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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:02:03 +0200
How will post-Merkel Germany tackle the climate crisis? | View
"Angela Merkel had more luck in pushing the climate agenda abroad than at home - in Germany, she had no choice but to balance between competing demands from powerful car and coal industries."

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:07:26 +0200
North Korea says it has successfully tested hypersonic missile
North Korea said on Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, which it implied was being developed as nuclear capable.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:45:43 +0200
Brexit: France and UK at loggerheads once again over fishing licences
The UK said it would grant 12 additional fishing licences to French fishermen, a number far off the one demanded by France.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:59:52 +0200
La Palma volcano: Lava reaches the sea amid toxic gas fears
Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano which erupted ten days ago on La Palma in the Canary Islands has reached the ocean, a phenomenon that produces toxic gases.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:12:23 +0200
UK lorry driver shortage a stark example of a wider European problem
The UK has been grappling with fuel shortages for days, and shelves are emptying at supermarkets - but the driver shortage that is causing this is also a problem across Europe.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:23:28 +0200
France slashes visas for Maghreb countries over illegal migration
France has been criticised by northwest African countries for cutting the number of visas available to citizens from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:16:03 +0200
Paris attacks survivors begin testifying at historic trial
Survivors of the November 2015 terror attacks on Paris began recounting their trauma in the presence of over a dozen accused in court.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:04:48 +0200
It's Afghans in need of protection, not the EU's borders | View
"Instead of erecting barbed-wired fences and walls, European politicians should show true leadership and acknowledge that it is the men, women, and children of Afghanistan – not Europe’s external borders – that need protection," writes Danish R...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:46:06 +0200
Why the climate blame game is causing a stink in southeast Europe
“Heavy industries were the pride of socialist countries and economies, and this feeling persists.”

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:45:53 +0200
Denmark to extend ban on mink farming until 2023, says agriculture minister
Concerns have been raised about potential mutations of the coronavirus in mink, which could affect the future effectiveness of vaccines.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:07:23 +0200
Georgia's former President faces arrest if he returns for local elections
Mikheil Saakashvili, who is based in Ukraine, says he plans to return to Georgia to help "save the country".

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:26:10 +0200
Shortage of HGV drivers 'not surprising' but Brexit 'not the main cause'
Shortage of truck drivers "not surprising after reopening post-Covid" and "Brexit has aggravated this but is not the main cause", professor of economics and public policy Jonathan Portes told Euronews.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:06:00 +0200
Belarus hits back at EU and announces vote on a new constitution in 2022
Critics say the new constitution could further cement President Lukashenko's grip on power after months of mass protests.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:02:43 +0200
Oil prices rise amid prospect of widespread fuel shortfalls
Brent crude touched $80 a barrel on Tuesday for the first time in three years as markets grappled with the prospect of widespread fuel shortfalls heading into the end of the year.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:44:56 +0200
Russia opens new extremism investigation against Alexei Navalny and allies
Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his closest allies.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:18:15 +0200
Romania reports new record for COVID-19 cases amid slow vaccination rates
Just 33% of adults in Romania have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a surge of new infections.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:11:31 +0200
Italian town of Sapri faces backlash for 'sexist' bronze statue of 'La Spigolatrice'
The statue was unveiled during a ceremony attended by the former prime minister Giuseppe Conte in Sapri, in the southern Campania region.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:01:34 +0200
Police investigate explosion at Swedish apartment building that injured 16
At least 16 people were injured in the blast on Tuesday morning at a residential building in the city of Göteborg.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:54:37 +0200
Sheriff Tiraspol: Are Champions League debutants a Russian soft power project?
Sheriff Tiraspol is up against the might of Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:35:25 +0200
Man appears in UK court charged with murder of Sabina Nessa
Metropolitan police charged a 36-year-old man with the murder of the 28-year-old primary school teacher on Monday.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:28:55 +0200
Dieselgate: EU accuses Volkswagen of delaying compensation claims across the bloc
"Six years ago ‘Dieselgate' broke. Up until now, not all consumers have been compensated," said EU Commissioner Didier Reynders.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:27:04 +0200
Brexit: EU approves €5 billion emergency fund to help businesses hit by UK's departure from bloc
Ireland, the only EU country sharing a land border with the UK, will receive €1.1 billion, while France will benefit from €735 million.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:22:19 +0200
German election: Parties under pressure to kick start coalition talks
The narrow winners of Sunday's election, the centre-left Social Democrats of Olaf Scholz, underlined their hopes of a quick start to coalition talks

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:05:27 +0200
Ukraine anger as Hungary signs gas supply deal with Russia's Gazprom
Kyiv said the deal was a "purely political, economically unreasonable decision" that was taken "to the detriment of Ukraine's national interests and Ukrainian-Hungarian relations".

