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UNHCR tries to help millions of Ukrainian refugees stay close to home

Russia recently intensified a series of long-range Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, which often also include ballistic and cruise missiles as well as powerful glide bombs.

12/07/2025

Brussels, My Love?

US continues arms deliveries to Ukraine - for how long?

In this edition of our weekly talk show, panellists discussed the situation in Ukraine, Moldova's desire to fast-track EU accession and the future role of women in the military.

12/07/2025

Business

UK alcohol duty: Is it killing European wine producers?

The UK changed the way it taxes wine in February, five months on, as one of the biggest importers in the world, how is that affecting the industry in Europe?

12/07/2025

Europe News

EU's population hits record 450 million, new Eurostat data says

The EU has recorded more deaths than births annually since 2012, which means migration is the only driver of population growth.

11/07/2025

Europe News

Portugal’s parliament votes to reclassify rape as public crime

Several Socialist Party (PS) MPs voted in favour of the reclassification, despite their party's official abstention on some proposals.

11/07/2025

Tech News

Turkey investigates Spotify over 'insensitive' playlist names

Turkey has launched an investigation into Spotify following a social media backlash over playlist names deemed politically or religiously 'insensitive'.

11/07/2025

Earth News

Landmark ruling says Spanish pig farm pollution breaches human rights

The community looks forward to its reservoir becoming ‘a place of life again’, where residents can walk, swim and drink without fear.

11/07/2025

Europe News

EU vows to protect Ukrainian culture as Russia targets over 500 sites

Moscow has destroyed or damaged more than 500 cultural sites in Ukraine, according to UNESCO. The EU has allocated an additional €2 million to support the cultural sector.

11/07/2025

Europe News

Ukraine to receive Patriot air defence systems via NATO, Trump says

Speaking in Rome, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Germany would pay for two of the systems while Norway has agreed to supply one.

11/07/2025

Destinations

Why is Croatia encouraging travellers to find their ‘pomalo’?

The term ‘pomalo’ originates from the Dalmatian coast, and is very on trend at the moment.

11/07/2025

Europe in Motion

How have cuts to humanitarian aid impacted the sector?

The humanitarian aid sector is reliant on a relatively small number of large donor, rendering it vulnerable to shocks.

11/07/2025

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Dance of the Dwarves returns to La Palma after a decade

After a ten-year absence, La Palma’s iconic Dance of the Dwarves returned this week as part of the Bajada de la Virgen de Las Nieves festival.

11/07/2025

Greece

Greece approves suspension of asylum claims for migrant sea arrivals

The suspension passed by a vote of 177-74 despite fierce opposition from left-wing parties, which unsuccessfully challenged the amendment as unconstitutional.

11/07/2025

Culture Series

Remembering genocide in Srebrenica through the lens of Kristian Skeie

Photographer Kristian Skeie’s ongoing project documents life in the aftermath of the genocide in Srebrenica, capturing the quiet resilience of survivors and the enduring scars of Europe’s worst atrocity since WWII.

11/07/2025

Travel News

Welsh tourist tax to launch in 2027 to keep native language alive

The new fee will help to fund the government’s aim to have a million Welsh speakers by 2050.

11/07/2025

Europe News

Bulgaria ends fruitless search for dangerous and elusive black panther

Authorities in Bulgaria have ended the active search for a suspected black panther in the Shumen Plateau after finding no concrete evidence of the animal's presence, but will continue to monitor for further clues.

11/07/2025

Tech News

Meta to pay $1 million to bolster UK government’s AI workforce

One of the world’s biggest tech and artificial intelligence (AI) companies will front a $1 million (€854,000) grant for the UK government to develop new technologies.

11/07/2025

Europe News

Exclusive: Israel and Palestine both to attend key Brussels meeting

The ministers of Israel and Palestine will be in the same room in Brussels a day before the bloc discusses options in response to Israel’s breach of its partnership Agreement with Tel Aviv.

11/07/2025

Europe News

Witnesses say Diogo Jota was not speeding before deadly crash

Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva died when the car they were travelling in crashed and burst into flames on the A52 highway in the early hours of 3 July.

11/07/2025

Europe News

EU’s ‘reluctance’ to act over Israel criticised by former ambassadors

The letter, signed by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North Africa, calls on the EU to suspend its trade agreement with Israel over military actions in Gaza, illegal occupation of the West Bank, and human rights abuses against Palestinians.

11/07/2025

Europe News

Swedish migration minister 'horrified' by teenage son's far-right ties

Sweden’s Migration Minister Johan Forssell has revealed that his teenage son was involved with far-right extremist groups, following a tip-off from the Swedish security service, Säpo.

11/07/2025

Europe News

UK and France launch pilot scheme to further deter Channel crossings

France will accept the returned migrants in exchange for the UK taking in an equal number of asylum seekers who have family ties in Britain, the leaders of the two countries announced on Thursday.

11/07/2025

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Graves prepared for Srebrenica victims 30 years after massacre

Fresh graves were dug in Srebrenica for seven recently identified victims of the 1995 massacre, Europe’s only genocide recognised by the UN since World War II, nearly 30 years after their deaths.

11/07/2025

Culture news

Can-can celebrations as iconic Moulin Rouge windmills turn again

Traffic was blocked in Paris' famous Montmarte district as dancers from the legendary Moulin Rouge performed outside the venue to celebrate the wheels turning again on its iconic windmill, more than a year after it accidentally dropped to the ground.

11/07/2025

Nutrition

Four ways to make healthy snacks a habit at work

Reaching for crisps or your fourth cup of coffee doesn’t have to be inevitable.

11/07/2025

Economy

UK economy contracts again in May despite government growth push

A modest 0.1% expansion was expected, although tariffs and tax increases continue to hamper growth.

11/07/2025