke, defying Covid measures.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:43:40 GMT
Italy Russia arrest: Wife of navy 'spy' reveals dire finances
Walter Biot has made no statement about allegations he spied for the Russians - but his wife has.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:54:38 GMT
French government condemns reality TV 'virginity test'
Marlène Schiappa condemns a scene in which young brides are supposed to prove their virginity.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 23:05:59 GMT
Ieva Lesinska: 'I discovered my father was a spy'
Ieva Lesinska faced an agonising choice after discovering the truth about her father.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:24:55 GMT
Coronavirus: Dozens of MPs criticise 'divisive' Covid passports
Jeremy Corbyn and Iain Duncan Smith are among more than 70 MPs to label the measure "discriminatory".

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:24:25 GMT
Dutch government to let 3,500 fans watch Eurovision Song Contest
The song contest's Dutch venue would be half full and fans would need a negative Covid test.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:41:34 GMT
Covid: Europe's vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow' - WHO
The WHO says the situation in the wider Europe region is more worrying than it has been in several months.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:28:36 GMT
Venice bans cruise ships from historic centre
Critics argue the ships erode the city's foundations and cause flooding and pollution.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:01:14 GMT
Rights for Irish employees to 'disconnect' outside working hours
A new code of practice protects workers from the expectation that they are always available.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:03:32 GMT
John le Carré: Spy novelist 'died an Irishman'
The Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy author became an Irish citizen before his death, his son says.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 23:19:05 GMT
Germany and Namibia: What's the right price to pay for genocide?
Germany is set to apologise to Namibia for a genocide more than 100 years ago - and to pay an as yet unknown amount of money.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 23:07:43 GMT
What it's like driving across the new Irish trade border
Three months since the creation of the new Irish trade border, the BBC travelled with a lorry driver.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:02:27 GMT
Covid: How are European countries tackling the pandemic?
Are European countries relaxing restrictions put in place to control a new wave of infections?

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:18:34 GMT
How tampon tax, hedgerows and sanctions have changed since Brexit
Tampon tax, hedgerows and sanctions: what's changed since Brexit?

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:03:13 GMT
Beware the return of the Iberian wolf, say Spain's farmers
A plan to ban hunting of wolves in north-west Spain worries farmers but is hailed by conservationists.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:00:56 GMT
Keeping score on UK-EU relations since Brexit
Despite promises to work together, it has been far from plain sailing between the UK and the EU since Brexit.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:00:50 GMT
Abortion in Italy: 'I found a grave with my name on it'
Women in Italy who had an abortion or miscarriage discovered the fetus had been given a religious burial, in a grave marked with the mother's name, without their consent.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:46:06 GMT
Prince Albert II: Harry and Meghan interview 'did bother me'
Prince Albert II of Monaco has weighed in on the controversial interview that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave to Oprah Winfrey.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:27:32 GMT
Nagorno-Karabakh: The mystery of the missing church
The BBC investigates the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:44:41 GMT
Iceland: Close-up drone footage of volcanic eruption
A drone captures spectacular images as lava spews from Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:04:53 GMT
Nice catch: Fisherman rescues boy stranded on ice
A fisherman in Ukraine reels in a boy who was stranded on a block of ice in a river.



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