Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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SWISS and Edelweiss trim US routes, add seat fees as fuel rises
Swiss carriers SWISS and Edelweiss are cutting unprofitable US routes and introducing new passenger fees as rising jet fuel costs …
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HIGHLIGHTS: The best events in Vienna in July 2026
Summer is in full swing and that means plenty of events are happening around Vienna. We round up some of the best this July.
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Poland signs €4.5 billion deal to buy three submarines from Sweden
"Relations between Poland and Sweden are the best they've ever been," says the Swedish prime minister.
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Austrian heatwave damages transport networks as European nuclear plants curb output
Record-breaking temperatures in Austria have warped railway tracks and buckled motorways, foreshadowing broader disruptions as hea…
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Stade shooting leaves six dead, testing Germany's strict gun laws
A gunman has killed six people at a youth welfare centre in northern Germany, sending shockwaves through a country that prides its…
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Spain court scraps 183-day stay rule for nomad visa renewals
Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that digital nomads no longer need to spend six months a year in the country to renew their visas,…
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At least six killed in shooting in Stade in northern Germany, police say
At least six people have been killed in a shooting in the northern German city of Stade, police said Monday. Two people have been …
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Most of Italy under red alert as heatwave set to break on Wednesday
Some relief from Italy’s long June heatwave is on the way, according to forecasts, but the start of the week is set to remain scor…
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French Expression of the Day: Manger sur le pouce
In case you need to eat something rather quickly, this French expression could comme in handy.
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The essential heatwave vocabulary you need to follow a Swiss weather forecast
If you are not yet fluent in any of the Swiss national languages, you may not know whether another heatwave is on the way this sum…
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Austrian court annuls Ryanair extra fees
Austria's supreme court has deemed unlawful more than a dozen fees charged by no-frills airline Ryanair, a consumer association sa…
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Wildfires and cancelled transport: How record-breaking high temperatures hit Germany
From stranded trains to wildfires and over-stretched emergency services, here’s how three consecutive days of record-breaking heat…
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Europe’s heatwave forces Ukraine power cuts, sets Slovakia record as it moves east
Ukraine’s energy network, already under strain from repeated Russian attacks, was shut down on Monday due to sweltering temperatur…
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Spain's undocumented migrant amnesty ends with 1.3 million applications
June 30th marks the deadline for the mass regularisation of undocumented migrants in Spain, with the data suggesting that the tota…
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What Graz’s election results mean for foreign residents
The Communist Party in Graz (KPÖ) is on course for a landslide win in Austria's second largest city, while the anti-immigration FP…
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39C: Why was Basel hit by highest temperatures during Swiss heatwave?
Though all of Swiss regions have sweltered under the extremely hot weather for nearly three weeks this month, Basel bore the brunt…
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How to watch the knock-out stages of the World Cup on German TV
Germany was eliminated of the World Cup by Paraguay in its first knock-out match, but there are still plenty of games worth watchi…
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Swedish heatwave records broken as European death toll rises
Record temperatures across southern Sweden have compounded a severe continental heatwave that the WHO says has caused over 1,300 e…
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Renfe strike cancels 320 trains over freight venture dispute
A 24-hour strike by Spanish rail workers has forced the cancellation of 320 trains at the start of the holiday season, escalating …
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Swedish man goes viral after building own island in the shape of a penis
Micael Stohm, who normally works as a breakdown recovery driver, has gone viral in Sweden after building his own island – in the s…
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OPINION: France's air conditioning debate threatens to drown out climate action
Marine Le Pen does not believe in global warming - writes John Lichfield. She believes in air-conditioning.
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Denmark phases out physical Rejsekort travel card
At midnight on Monday the physical Rejsekort travel card will officially be retired, with travellers instead having to use the Rej…
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Norwegian drivers set to flock to Sweden as fuel prices plummet to 1999 levels
Sweden will become one of the cheapest countries in Europe for petrol and diesel when it slashes taxes on July 1st.
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How population decline is exposing Germany's old divides
Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions