This will impact your life Europe Day: What is it and what does it represent? The commemorative day honours the moment that is today considered the genesis of European integration. 09/05/2022
Europe News Maastricht Treaty at 30: Unanswered questions come back to the fore The treaty that established the European Union also laid the ground for strict fiscal rules that are today the target of intense criticism. 07/02/2022
Smart Regions The European project promoting the legacy of an almost forgotten ethnic group An interregional European project called NemoNet is making sure that a lost ethnic group in western Slovakia will not be forgotten by preserving and promoting their legacy and traditions. 27/09/2021
Germany Berlin museum centering on Germans expelled after WWII opens The project centers on the millions of Germans who fled from advancing Soviet forces or were kicked out of parts of eastern and central Europe as Germany's borders were moved westward after the war. 21/06/2021
world news Founding father of EU Schuman moves ahead on sainthood path Robert Schuman, an architect of European integration, has moved ahead on the Catholic church's path toward possible sainthood, the Vatican said. 19/06/2021
United Kingdom Historical items worth over €1.1 million stolen from Arundel Castle Gold Rosary Beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots at her execution in 1587 are among the items stolen. 24/05/2021
United Kingdom Oxford University to keep statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes Oriel College said removing the statue of Cecil Rhodes, one of the architects of segregation in southern Africa, would be too costly. 20/05/2021
world news Why does Europe Day matter and how can you take part in it? From a debate on the future of Europe to online concerts with top European bands: there are many ways to observe Europe Day this Sunday. 09/05/2021
Germany Germany to return Benin Bronzes looted during colonial era Germany’s minister for culture, Monika Gruetters, said the Benin Bronzes were a key test for the way the country deals with its colonial past. 30/04/2021
Smart Regions Unearthing the little-known ancient theatres of Greece's Epirus region Greece's Epirus region hosts 5 of the country's most important ancient theatres. Some famous, but others little-known. Could this EU project unearth these architectural treasures and put them centre stage once again? 12/04/2021
France Bronze Age stone slab believed to be oldest 3D map in Europe The Saint-Bélec slab was first unearthed in Brittany in 1900 but spent the last century in the cellars of the Musée d'Archeologie Nationale in Saint Germain en Laye. 07/04/2021
Austria Mexico's first lady bids to retrieve Aztec king's headdress in Austria Even Mexico's president admitted it was an impossible mission. 14/10/2020
Germany 'A defining moment': Germany marks 30th anniversary of reunification East Germany joined the western federal republic on October 3, 1990, following the collapse of the Soviet regime less than a year before. 03/10/2020
Belgium Heart of Belgian mayor found entombed in fountain Pierre David was Verviers's first-ever mayor after Belgium became independent in 1830. The century-old urban legend that his heart was buried in a fountain was last month revealed to be real. 02/09/2020
United Kingdom Today is St George's Day. But who was England's patron saint? Celebrations for St George's Day are low key in a normal year. They are inevitably even quieter during a coronavirus lockdown. 23/04/2020
Europe News Scratching music onto X-rays like bootleggers in Soviet Russia A couple of music enthusiasts have been reviving a technique for scratching music onto X-rays. It was a method used in the Soviet Union to listen to music like jazz and rock and roll which was banned by the government. 03/02/2020
France Iconic Orient Express showcased in Lyon for European Heritage Days Josephine Baker, Mata Hari, and the Belgian king were a few of the celebrities that travelled on the luxury train. 21/09/2019
Spain Watch: Take a ride through history at Spain's newest theme park Forget rollercoasters, the Spanish Reconquista is the big draw at this theme park 03/09/2019
United Kingdom Will a no-deal Brexit threaten peace in Northern Ireland? It's 50 years since a three-decade-long sectarian conflict was sparked in Northern Ireland, which killed around 3,600 people. 14/08/2019
United Kingdom Rochester Cathedral turns medieval nave into mini-golf course The "play and pray" initiative is aimed at attracting a younger audience. 02/08/2019
Russia Remains thought to be Napoleon's general found in Russia General Charles-Etienne Gudin was killed on the battlefield in 1812 during the French Emperor's doomed invasion of Russia. 10/07/2019
Europe News Ukraine conflict: in the eyes of a student "Everyday we lose some citizens of our country; so we cannot forget it." 19/09/2018
no comment RAF marks centenary with spectacular flying display Almost 100 planes from Royal Air Force history assembled in the skies over London on Tuesday to mark their 100 years in service. 10/07/2018
Europe News European 'history house' opens this weekend It was meant to have been open in 2014, but now the House of European History finally opens its doors to the public this weekend. 04/05/2017
Europe News EU leaders mark 60th anniversary of founding treaty EU leaders have joined together in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding treaty of the bloc. 25/03/2017
Unreported Europe Greece draws battle lines over war reparations from Germany The village of Distomo has long been a symbol of Greek suffering during the World War II Nazi occupation and also of war reparations Athens says Berlin has never paid. 08/05/2015
