Portugal, Spain fight wave of wildfires
Thousands of firefighters struggled to put out a dozen wildfires raging in northern Portugal and central Spain through the night and into Wednesday, in the largest wave of blazes in ...
Greek parliament set to probe agency linked to EU farm-aid fraud
Greek parliament has voted in favour of setting up a committee that will investigate a government agency handling EU agricultural subsidies since 1998, following a scandal in which Greek farmers for ...
Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heat
More than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with authorities putting most of the country on red ...
Half of Greeks cancel or delay holidays over financial strain
Half of Greeks are cancelling or postponing holidays because of financial pressures as summer spending rises and savings shrink, according to fintech app Plum.
The findings are based on a ...
Three people killed in train crash in Germany, police say
Three people were killed and others seriously injured when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said in a statement.
There were around 100 people on board when ...
US and EU clinch deal with broad 15% tariffs on EU goods to avert trade war
The U.S. struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods – half the threatened rate – and averting a bigger ...
Fifty-four children swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave Ceuta
At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in rough seas and fog, Spanish television reported on Saturday.
Video footage on ...
Call for immediate, effective measures against Israel’s unlawful actions
To the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union and the heads ...
ECB keeps key interest rates unchanged in July decision
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) governing council announced on Thursday that it has decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged, with inflation currently at the ECB’...
Greece to send salvage ship to Red Sea after latest Houthi attacks
Greece will deploy a salvage vessel in the Red Sea to assist in maritime accidents and protect seafarers and global shipping, the shipping minister said on Thursday, following attacks on ...
Macron sues influencer over claim France’s first lady was born male
rench President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. on Wednesday against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, centered on her claim that France’s ...
Greece to draft urgent reforms to tackle water scarcity issues
Fast decreasing water levels in Greece’s reservoirs show the water scarcity challenges the country is facing due to climate change, and urgent reforms are needed, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...
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Israeli cruise ship arrives in Cyprus after being turned away from Greek island
An Israeli cruise ship which was turned away from the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday after a mass protest was staged at the island’s port arrived at the ...
Tourists and labourers seek respite as Greece and Balkans gripped by heatwave
Labourers were pausing outdoor work and tourists seeking out shade on Tuesday as Greece sweltered under its third heatwave of the summer and soaring temperatures gripped the wider Balkan region, ...
Greeks pull back on spending as caution sets in
Greek consumers are showing growing signs of caution as they reduce their everyday spending and shift priorities heading into the summer.
According to the latest data from Plum, a fintech ...
Ex-wife, four men appear in Greek court over killing of UC Berkeley professor in Greece
Five people suspected of involvement in the killing of a University of California at Berkeley professor in Athens earlier in July appeared in a Greek court on Monday to respond ...
Only 16% of Italians would fight for their country, survey shows
Almost a third of Italians believe the country will be directly involved in a war within five years, but only 16% of those of fighting age would be willing to take ...
EU eases Schengen visa rules for Turks; envoy urges further moves
The European Union has eased rules for Turks to use its open-border Schengen area, the bloc’s ambassador to Ankara said on Friday, calling for the urgent revival of negotiations ...
Pioneering skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies while paragliding in Italy
Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said. He ...
EU agrees 18th sanctions package against Russia
The European Union reached an agreement on an 18th sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, with a raft of measures aimed at dealing further blows to Russia’...
EU’s von der Leyen says new budget fit for ‘new era’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on Wednesday that her proposed new 2 trillion euro budget for the European Union from 2028-2034 had been designed for a new era”.
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Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding
Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced.
Some 10,105 prisoners are “potentially eligible” ...
EU sanctions nine Russians and six entities for hybrid threats
The European Union has imposed new sanctions on nine individuals and six entities for their involvement in destabilising actions linked to Russia, including campaigns of foreign information manipulation and interference.
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Trump says UK would fight for US, suggests cannot say the same for EU
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Britain would fight to defend the United States but suggested he could not say the same for the European Union, a factor ...