2016-06-07

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of all the top stories making waves around Europe.

Two days to go and the excitement is growing as the teams competing in the Euro 2016 football tournament keep on arriving in France.

But French investigators say they now think the suspect was more likely to have been involved in arms smuggling than terrorism.

The European Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, received a package with explosive material on Tuesday which a local bomb squad destroyed, police…

Iran is considering moving its weekend closer to the Western one.

Dozens of firefighters were called to the centre in Duesseldorf - currently the home of scores of refugees.

EU member states may not imprison undocumented refugees and migrants for merely entering the Schengen zone.

Robotics technology is getting faster, smarter and more talkative, but just how useful can robots be?

French bank Societe Generale has been ordered to pay rogue trader Jerome Kerviel compensation for wrongfully firing him even though he cost them almost five billion euros.

Hillary looks set to win New Jersey on Super Tuesday but its predicted the race will be tighter in California.

Turkey's President Erdogan has condemned the latest bomb blast in Istanbul targeting police.

Saudi Arabia's just-approved economic reform plan includes more than tripling government earnings from non-oil revenues over the next five years and cutting public-sector salaries.

Turkey has for several months been on high alert with the long running Kurdish conflict erupting again after hopes it was close to…

It is the third time the Israeli prime minister has visited Russia in the last year - this time for the 25th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

There are three teams participating at Euro 2016 that standout as favourites to lift the trophy come July 10 in Paris.

The European Commission unveiled a proposal on Tuesday aimed at stemming the flow of migrants from Africa to Europe.

'Never Gonna Give You Up' or stop performing 80's pop sensation Rick Astley is back with his first album in a decade.

Iran's state airline is talking with US plane maker Boeing about buying a large number of aircraft, but there are still many obstacles to a deal, as with Iranair's order for Airbus jets.

Suspected militants in Bangladesh have hacked to death an elderly Hindu priest.

Just hours ahead of a televised debate on Britain’s future relationship with the European Union, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he is concerned that people are being given “factual errors”

At least five people have been killed when a fire broke out in a block of flats in the north of Paris.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised for a heart problem.

The UK Foreign Office has issued advice to fans travelling to France to remain vigilant as busy tournament hubs could be potential terror…

Royal Dutch Shell is to end oil and gas operations in up to 10 countries as it further reduces spending after the purchase of BG Group.

It seems the eurozone's economic growth was slightly better than previously thought in the first three months of this year, but still nothing to shout about.

A car bomb in the centre of Turkey's largest city has left at least 11 dead and three dozen wounded. The dead reportedly included seven police officers and four civilians.

The Japanese boy lost for nearly a week after being abandoned by his parents for being naughty has left hospital to return home.