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:51:00 +0200
La Palma volcano: Toxic gas fears as lava creeps closer to the sea
Residents in several of the Canary Island's neighbourhoods have been confined to their homes due to fears of toxic gas emissions.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:44:08 +0200
England's World Cup-winning striker Roger Hunt dies aged 83
Hunt played in the 4-2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 final at Wembley Stadium for England's only major football title.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:19:15 +0200
Dutch PM Rutte 'given extra security after death threats'
Dutch police have increased security around Prime Minister Mark Rutte, after receiving signals of a possible attack by criminals linked to the drug trade, a Dutch newspaper reported on Monday.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:12:23 +0200
Which country in Europe ranks worst for access to abortion?
A new atlas ranking European countries on their abortion policies was published on Tuesday.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:33:10 +0200
COVID vaccine: French drugmaker Sanofi halts development of its mRNA jab
The pharmaceutical giant is worried its vaccine will be too late in reaching the market.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:37:11 +0200
Hundreds of migrants arrive in Lampedusa by boat
Lampedusa has a housing complex for migrants who reach the island after rescue from unseaworthy boats.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:04:08 +0200
British army put on standby to help ease fuel supply crisis
Many fuel stations across the UK have run dry because of a shortage of truck drivers partly blamed on Brexit.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:16:25 +0200
North Korea fires short-range missile to sea in latest test
It comes as North Korean Ambassador Kim Song used his speech on the last day of the U.N. General Assembly to justify his country’s development of a “war deterrent” to defend against U.S. threats.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:31:55 +0200
German election: How could a new government in Berlin affect Brussels?
Despite vast differences in policy, one thing the remaining candidates for chancellor have in common is their pro-European views.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:51:46 +0200
Poland seeks to extend state of emergency on Belarus border amid criticism over migrants deaths
`Poland's interior minister said on Monday it would seek to extend the state of emergency in force along the border with Belarus. But rights groups view the measure as unjustified, noting that it allows the authorities to act without any oversight in...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:57:00 +0200
Will the Czech elections see Prague turn its back on Russia and China?
Relations have already frayed considerably over the past year.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:48:31 +0200
German election: Greens and Free Democratic Party to be key players in coalition talks
As political parties set out to discuss how to form a governing coalition in Germany, two parties know they're in a position of strength: the Free Democrats and the Greens.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:15:13 +0200
More Polish regions revoke anti-LGBT declarations over EU funds withdrawal
Authorities in Malopolskie said that EU financial resources were essential to the region.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:26:34 +0200
Dozens arrested as police bust Balkan cartel’s European ‘cocaine pipeline’
61 people were arrested as police from eight European countries pounced on a Balkan crime organisation allegedly "flooding Europe with cocaine."

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:54:35 +0200
Hundreds rally in Tunis to protest President Saied's 'power grab'
Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Tunisia’s capital on Sunday, calling for the country's constitution to be respected and demanding the impeachment of President Kaïs Saied after the leader gave himself the power to rule by decree last Wednesd...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:41:38 +0200
Communists win local election in Austria's second largest city
Communist candidate Elke Kahr told reporters that the magnitude of the municipal election result was "more than surprising".

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:04:38 +0200
Jailed Belarus opposition leader wins European rights prize
At a ceremony in Strasbourg, France, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe awarded its ninth Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:46:40 +0200
Social media manager for Italy's Matteo Salvini quits over drugs investigation
Luca Morisi has been placed under investigation by Verona prosecutors but has denied any wrongdoing.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:05:50 +0200
Armenia and Azerbaijan mourn dead on anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
More than 6,500 people were killed in the six-week conflict for control of the region.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:43:13 +0200
Florin Cîțu: Romania PM holds onto party leadership after internal battle
Cîțu, who heads the ruling National Liberal Party, held off a challenge from former Romanian leader Ludovic Orban.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:35:24 +0200
German election: Centre-left Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel's CDU bloc, initial results show
Both the SPD and the Union bloc are hoping to get into a coalition with the Greens and Free Democrats.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:14:57 +0200
Franziska Giffey set to become Berlin's first female mayor
One of the biggest issues on Giffey's agenda is housing after a majority of Berliners voted to expropriate corporate owners from about 240,000 flats.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:04:22 +0200
Egg thrown at French President Emmanuel Macron at Lyon restaurant trade fair
The incident briefly overshadowed Macron's visit to the International Catering, Hotel and Food Show.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:22:47 +0200
Berliners back seizing housing from so-called mega landlords
In a referendum on Sunday timed to coincide with Germany's general election on Sunday, locals supported expropriation by 56% to 39%.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:17:14 +0200
La Palma volcano: Lava topples church as eruptions continue
Dramatic footage shows a cloud of dense smoke engulfing the bell tower of the church before it collapses.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:39:41 +0200
Scientists solve the mystery of how Easter Islanders were able to drink water straight from the sea
The mystery of how Easter Island residents were able to drink water straight from the sea.



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