Europe

A prosecutor for Greece’s top criminal court has ordered a probe into the causes and handling of floods triggered by a storm that killed at least 15 people, swamped houses ...

Police in Spain arrested a man for alleged sexual assault of a journalist after he touched her rear while she was live on air, with the man’s actions prompting ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday criticised the Italian government’s proposed tax on windfall bank profits, saying it did not consider lenders’ long-term prospects and could make some ...

Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday defended her track record as European Commission chief, as she announced an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles and presented herself as a champion ...

Armenia and the United States began a joint military training exercise on Monday, both sides said, at a time of high tension in Armenian relations with neighbouring Azerbaijan. The 10-day “...

Greece’s shipping minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis has resigned following a controversy over his comments about the death last Tuesday of a 36-year-old man who had fallen into the sea after ...

Cypriot-born Christos Stylianides has been named shipping minister in Greece on Monday, following the resignation of the previous Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, who caused controversy with his statements on the death of ...

Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales quit his post on Sunday after three weeks of scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player on the women’s ...

Greek rescue teams recovered the bodies of three more people in central Greece on Sunday, raising the death toll to 14 from the country’s most intense rain storm since records ...

The European Union has picked out 22 so-called “gatekeeper” services, run by six of the biggest tech companies in the world, to face new rules as part of its latest crackdown ...

By Luigi Scazzieri Her first year in office has confounded expectations, as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blended Atlanticism and pragmatism towards the EU with right-wing populism on immigration, cultural ...

Helicopters winched people from rooftops and military personnel used rubber boats to rescue families from floodwaters up to 3 metres deep in central Greece on Friday after a devastating rainstorm killed ...

A Spanish prosecutor said on Friday she had filed a complaint with the High Court against suspended football federation President Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion over the allegedly ...

President of the Cyprus-Greece Business Association Iosif Iosif is set to engage in significant discussions with economic, business, and investment entities from Greece during his visit to the 87th Thessaloniki ...

At least six people have died and more than six were still missing on Thursday after storm Daniel swept across central Greece, triggering landslides, destroying roads and bridges and carrying ...

Parents of Italian children who drop out of school could face jail sentences under new steps to counter juvenile delinquency in the wake of a series of high profile crimes ...

Sweden’s government said on Thursday it would cut the tax on petrol and diesel in the upcoming budget to support ailing households. The tax will be cut by 1.64 Swedish ...

Spain is analysing Saudi Arabian group STC’s 7010.SEpurchase of a 9.9% stake in Telefonica TEF.MC, signalling a potential hurdle to the move, in order to ensure that its strategic ...

Spanish football star Jenni Hermoso has lodged a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss by football federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup, ...

At least two people died and four were missing on Wednesday after torrential rain flooded homes and businesses and destroyed infrastructure in central Greece, the fire brigade said. Since Monday, ...

Greece is in shock on Wednesday following the death of a 36-year-old man who was pushed by crew members while trying to board a ship that was leaving the port ...

A collision between two commercial ships occurred in the early hours of Wednesday off Kefalonia, as a result of which one of them was engulfed in flames. There was no ...

Spain’s women’s team coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked, the football federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday, 10 days after FIFA suspended RFEF’s president for kissing team player Jenni ...

French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday he was in favour of trialling school uniforms or a dress code amid a debate over a ban in state-run schools on ...