Europe

Markets

Challenges facing European markets set to persist through 2025

Europe will continue facing challenges in 2025 amid domestic political uncertainties and global events, such as Trump's tariffs threats and China's slowdown. These factors are likely to continue weighing on market performance, particularly in the car manufacturing and banking sectors.

30/12/2024

Destinations

Skiing and high-altitude street art? A winter escape in Crans-Montana

Crans-Montana not only sparks art appreciation in skiers - it’s drawing visitors to the Swiss resort year-round.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Exit polls show victory for Croatia's incumbent president Milanović

A poll by Ipsos shows Milanović leading with over 50% of the vote, with his main challenger Dragan Primorac, trailing far behind with 22%.

29/12/2024

Russia

Russian man allegedly linked to gay travel agency found dead

A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in custody in Moscow, rights group OVD-Info reported on Sunday.

29/12/2024

Europe News

Pope Francis prays for South Korean plane crash victims

Pope Francis expressed condolences on Sunday to the families of victims of a tragic plane crash in South Korea in which 179 people died.

29/12/2024

Tech News

Where do countries in Europe stand on banning smartphones in school?

There’s an ongoing debate in some countries about restricting smartphones for children and teenagers, with some introducing measures to get phones out of school.

29/12/2024

Sweden

Sweden's opposition wants NATO article invoked after cable break

Sweden's opposition Social Democrat party has urged the government to invoke a NATO article that would force a special meeting of the alliance.

29/12/2024

Health news

Belgium will be first EU state to ban the sale of vapes

Belgium will ban the sale of disposable vapes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a ground-breaking move for the EU.

29/12/2024

Georgia

Georgia's president agrees to vacate residence - but not her office

Salome Zourabichvili said on Sunday that she will vacate her official residence in Tbilisi, but declared she was still the legitimate president.

29/12/2024

France

At least three migrants drown trying to reach UK from France

At least three migrants died early on Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK from northern France, authorities said.

29/12/2024

Croatia

Will Croatia’s Trump-like president get re-elected on Sunday?

President Zoran Milanovic, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for re-election.

29/12/2024

Culture news

By royal appointment: New English entries in 2024 Spanish dictionary

Spoiler, granularity and wasabi are among the new foreign terms chosen by Spanish academics to join the new words in the Diccionario de la Lengua Española.

29/12/2024

Economy

Resisting retirement? Why some people want to keep working

Efforts to raise pension ages have faced political backlash in Europe, despite economic arguments in their favour. One key question for governments: Why would people choose to work for longer?

29/12/2024

Europe News

Belarus pardons 20 prisoners as Lukashenko seeks seventh term

Most were jailed following mass anti-government protests in 2020, when Lukashenko secured his sixth term in a vote widely condemned as fraudulent.

29/12/2024

Europe News

Finland moves ship suspected of Estlink-2 cable damage to port

The Helsinki police department say the vessel, which was boarded on Thursday, was moved to inner anchorage near Porvoo as a better place to carry out an investigation.

29/12/2024

Europe News

Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in 'Die Welt' op-ed

Elon Musk published a controversial guest opinion piece supporting the far-right AfD for the prominent Welt am Sonntag newspaper, prompting the commentary editor to resign.

28/12/2024

Russia

Russia says it will stop supplying Moldova with gas next week

Gazprom said Moldovagaz “regularly fails to fulfill its payment obligations under the existing contract, which is a significant breach of its terms.”

28/12/2024

Travel News

Fog disrupts Dutch, British and Polish airports on a busy holiday week

Passengers faced continued disruptions throughout Friday and Saturday due to thick fog that caused flight delays and cancellations.

28/12/2024

Green News

UK zoo breeds and releases endangered snail onto Atlantic island

Two species of tiny Desertas Islands snails have been bred at the UK’s Chester Zoo and released back into the wild onto one of Portugal's islands.

28/12/2024

Georgia

Georgia's President Salomé Zourabichvili defiantly joins protesters

The president says she won't step down on Monday, when the newly elected president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, is due to take over.

28/12/2024

Italy

Italian newspaper urges Iran to free journalist held in notorious jail

Cecilia Sala, who works for Il Foglio, was arrested in Tehran before Christmas while on a reporting trip and is now being held in Evin prison.

28/12/2024

Art

Read the new print magazine dedicated to AI-generated art

The German-founded biannual publication showcases groundbreaking AI art and explores the fusion of human and machine creativity.

28/12/2024

Russia

Ukraine risks losing the battle for Russia's Kursk region

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralised in the battle for Russia's Kursk region.

28/12/2024

Markets

Which European stocks have historically rallied in January?

While January has not historically been a blockbuster month for European equity indexes, some individual equities offer compelling opportunities for investors paying attention to seasonal trends.

28/12/2024

Europe News

US expected to announce $1.25bln military aid package for Ukraine

The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defence system.

28/12/2024

Europe News

Poland plans to take Hungary to ECJ over political asylum case

Hungary has granted political asylum to a Polish opposition politician wanted on suspicion of corruption, an act that triggered a diplomatic spat between the two nations.

27/12/2024