2022-06-08

Switzerland

Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini go on trial for corruption

Blatter served as FIFA President from 1998 to 2015, with Platini widely seen as his protege.

08/06/2022

The Cube

Fake video claims Ukrainian refugees set fire to a house in Germany

A video shared thousands of times on social media falsely accuses Ukrainian refugees for having set fire to a house in Germany while attempting to burn the Russian flag.

08/06/2022

Europe News

Ukraine's territory will never be up for negotiation, warns Stefanchuk

Ruslan Stefanchuk told Euronews that "with each Bucha, the corridor for negotiations gets smaller and smaller."

08/06/2022

Earth News

Dom Phillips: Why is the Amazon rainforest dangerous for journalists?

British journalist Dom Phillips has been missing in the Amazon rainforest with his guide since Sunday - but there’s more to the story than you might think.

08/06/2022

Europe News

EU anti-fraud office wants bloc to recover over €500 million

The anti-fraud office said fraudsters continued to try to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis.

08/06/2022

No Comment

Volunteers of the new Ukrainian army train to defend their country

Dozens of army volunteers are being trained in Kyiv by specialist Ukrainian instructors to be combat-ready as the Russian invasion continues.

08/06/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | June 8th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

08/06/2022

Work

Proving Elon Musk wrong? This Italian company has no set office hours

Managers and employees at this marketing agency are perfectly happy with their flexible working arrangement.

08/06/2022

Republic of North Macedonia

Former North Macedonia Prime Minister given fifth prison sentence

Nikola Gruevski has been living in exile in Hungary since 2018 and was convicted of abuse of power in absentia.

08/06/2022

Real Economy

How the war in Ukraine is hitting Europe's economy

In partnership with The European Commission

As food and energy prices soar, what next for Europe’s economy? Real Economy speaks to a leading economist about the economic fallout caused by Russia's war with Ukraine and heads to Germany to visit an aerospace firm attempting to cope with supply chain disruption.

08/06/2022

Partner content

Managing hypergrowth: A conversation with SAP and HR scaleup Remote

Partner content presented by SAP

The Intelligent Enterprise vodcast series is a platform for leaders to candidly share their stories, challenges and successes about digital transformation and by doing so, help support the growing ecosystem of companies working toward Industry 4.0 or embarking on their digitisation strategy.

08/06/2022

Travel News

Paris airport cancels 100 flights as workers strike

Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport has cancelled more than 100 Thursday flights after workers announced industrial action.

08/06/2022

Europe News

Lavrov to Ukraine: De-mine your ports and we'll let grain exports out

There are 22 million tonnes of grain sitting in silos waiting to be shipped out of Ukraine.

08/06/2022

Spain

Spain has a huge market for prostitution. But for how much longer?

Medicos del Mundo estimates there are some 350,000 women in prostitution in Spain and 80% per cent of them are foreigners without legal papers.

08/06/2022

Europe News

Chaos erupts at EU Parliament as three key climate laws postponed

A vote on the Emissions Trading System caused an unexpected domino effect of rejections and delays.

08/06/2022

No Comment

Ukrainian parliament speaker addresses MEPs at the European Parliament

In his speech to MEPs on Wednesday, Ruslan Stefanchuk called on the EU to approve his country's membership application.

08/06/2022

Culture news

LGBTQ+ Ukrainians share their stories for mental health this Pride

These LGBTQ+ Ukrainians are speaking out - but why now?

08/06/2022

Earth News

Ukraine war has caused a fossil fuel ‘gold rush’, new report finds

Leading climate researchers have found that the world is investing in new oil and gas projects in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

08/06/2022

Work

EU sets mandatory 40% quota for women on company boards

Companies could be fined for failing to appoint enough women as board directors.

08/06/2022

Earth News

Is this the 'Chilean Chernobyl'? 75 people poisoned by sulphur dioxide

"We had a sulphur dioxide peak that exceeded five times the hourly norm," say authorities.

08/06/2022

Austria

Over 100 people on school trip airlifted to safety in Austrian Alps

Police say the group were stuck on a mountainous ridge and did not have the necessary equipment.

08/06/2022

Europe News

Bosnian film 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' wins European Parliament's film award

The film dramatises events of the Srebrenica massacre, during which Serbian troops sent Bosniak men and boys to death in July 1995.

08/06/2022

USA

Watch: Oscar-winning actor pleads for stricter US gun control laws

McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children died in a school shooting last month.

08/06/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. The 11 best European films on Netflix

These are the hottest European films on #Netflix right now. Do you agree?

08/06/2022

Culture news

Banksy's Bataclan mural was stolen, now the thieves are facing trial

As Paris tunes in to watch the trial of the surviving member of the terrorist cell responsible for the Bataclan attack, the thieves who stole Banksy's commemorative mural are also in the docks.

08/06/2022

Russia

Navalny loses appeal over being labelled an extremist and a terrorist

Navalny, Russia's highest profile critic of Vladimir Putin, was given a nine-year jail sentence earlier this year.

08/06/2022

Travel News

Italy airline strike: Easyjet, Ryanair and ITA cancellations multiply

Airlines have cancelled flights today as Italian airline workers stage a nationwide strike.

08/06/2022

Earth News

Spain cracks down on food waste with fines of up to €60,000

The ambitious draft bill aims to reduce the 1,300 tonnes of food wasted every year in Spain.

08/06/2022

Republic of North Macedonia

Summit looks to develop plan for mini Schengen zone in Western Balkans

It comes as countries in the region struggle to get the green light to join the European Union.

08/06/2022

Travel News

Why has this advert been banned from all UK airports?

UK airports have rejected an anti-leather advert on the grounds it might offend customers, animal activists claim.

08/06/2022