brussels bureau EU fears backstop letter will not be enough to convince parliament British Prime Minister Theresa May raised questions over whether the Irish backstop would be used by the European Union in a January 14 letter to EU leaders.
state of the union State of the Union: Poland taken to court, EU looks to Egypt In this edition of State of the Union: Brussels takes Poland to the EU’s top court over controversial judicial reforms; the EU looks to Egypt to help
Smart Regions In Naples, students look to the future in the world’s oldest public university The Federico II University in Naples is the world’s oldest public university. It also hosts the Developer Academy where students learn to develop apps for iphones.
France 13/01/2019 French media denounce 'yellow vest' attacks on journalists Journalists from various media organisations were attacked in the ninth weekend of yellow vest protests.
Germany 13/01/2019 Germany's far-right AfD will campaign 'Dexit if EU won't meet demands Germany's far-right AfD party says it will campaign on an EU exit if Brussels doesn't meet demands
Austria 13/01/2019 Three German skiers killed in Austria avalanche Three German skiers were found dead on Sunday and a fourth is missing after an avalanche struck an Austrian ski resort.
United Kingdom 13/01/2019 Theresa May warns 'no' vote would undermine trust in democracy ahead of key vote May warns 'no' vote would undermine trust democracy
Greece 13/01/2019 Greece's Tsipras calls confidence vote after coalition partner quits Panos Kammenos's Independent Greeks party objects to a deal reached with neighbouring FYR Macedonia over a long-standing name dispute.
Bolivia 13/01/2019 Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti to be extradited to Italy after arrest in Bolivia Italian President Guiseppe Conte said a plane is on its way to Bolivia bring back Battisti to Italy where "jails" are waiting for him to "atone."
Bulgaria 12/01/2019 Plovdiv Bulgaria inaugurated as 2019 European culture capital Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019.
France 12/01/2019 Thousands flood French streets in ninth week of 'gilets jaunes' protests Paris was not the only city where protestors were met with aggressive pushback. The movement's leadership is seeking new arenas and new momentum for its weekly demonstrations
France 11/01/2019 'Gilets jaunes': 80,000 police officers deployed for 'Act 9' on Saturday The number matches those deployed at the height of the movement in mid-December.
Raw Politics 11/01/2019 Raw Politics: a look back at this week's best bits Here's a roundup of the best stories from Raw Politics this week.
FYR Macedonia 11/01/2019 Greece-FYR Macedonia dispute: MPs back historic name change to Republic of North Macedonia MPs have made history in FYR Macedonia today.
Germany 11/01/2019 Footage of violent attack on far-right politician published by German police Bremen police have published a video showing the moment the far-right AFD politician was attacked.
Poland 11/01/2019 Huawei sacks employee arrested on spying charges in Poland Poland arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a Polish national on charges of spying on Friday, amid increasing criticism of the telecoms equipment maker.
Azerbaijan 11/01/2019 Journalist blackmailed over spy-camera sex tape wins court case against Azerbaijan Khadija Ismayilova was filmed by hidden cameras in her own apartment after working on Panama-leaks story about ruling family.
View 11/01/2019 Is a ‘no deal’ Brexit exactly what the UK needs? | View A 'no deal' outcome to Brexit may be disastrous for the UK but it may be necessary to put its current divisions to bed.
Germany 11/01/2019 German courts evacuated due to bomb threats Police say a court in Potsdam has been evacuated due to bomb threats.
