2021-05-10

Romania

Romania's president wants more NATO troops to be sent to Europe

President Klaus Iohannis says that Moscow's recent military actions on the Ukrainian border have highlighted the need for Eastern Europe to remain vigilant.

10/05/2021

Spain

Spain warns that lockdown leaving parties lead to more than a hangover

Scenes of revelers partying in mass over the past weekend, in many cases without social distancing or masks, have infuriated many, including health workers, and created a new political quarrel.

10/05/2021

Europe News

Albania & North Macedonia's EU membership bids 'must be together'

Brussels had been considering both applications together, but last week Olivér Várhelyi, the European commissioner for enlargement, told Euronews that decoupling the bids "might be an option" if Bulgaria continues to oppose North Macedonia's entrance in the bloc.

10/05/2021

United Kingdom

UEFA gives UK deadline over travel waivers for Champions League final

UEFA wants its sponsors, guests and media representatives to be excepted from quarantine restrictions - otherwise, the all-English final could be played in Portugal.

10/05/2021

World News

How easy would it be for Scotland to rejoin the European Union?

Scotland's separatist parties won a majority of seats at last Thursday's election, meaning leaving the United Kingdom is once again being talked about.

10/05/2021

Portugal

Portugal sentences three police officers over Ukrainian man's death

Three Portuguese border police officers sentenced to prison for beating a Ukrainian man to death at Lisbon airport in March 2020.

10/05/2021

World

“Europe is a religion and nobody can betray this religion in Albania,” said Albania's Prime Minister

Global Conversation interviews Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama ahead of the State of the Union conference in Florence and discusses the country's ongoing efforts to join the European Union.

10/05/2021

France

French serial killer Michel Fourniret dead at 79

Michel Fourniret, one of France's most notorious serial killers, died in a hospital jail.

10/05/2021

Israel

Rocket barrage fired at Israel after Hamas commanders killed

A 6-year old was killed on Wednesday evening in a rocket strike on an apartment building in the Israeli city of Sderot, becoming the latest victim of the recent flare-up in violence.

10/05/2021

Travel News

Romania sinks its teeth into vaccination programme at Dracula’s castle

Romania has transformed one of its most popular tourist attractions into a vaccination centre. Just remember to bring garlic.

10/05/2021

Europe News

Splitting EU bids of North Macedonia & Albania 'not possible'

Brussels had been considering both applications alongside each other, but last week Olivér Várhelyi, the European commissioner for enlargement, told Euronews that decoupling the bids "might be an option" if Bulgaria continues to oppose North Macedonia's entrance in the bloc.

10/05/2021

My Europe Series

With new elections, can Moldova's Maia Sandu finish what she started?

Her landslide election win in November left her with a hostile, pro-Moscow parliament. Elections on July 11 are a chance to change that.

10/05/2021

Tech News

Second-biggest cryptocurrency Ethereum soars above record $4,000 mark

In a week where other altcoins, including Dogecoin, took a hit, Ethereum's value has soared to record highs.

10/05/2021

Greece

Greece lockdown measures lift allowing schools and courts to reopen

Primary and junior high schools in Greece have been able to reopen for in-person schooling for the first time in months.

10/05/2021

Europe Decoded

EU border agency Frontex criticised by NGOs for photo competition

NGOs have described the competition as a "Contest of Shame" and published photos that they say "reflect the reality of the situation"

10/05/2021

Italy

Italian woman mistakenly given six doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

A 23-year-old woman in Tuscany remains under observation after she was mistakenly given an entire vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine - equivalent to six doses.

10/05/2021

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson to be investigated over funding of luxury holiday

Britain's parliamentary watchdog has announced that it is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the funding of a luxury holiday he took in 2019.

10/05/2021

Libya

Five migrants have died after their boat capsized off Libya

Five migrants have drowned when a vessel, carrying at least 45 people and heading for Europe, capsized off Libya.

10/05/2021

Tech News

How a cyber attack on a US oil pipeline could spark a fuel shortage

Fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline was knocked offline by a cybercriminal gang and forced to shut a critical fuel network. The result could be major fuel shortages.

10/05/2021

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary is becoming a semi-dictatorship as the EU watches idly | View

"The EU has ignored the fact that within its borders a government is disregarding democratic values, leading the country towards populist-nationalist semi-dictatorship while they collect European taxpayers’ money."

10/05/2021

World News

EU talks up Afghan support as US leaves and security declines

European Union foreign ministers debated ways to maintain support for Afghanistan's government on Monday.

10/05/2021

United Kingdom

UK Labour leader shuffles team after disappointing elections

Labour leader Keir Starmer has given his top team a shakeup after poor local election results as he seeks to exert control over a divided party.

10/05/2021

Germany

German Catholics to bless gay couples despite a Vatican ban

Some Catholic priests in Germany are defying the Vatican by blessing same-sex couples in a move set to increase tensions between conservatives and progressives.

10/05/2021

United Kingdom

UK PM Johnson announces easing of COVID restrictions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined details of the move to step three of the lockdown roadmap.

10/05/2021

World

Could equine therapy be the new stressbuster on the block?

Equine-assisted therapy is on the rise in Spain. For many people, riding a horse improves physical and mental health. And during the pandemic, it has also helped some people combat the stress and anxiety associated with COVID-19.

10/05/2021

World

Spain wants to turn all public highways into toll paying roads by 2024

The government in Madrid says every driver should pay for their own usage of the motorways, as opposed to relying on public money for their upkeep. Under the new plans, drivers would have pay to use all of Spain's motorways, as well as other national and regional roads.

10/05/2021

USA

Gunman kills six, then himself, at birthday party in Colorado

A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado on Sunday, killing six adults before killing himself, police said.

10/05/2021

Italy

More than 2,100 migrants arrive on Italian island at weekend

Italian media reported boats carrying hundreds of people arrived at the small island of Lampedusa, while an NGO warned hundreds more were in trouble in Maltese waters.

10/05/2021

Afghanistan

Afghans mourn bombing victims as Taliban plans three-day Eid ceasefire

Dozens of young girls were buried at a hilltop cemetery in Kabul on Sunday, a day after a secondary school was targeted in one of Afghanistan's most deadly attacks this year.

10/05/2021

People

Why the #VanLife trend is hurting Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities

While there are over 555,000 caravans in use in the UK, an estimated 23,000 of these belong to Travellers.

10/05/2021