Europe

Green News

Is climate change fuelling Europe’s early, extreme wildfire season?

A ‘perfect storm’ of heatwaves, drought and poor forest management has burnt 232,000 hectares of European land so far this year, experts warn.

18/07/2025

Europe News

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia after Robert Fico lifts his veto

The breakthrough on Friday was made only possible after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to lift his veto.

18/07/2025

Tech News

European Data Union Strategy: Let’s not avoid the difficult questions

The EU’s Data Union Strategy aims to boost AI-friendly data use, streamline rules, and expand global data flows. But GDPR remains off the table. Unfair B2B data sharing, lack of incentives for public institutions need more attention.

18/07/2025

Markets

Bitcoin bubble? How much more is it expected to rise in 2025?

After the world’s most popular cryptocurrency recently reached a new record, it is expected to further increase in value, reaching levels beyond $160,000 in 2025.

18/07/2025

Europe News

EU takes rule of law battle to next level with budget proposal

According to the Commission's plan, all payments could be suspended under the new budget if it sees a rule of law backsliding. But getting the plan through will also require the approval of Hungary.

18/07/2025

Europe News

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding crash in Italy

Felix Baumgartner, the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died in a paragliding crash in Italy. He was 56.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Iceland to launch talks on security, defence partnership with EU

The agreement with the EU is independent of Iceland's NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the United States, public broadcaster RÚV said.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Ukraine to boost domestic weapons production, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine is keen to increase its domestic production as uncertainty grows about how many more weapons shipments Western countries can provide, and how quickly.

17/07/2025

Tech News

The Netherlands trials first self-driving bus on public roads

Starting on 1 August, a self-driving bus will be driving autonomously on public roads in Rotterdam for the first time.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Brussels boosts external action budget to tackle global issues

The EU proposed €200 billion for the 2028–2034 period to fight climate instability, migration and competition over resources, with a focus on reforms in Ukraine and the Mediterranean region.

17/07/2025

Europe in Motion

Poll: Do EU citizens back more defence spending?

European leaders seem to be failing to get the message across, as EU citizens rank defence only seventh out of 10 investment priorities.

17/07/2025

Tech News

Foreign defense companies can now test weapons in Ukraine

Ukrainian defense technology incubator Brave1 announced the ‘Test in Ukraine programme’ which would take prototypes from allied countries, test them in real time on the battlefield and supply detailed reports for improvements.

17/07/2025

Art

Robot Ai-Da unveils portrait of King Charles III at the United Nations

Ai-Da, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, used high-tech cameras in her eyes and a robotic arm to create a first-of-its-kind portrait of the British monarch.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Varna mayor's arrest sparks widespread protests in Bulgaria

The arrest of Varna's Mayor Blagomir Kotsev on embezzlement charges has sparked a series of protests in Bulgaria and across Europe, escalating into a diplomatic dispute with Germany.

17/07/2025

Green News

Ombudsman takes up complaint over polluting Italian steel mill

It follows a complaint from local campaigners, accusing the Commission of indifference to the plight of Taranto residents and the environment.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Germany and UK sign 'first of its kind' defence and migration treaty

UK and Germany signed a historic defence treaty on Thursday, ensuring mutual aid in attacks and targeting migrant smuggling. The pact also strengthens military and economic cooperation.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Teacher injured in stabbing at Dutch school, three suspects arrested

The 53-year-old was stabbed on Wednesday night as he tried to intervene in an argument between three men at a cultural centre in Alblasserdam, police said.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Ursula von der Leyen's new €2 trillion EU budget: Six key takeaways

From support to Ukraine to the merger of agriculture and cohesion funds, here are the six takeaways from von der Leyen's €2 trillion EU budget.

17/07/2025

Green News

Seawater temperatures in Portugal's Algarve reach record highs

Temperatures in the Algarve between June and July were on average 25.1°C, according to the Portuguese Maritime Authority.

17/07/2025

Ukraine

Russia strikes shopping centre in eastern Ukraine with 500-kg bomb

At least four people were killed and 27 were injured in the Russian attack on the town of Dobropillia in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, after Moscow forces struck a shopping centre here with a half-a-tonne aerial bomb.

17/07/2025

Green News

'Dirty fuel': Greenpeace protests fossil gas investment in Greece

Greenpeace said it wanted to highlight the country's unnecessary and wasteful investments in fossil gas.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Scottish man's body found in council toilet six days after death

48-year-old Julie Stephen said she believed her husband Sean's body had been lying in the toilet at Edinburgh City Chambers for almost a week.

17/07/2025

Europe News

UK to lower voting age to 16 in England and Northern Ireland

If passed, the proposed changes would bring the voting age to 16 across the whole of the UK and in line with Scotland and Wales, where 16-year-olds can already vote.

17/07/2025

Culture news

Festival fans arrive as Tomorrowland seeks solutions after stage fire

Tomorrowland festival organisers in Belgium say cancelling the event is "the last thing they want to do" and they expect to announce a solution on Thursday.

17/07/2025

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Swiss dairy cooperative marks 10th anniversary with emoji-faced cheese

Milchmanufaktur in Einsiedeln celebrates its 10th anniversary with Emutschli, an emoji-adorned cheese, merging digital culture and traditional cheesemaking.

17/07/2025

Health news

Healthy babies born in UK using DNA from three people

The births mark a milestone in reproductive science - and a potential lifeline for families with a history of mitochondrial disorders.

17/07/2025