Europe

The Europe Conversation

We believe in free trade, Iceland PM Frostadóttir says

In an interview with Euronews, Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir reaffirmed her commitment to free trade by rejecting counter-tariffs against the US, despite rising global trade tensions and concerns about spillover effects on Iceland’s relationship with the EU.

15/04/2025

Health news

Pfizer stops work on potential obesity pill over patient liver injury

Pfizer had intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, but called it quits after a patient in a clinical trial experienced a potentially drug-related liver injury.

15/04/2025

Nature

Millions tune in to 24-hour livestream of moose migrating in Sweden

In 2024, the production hit 9 million viewers on SVT Play, the streaming platform for Sweden's national broadcaster SVT.

15/04/2025

Europe News

France’s united front against Mercosur deal starts to show cracks

Amid mounting pressure from the trade tensions sparked by the United States, some in France are beginning to see merit in the EU-Mercosur agreement, viewing it as a strategic response to growing economic uncertainty.

15/04/2025

Health news

Agency flags risks to nuclear medicines from dependency on Russia, US

Raw material dependency and transport bottlenecks, not just production capacity, are the key challenges facing the EU's radiopharmaceutical sector, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

15/04/2025

Markets

European markets open higher on hopes of Trump tariff exemptions

European markets opened higher after US President Donald Trump hinted at potential auto tariff relief, despite the push ahead with probes into pharma products and semiconductors.

15/04/2025

Europe News

Is Friedrich Merz more popular in Brussels than in Berlin?

Last week Germany's conservative CDU party and its social-democrat counterpart agreed on a coalition deal, but how does it look at home and in Brussels?

15/04/2025

Climate

'Pain’ of climate change was clear in Europe last year, experts say

Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages.

15/04/2025

Europe News

Ukrainians mourn victims of Russian attack on Sumy

At least 35 people were killed in the strikes which hit the centre of Sumy, a city about 30 kilometres from Ukraine's border with Russia.

15/04/2025

Europe News

EU announces €1.6bln financial aid package for Palestinian Authority

More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop.

14/04/2025

Hungary

Hungary passes amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events

The amendment declares that children's rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peaceful assembly.

14/04/2025

Culture news

Antoni Gaudí, 'God's architect', to be beatified towards sainthood

Pope Francis has approved the decree recognising the "heroic virtues" of Antoni Gaudí, known as the "architect of God" for his work on the design of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

14/04/2025

Culture news

Peru and literary world mourns death of 'scribe' Mario Vargas Llosa

The world of literature is mourning the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner. He was 89. The author of 'The Feast of the goats' leaves behind an indelible legacy. With sadness and admiration, fans and friends have described him as an 'eternal scribe.'

14/04/2025

Europe News

Two bodies found on Greek island after suspected migrant boat sinking

Officials said there were no reports of any missing people, nor any immediate information on the migrants' nationalities or how their boat had sunk.

14/04/2025

Europe News

EU secures 'two-thirds' of €5 billion ammunition goal for Ukraine

"If you want the killing to stop, you should put the pressure on Russia, which actually does the killing," Kaja Kallas has said.

14/04/2025

Europe News

Former UK Tory MP charged with cheating in election betting scandal

Craig Williams was one of 15 people charged by the Gambling Commission on Monday over bets placed on the date of the UK's 2024 general election.

14/04/2025

Europe News

Cyprus sentences Syrian man for bringing migrants on overloaded boat

According to the ruling, the Syrian man, himself a migrant, received training on how to operate the boat and was in radio contact with another trafficker who instructed him on the route.

14/04/2025

Europe News

At least nine people injured in Odesa in overnight Russian attacks

The development came shortly after two Russian missiles killed at least 34 civilians in the Ukrainian city of Sumy.

14/04/2025

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More than 20 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian city of Sumy

Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 am local time as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials.

14/04/2025

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Germany's Sorbian minority prepares traditional Easter eggs

Modern-day Sorbs are descended from Slavic tribes in Central and Eastern Europe who settled in Germany some 1,500 years ago.

14/04/2025

Culture news

TV reboot of Harry Potter announces first cast members

A lot of guessing and speculation can be put to rest, as HBO has made its first official casting announcement for some of the wizarding world...

14/04/2025

Europe in Motion

Which European countries are draining their freshwater resources?

Scientists fear another catastrophic summer for crops as drought conditions worsen in Europe.

14/04/2025

Earth News

Why is less than 10% of the world’s plastic being recycled?

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

14/04/2025

Germany

German parliament set to elect Merz as chancellor on 6 May

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck a coalition deal.

14/04/2025

Travel News

Could your face and phone replace your boarding pass at airports?

Several airports and airlines are already testing biometric boarding and paper-free check-in procedures.

14/04/2025

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A bird's eye view of some of Warsaw's architectural highlights

Kolejkowo Warsaw is a living city on a scale of 1:25. The Warsaw Towers exhibition, covering 1,000 square metres, allows visitors to discover the Polish capital from a new perspective.

14/04/2025