Europe

Economy

Global housing outlook: prices are expected to rise in 2025

Construction cannot keep up with the booming demand in most countries pushing prices up almost everywhere except for China and France.

31/12/2024

World News

Countdown to 2025: Cities ready to ring in the New Year

Cities worldwide are gearing up for New Year celebrations, from fireworks in Rio and Sydney to cultural traditions in Asia.

31/12/2024

Culture news

Viral hippos and lookalike competitions: The Big Culture Quiz of 2024

Pop (culture) quiz time!

31/12/2024

Health news

New ban on tobacco products in Latvia sees scramble to find loopholes

Starting in January, various restrictions will affect tobacco sellers and consumers in the Baltic country.

31/12/2024

Culture news

Conservation project preserves Ireland’s oldest paper documents

Experts have started the painstaking restoration of a 650-year-old ecclesiastical register, one of the island’s most important medieval texts, as part of a project to preserve and digitise Ireland’s historical archives.

31/12/2024

Travel News

Meet the locals trying to stop overtourism in Europe

Tourism in Europe’s hotspots continues to rise, but after protests in 2024, what can we expect for the coming year?

31/12/2024

Italy

Rome sets up two large tents to shelter the homeless this winter

Authorities in Rome have only erected two of the four large tents they'd promised to provide around 250 camp beds for the homeless this winter.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Austria boosts security ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Vienna

After the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg in Germany, authorities in Austria are boosting security at Vienna's New Year's Eve Trail.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Euronews staff tell us how New Year is celebrated in their countries

From Spain's grape-eating tradition to Italy's lucky red underwear, Euronews staff share how they like to see the new year in.

30/12/2024

Mobility

Does frequently fast charging your EV damage its battery?

Degrading batteries through frequent fast charging is a concern for new EV owners but there are a lot of factors that determine if it's bad for the battery or not.

30/12/2024

Belarus

Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown tightens

'The harsh sentence is intended to intimidate and silence hundreds of other priests ahead of January's presidential election,' human rights activist Pavel Sapelka said.

30/12/2024

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In Belgrade, hundreds of Santas on motorbikes in honour of children

The Santa motorbikers gathered outside the Municipal Assembly in Serbia's capital on Saturday, before heading to a home for disabled children.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal negotiated by the United Arab Emirates.

30/12/2024

Travel News

UK travellers can expect weather chaos over New Year

The brew of bad weather has caused all outdoor events of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations to be cancelled.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Serbian court sentences parents of teenage school shooter

The boy’s father received 14 years and six months in prison for child neglect and endangering public safety, while his mother was sentenced to three years for neglect.

30/12/2024

Europe in Motion

Overworked: Which Europeans have the longest working week?

EU citizens work an average of 36 hours a week, but the rate is much higher in some countries.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against guilty verdict

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband invited dozens of other men to rape her while she was unconscious and kept recordings of his and their actions.

30/12/2024

Belgium

Europe pays tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter

Carter's passing has been met with sorrow across Europe, where leaders have paid tribute to his legacy as an ally and advocate for peace, democracy, and human rights.

30/12/2024

France

Mayotte: French PM says 'rumours of thousands of deaths are unfounded'

Newly appointed prime minister Francois Bayou promises to rebuild the cyclone-devastated French Indian ocean territory in two years.

30/12/2024

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Ukrainians sing carols, give performances, spread festive spirit in areas once occupied by Russia

In Ukraine, volunteers in handmade costumes performed traditional vertep, a form of Christmas theatre, in areas once occupied by Russian forces. In the Chernihiv region, Volodymyr Chapel led a group visiting homes and markets in Kyselivka.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Finnish probe says Russian-linked ship tied to Baltic Sea cable damage

The vessel, part of Russia’s shadow fleet of ageing tankers used to evade sanctions, faces charges including aggravated vandalism and interference with telecommunications.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence upcoming election

The tech billionaire and close Trump ally has sent shockwaves through German politics by publicly endorsing the far-right Alternative to Germany party weeks before snap federal elections.

30/12/2024

Tech News

Time's running out on AI standardisation process, Dutch watchdog warns

The pace needs to pick up on the process of standardisation, the watchdog warns, as the provisions of the EU’s AI Act will soon start to apply.

30/12/2024

Markets

French stocks heading for worst annual run in years

French stock indices like the CAC 40 have suffered this year, dragged down by a slow down in the luxury sector, as well as increasing fears about France’s political stability.

30/12/2024

Economy

Turkish economic prospects show signs of improvement in December

The Turkish economic confidence figures for this month pointed towards a brightening outlook for the country's economy, boosted mainly by a growth in confidence among retailers and service providers.

30/12/2024

EuroVerify

False map shows Germany surrounded by nuclear power plants

Some of Germany's neighbours do have operable nuclear plants, but they don't line the borders as the map suggests.

30/12/2024