Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
E
Nearly 19 years of income to buy a home? Europe's least affordable housing markets
Home prices have raced far ahead of local incomes across much of Europe, placing Lisbon among the continent's least affordable hou…
E
Artist bids goodbye to Danish postal system
An artist has made items from letters sent just before Denmark's letter post service ended.
E
UK farmers and fishermen feel Brexit's economic toll a decade on
Ten years after the 2016 referendum, British farmers and fishermen are grappling with lost export markets and increased red tape, …
E
Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz
As the frontline countries paying the largest price for the Iran war, pressed by severe economic urgencies, the Gulf states are be…
E
There is a significant risk of Ebola spillover into South Sudan, WHO study warns
There is a 70% chance that Ebola could reach South Sudan, according to a World Health Organization modelling study published on Th…
E
Côte d’Ivoire: Discover West Africa’s beach and culture hotspot
Regarded as West Africa’s answer to the Caribbean, Côte d’Ivoire has an extraordinary coast, UNESCO-listed culture and direct flig…
E
Europe’s Taliban Dilemma: the struggle to return Afghan migrants
EU countries are engaging with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led regime to return irregular migrants deemed security threats or convicted …
E
Heat-trapping buildings and no AC: Why Central Europe isn’t prepared for the looming heatwave
40°C temperatures are forecast to hit typically colder EU countries in the coming days, as experts warn hospitals and schools coul…
E
Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’
Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among locals Wolfgang Porsche, th…
E
Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity
High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growth Monique Mosley is used to sw…
E
Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones after 2 deadly earthquakes
In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors were helping each other dig through the rubble from back-to-back earthquakes
E
Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say
The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, acc…
E
‘Climate change is running rampant’: Europe’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago
“Continued fossil-fuel emissions are directly responsible for the disruption people are experiencing this week,” climate scientist…
E
Brexit: An Oral History – podcast
This week marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran St…
E
Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say
Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two count…
E
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress The heatwave scorching…
E
‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con
City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units A…
E
Tracing one delicious snack around the Mediterranean showed me that modern borders are absurd | Federico De Blasi
Migration and cultural exchange have always been the norm between coastal European and African nations. We should celebrate this s…
E
Deal toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 235 as state-led search and rescue efforts continue
The two quakes struck in quick succession, just minutes apart, according to the US Geological Survey, marking on of the South Amer…
E
Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking point
Ban kicks in at noon on Friday as police chief says hospitals in the French capital have reached ‘saturation point’ Parisians will…
E
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares 40-day Russia blitz to ‘influence the aggressor state’
Ukrainian strikes continue to shut down Russian oil refineries and starve Crimea of gasoline and power; Belarus relay stations sil…
E
King Charles to avoid Buckingham Palace after £369m refit
King Charles III will not move into Buckingham Palace despite a £369 million refurbishment, opting instead to release his tax deta…
E
US Supreme Court clears way for mass deportations of Haitians and Syrians
The 6-3 ruling hands Donald Trump a sweeping victory on immigration, stripping legal protections from hundreds of thousands of peo…
E
Heatwave ravages European livestock as Paris enforces alcohol ban
A Paris alcohol ban highlights the broader economic toll of a scorching European heatwave that is slashing livestock yields and fo…