Ukraine Kyiv terror plot foiled, says Ukrainian security service Ukraine’s security service said it has foiled a terrorist plot to cause mass casualties in its capital Kyiv. The country’s counter intelligence 20/12/2014
Turkey Turkey issues arrest warrant against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Gulen, a one-time ally of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip 19/12/2014
Vatican Vatican Christmas tree lights switched on in St Peter's Square There is less than a week until Christmas and the Vatican has switched on the lights on its tree in St. Peter’s Square. The governor of Vatican City 19/12/2014
Culture news 2014: our favourite albums off the beaten track 2014 gave us some great music. We saw the comeback of iconic musicians such as The Pixies and Pink Floyd, as well as new releases by popular 19/12/2014
Sport Former France defender Abidal retires Former France international Eric Abidal has announced his retirement from football citing personal reasons. The 35-year-old former Lyon and Barcelona 19/12/2014
Cinema Best Films of 2014 - meet five contenders Among the best films of 2014 are some great European and independent productions. Most of them are candidates for the best foreign picture Oscar. Out 19/12/2014
World Who is the EU's worst at spending Brussels’ billions? EU co-founders Italy and three eastern European countries are among the worst at spending billions of infrastructure funds from Brussels, it can be 19/12/2014
Spain Unemployed Spanish man drives car into ruling party's headquarters An unemployed Spanish man has been arrested after driving a car carrying gas cylinders into the headquarters of the ruling Popular Party in Madrid 19/12/2014
Sport Nyman celebrates Val Gardena hat-trick Steven Nyman celebrated his third career World Cup victory on Friday at the same venue as his previous two triumphs. The American three-time Olympian 19/12/2014
World Euronews’ 2014 animal highlights Playful cats, cute lion cubs and majestic white rhinos make up some of euronews’ pick of top critters from 2014. We start our journey with some 19/12/2014
Italy Assets worth 100 million euros seized in big anti-mafia case There has been a dramatic development in an anti-mafia case in Italy. Financial police say they have seized assets worth more than 100 million euros 19/12/2014
Turkey Turkey issues arrest warrant against cleric self-exiled in US A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for a US-based cleric accused by the Turkish President of trying to overthrow him. Fethullah Gulen has 19/12/2014
Russia Opposition activist in Russia faces 10-year sentence Prosecutors in Russia are calling for a 10-year jail term against opposition activist Alexei Navalny, in a fraud case dismissed by his supporters as 19/12/2014
Switzerland FIFA to publish full Michael Garcia corruption report FIFA has decided to release the World Cup bidding corruption report in full after the Executive Committee voted unanimously to make the document 19/12/2014
World 2015: the prospective movers and shakers of the year A few of them have been making headlines for some time now. Others only hit Europe’s political scene in 2014. All of them are expected to have a say 19/12/2014
United Kingdom UK 2015: is UKIP poised to shake up the political system? Euroscepticism looks set to be a key motivator in the United Kingdom, which will hold general elections in May 2015, most probably on the 7th. Like 19/12/2014
Sweden Sweden 2015: immigration concerns fuel a shift to the right Its name has so far largely been synonymous with tranquil, serene Scandinavian politics. Not anymore! For the first time in almost 60 years, Sweden 19/12/2014
Spain Spain 2015: Can 'Podemos' end mainstream parties' duopoly? At the southernmost tip of the EU, the sunny shores of Spain could be hit by a strong anti-establishment wave generated by the country’s enduring 19/12/2014
Greece Greece 2015: austerity pain leaves the Left a golden chance Greece could return to the centre of the European crisis in 2015 if the Greek parliament fails to elect the country’s president. Such a scenario 19/12/2014
France France 2015: the rise and rise of nationalist voter sentiment French voters will head to the polls on March 22 and 29, 2015 for elections to renew the local councils. Although not so appealing to the voters as 19/12/2014
Europe News euronews discusses Russia with Latvian PM after EU summit ends Just after this years final EU summit wrapped up, euronews spoke with Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of Latvia, the country that will hold the 19/12/2014
world news EU ruling opens door for obesity sufferers to claim disabled status at work In a landmark decision Europe’s top court has ruled that obese people can be considered as disabled. The ruling has implications for employers, who 19/12/2014
Russia Business Review 2014 Part 3/4: 'Naked' Russia beset by sanctions, oil and rouble trouble A difficult year for Russia’s economy including sanctions over the annexation of Crimea, which cut off top state-run companies and banks from Western 19/12/2014
Europe News Protesters surround EU buildings as anti-TTIP anger voiced in Brussels A protest has shut down much of central Brussels. Its initial intent was to overshadow the last day of the EU’s summit in the Belgium capital, but 19/12/2014
Unreported Europe Welcome to Germany? The social network response to Syrian refugee surge The war in Syria and other conflicts have caused a surge in the number of people seeking asylum in the European Union. At around half a million, the 19/12/2014
World Poll for Europe 2014 was also marked by a major poll for millions of Europeans. In May, voters in the 28 member states voted for their new representatives in the 19/12/2014