Europe Today
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French parliament set to adopt assisted dying law despite opposition
France's lower house is expected to legalise assisted dying, bringing the country in line with several European neighbours despite…
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Cost of inaction rises as Portugal seeks urban climate shelters
Environmental groups are pressuring Lisbon to create a national network of climate shelters, warning that the high upfront costs o…
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Kremlin-linked disinformation campaigns target German regional elections
Suspected Russian disinformation campaigns targeting German regional elections threaten to propel the far-right AfD to its first p…
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Spain reaches World Cup final after controlled victory over France
Spain's 2-0 victory over France in Arlington, Texas, has sparked widespread celebrations in Madrid, underscoring the cultural and …
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Italian court to rule on Genoa bridge collapse after four-year trial
An Italian court is set to deliver a verdict in the 2018 Genoa bridge collapse trial, a case that has already forced the Benetton …
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Four held over Fontainebleau wildfire as A6 stays shut
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire near Paris that forced the closure of a key trade route and displaced 1,000 residen…
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UN warns corporations over Sudan conflict-fuelling gum arabic trade
A UN report warns that corporate supply chains for gum arabic are helping sustain Sudan’s devastating war, putting pressure on int…
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EU-UK treaty removes Gibraltar border fence, securing workforce
The physical border fence between Gibraltar and Spain has been removed under a new EU-UK treaty, eliminating the threat of a hard …
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Gibraltar border vanishes into Schengen amid new 15% tax
Gibraltar's land border with Spain has been erased under a post-Brexit deal, integrating the territory into the Schengen zone but …
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Von der Leyen in Kyiv to finalise EU drone deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Kyiv to announce a drone agreement that will store unmanned aerial vehicl…
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Norway's oil industry maintenance workers call off strike
A Norwegian union representing offshore oil workers and an employers' organisation on Tuesday agreed to take their dispute to an a…
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Ukraine parliament dismisses Svyrydenko government in full reshuffle
Ukraine's parliament has dismissed the entire government in a sudden reshuffle driven by a diplomatic scandal in Washington and do…
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Zelenskyy reshuffles Ukrainian government to address military and energy crises
Ukraine’s parliament has dismissed the entire government, enabling President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to consolidate control amid mount…
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Gibraltar and Spain lift border checks to ease worker flows
Spain and Gibraltar have scrapped land border checks under a new EU-UK agreement, removing a major daily obstacle for the thousand…
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EU and Ukraine near drone pact as war momentum shifts
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Kyiv to finalise a drone manufacturing pact, signalling a deepen…
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Swiss football team receives heroes' welcome in Zurich after World Cup campaign
The Swiss national football squad was greeted by thousands of supporters in Zurich following their World Cup quarter-final run, un…
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Odesa Port Hit as Von der Leyen Announces EU Defence Push
A fatal Russian strike on Odesa's fuel and trade infrastructure coincided with the European Commission president's arrival in Kyiv…
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EU advances Ukraine defence support and Gibraltar border deal amid regional tensions
The European Union is advancing new financial and defence support for Kyiv while implementing a landmark border agreement for Gibr…
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EU storage pact targets 45 GW to curb wasted renewable energy
The European Commission and 22 member states have signed a non-binding pact to rapidly scale battery storage, a move essential to …
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Former Brexit MEP Widdecombe killed as UK police probe terror links
The killing of former Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe has triggered a counterterrorism investigation, renewing concerns across Eur…
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Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 victims of Los Gallardos wildfire as missing toll rises
Flames fanned by high winds ripped through forests and scrubland made tinderbox dry by extreme high temperatures, turning pictures…
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The British finance minister choice that's worrying big business
The front-runner for U.K. finance minister is Ed Miliband, who's seen as deeply anti-business. Will Andy Burnham, the incoming pri…
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says more than 100 Russian ships in Azov hit in nine days
Russia considering rerouting cargo from Sea of Azov after increased Ukrainian attacks on shipping
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Eurostat data reveals France as Europe's true corporate debt outlier
New Eurostat figures show seven EU states breaching a corporate debt warning threshold, but only France faces a genuine macroecono…