Category: Europe

Turkey’s all-powerful President Erdogan is in the fight of his life against an opposition that has united against him for Sunday’s elections. His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, appeared before a throng of supporters on Friday, flanked by allies from across the political spectrum who have come together as never before. As the rain beat down […]

Scotland is on the verge of a major transportation breakthrough as it prepares to launch the UK’s first-ever driverless bus network. The driverless buses, equipped with cutting-edge technology, are scheduled to operate along a 14-mile route, with the ambitious goal of ferrying around 10,000 passengers each week. Although drivers will be present on board, ready […]

Portugal’s parliament has voted to allow medically assisted dying in certain limited circumstances. Medical professionals will be allowed to help people die if they are in extreme suffering as a result of an incurable disease or severe injury and they are unable to end their own lives. The vote overturned a series of vetoes exercised […]

EU lawmakers on Thursday endorsed a draft of a new law regulating Artificial Intelligence systems. The EU institutions announced in a statement that the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee approved the draft for the European Parliament’s position for negotiations on AI rules. If adopted, the legislation will be the first one in […]

The European Union has launched its first international tender for joint gas purchases, as the bloc looks to assure its supplies in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The 27-nation bloc is pushing to get the best price it can as it fills its storage ahead of next winter and avoid the record price […]

Athens, Greece – Three recently constructed, European Union-funded refugee camps on Greek Aegean islands – heralded by EU officials as a “new generation” of facilities with “improved” living conditions and asylum procedures – have struggled to deliver basic services and safeguards to even the most vulnerable asylum seekers, EU documents reveal. In internal correspondence obtained […]

The UK has confirmed it is supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles it requested for its fight against invading Russian forces. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has a range of over 250km (155 miles), according to the manufacturer. By contrast, the US-supplied Himars missiles used by Ukraine only have a range of around 80 km (50 […]

The French parliament on Tuesday approved a resolution to officially designate the Russian mercenary organization Wagner as a “terrorist group.” The resolution, which holds no legal obligation, received unanimous backing from politicians in the parliament. Benjamin Haddad, an MP from the ruling party, said he hopes that the resolution will lead the EU to add […]

Residents of the tiny Swiss village of Brienz have been told to pack their bags and leave immediately. The reason: two million cubic metres of rock from the mountain above them is set to come loose and crash down to the valley in the next few days. The evacuation order has not come as a […]

Air raid sirens have sounded across Ukraine after Russia launched a fresh wave of drone and missile strikes. Explosions were heard overnight in the capital, Kyiv, where the mayor said five people had been injured in the “biggest” kamikaze drone attack so far. One person was killed in the attack on the southern Odesa region. […]