Belgium Belgium's parliament and universities hit by cyber attack Belnet said 200 of their customers were affected, including universities, public administrations, and research institutes. 05/05/2021
Switzerland Switzerland arrests 12 people for speeding around Zurich at 300km/h Prosecutors say the group had held "various illegal races" and reached speeds of up to 200 km/h near built-up areas. 05/05/2021
Italy Mass arrests of suspected mafia members announced in Italy and Germany More than 800 police and tax officers were involved in the fresh raids in Italy and Germany, which saw millions of euros' worth of assets seized and 31 people arrested in connection with 'ndrangheta drug operations. 05/05/2021
Germany Islamic aid group banned in Germany over 'terror financing' Police searched 10 offices of Islamist aid group Ansaar International on Wednesday as the group was banned by the German Interior Ministry for allegedly funding terror overseas 05/05/2021
Europe Manchester City beat PSG to reach first-ever Champions League final France's finest were no match for England's champions in waiting as tempers fray in Manchester. 04/05/2021
Europe Italy, Malta & Libya slow to react to deadly shipwreck, analysis finds An analysis of logs and emails show that Italian, Maltese and Libyan authorities responded slowly, insufficiently, or not at all to migrants' pleas for help at sea in a deadly April shipwreck. 04/05/2021
brussels bureau EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China The future of the agreement had already been thrown into doubt after Beijing imposed sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament. 04/05/2021
Iran Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after suspected fall from building The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said. 04/05/2021
World COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity? The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks. 04/05/2021
Italy José Mourinho to coach AS Roma next season The club said it is "thrilled and delighted" that an agreement was reached for Mourinho to become head coach. 04/05/2021
World First EU-funded COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the Balkans Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots. 04/05/2021
France Marine Le Pen acquitted in trial over posting images of IS atrocities Le Pen's lawyer hailed the ruling as a victory as the far-right leader prepares to run for president in 2022. 04/05/2021
Europe Europe's 'stop-and-go' COVID strategies 'likely led to more deaths' Five countries that opted for COVID elimination policies had fewer deaths and better economic recovery, a new study revealed. 04/05/2021
Germany German police arrest man suspected of neo-Nazi hate mail campaign The letters were allegedly signed with the acronym of a far-right extremist group that was responsible for a string of violent crimes in Germany between 1998 and 2011. 04/05/2021
Albania Albanian government seeks to impeach President Ilir Meta Lawmakers from Albania's government have accused the country's President of violating the constitution during last month's election. 04/05/2021
Europe Sea Watch 4: Rescue ship carrying 455 migrants docks in Sicily A rescue vessel with hundreds of migrants aboard has disembarked at the Italian port of Trapani. 04/05/2021
brussels bureau EMA begins review of Pfizer COVID jab for teens as US set to OK it The US is expected to back the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12 to 15 within a week. Europe's watchdog launched its review on Monday with a decision expected in June. 04/05/2021
World Russia, Myanmar, Iran and COVID on agenda as G7 foreign ministers meet Foreign ministers from G7 countries are meeting to discuss a range of pressing international issues including Russia, China and climate change. 03/05/2021
brussels bureau Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe's endangered journalists "There is nothing in our European rules recognising the special role of the media as one of the pillars of democracy." 03/05/2021
brussels bureau How one airline is ensuring its pilots & planes are safe to fly again Bringing dormant planes out of storage and making them airworthy requires a significant amount of work. Pilots need to keep up their air miles in order to be able to fly, too. 03/05/2021
