Lauren Chadwick

France

Pecresse and Ciotti vie for French right-wing presidential nomination

France’s main right-wing political party, the Républicains, picked two candidates to advance to a second-round as party members pick their presidential candidate.

2 December 2021

France

French right-wing party to choose candidate for presidential election

Five candidates are vying to become the presidential candidate for France's Les Républicains party.

1 December 2021

France

France's left should unite to win presidency, say activists

All three major left-leaning candidates are polling below 8 per cent and with two far-right candidates likely to throw their hat into the race, activists are calling for the left to unite.

25 November 2021

France

France pushes booster vaccines and makes masks mandatory

From 15 January, booster vaccines will be required for health passes to be valid.

25 November 2021

Germany

Six key takeaways from Germany's new coalition deal

Here's how Germany's likely new coalition could change the country.

24 November 2021

United Kingdom

COP26 takeaways: Some progress in climate pact but much more needed

While the COP26 climate pact has shown some progress, countries are not yet on the path to reducing warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

14 November 2021

World News

Europe and Central Asia 'could see 500k COVID deaths by February 1'

Europe and Central Asia are once again at the "epicentre" of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a possible 500,000 additional deaths before February 1.

4 November 2021

World News

'Intentional deceit': French ambassador slams Canberra over AUKUS deal

France's ambassador blasted Australia for scrapping a submarine deal in favour of an AUKUS pact.

3 November 2021

Bulgaria

Bulgarian presidential candidate charged after attacking LGBT+ centre

"All I ever aimed for was creating safer spaces for our community," said a victim of the violence. "Yesterday my biggest fear came true: our community centre was destroyed and I got punched in the face."

2 November 2021

Europe

Why are France’s far-right politicians paying visits to Viktor Orban?

Marine Le Pen met with Hungary's Viktor Orban after Eric Zemmour attended a political conference with him. Here's a look at why far-right political candidates are heading to Budapest.

29 October 2021

Spain

Why it's not just Spain's poor fearing a rise in electricity bills

Charities are calling for governments to increase social aid and issue bans on disconnections so those who can't afford their bills aren't left in the dark.

26 October 2021

Germany

German Greens vote to support formal coalition talks in party congress

Germany's Greens voted in a party congress to support formal coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Liberals.

17 October 2021

United Kingdom

Spotlight on politicians' safety after fatal stabbing of British MP

Amess was stabbed at a constituent meeting known as a surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday and died at the scene. In 2016, MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed while on her way to a surgery.

17 October 2021

Russia

What is Russia's role in Europe's natural gas crisis?

Vladimir Putin suggested that Russia could supply more natural gas, which resulted in a fall in prices in the market.

12 October 2021

United Kingdom

Price rises may mean 500k more will struggle to heat homes - charities

Nearly half a million people in the UK could have to decide between paying their energy bill or food as natural gas prices soar.

1 October 2021

Germany

German election: Greens and FDP to be key players in coalition talks

As political parties set out to discuss how to form a governing coalition in Germany, two parties know they're in a position of strength: the Free Democrats and the Greens.

27 September 2021

Germany

Five takeaways from Germany's nail-biting election night

Three parties will likely be needed to form a coalition after the German parliamentary elections. Here are five takeaways from election night.

27 September 2021

Germany

Relive how Germany's nail-biting election night unfolded

Germans voted for members of parliament in an tight election race that will determine who succeeds Angela Merkel.

26 September 2021

Germany

Climate is the key issue for voters. Is that helping Germany's Greens?

The German Greens have increased their support significantly since the 2017 elections but they're still polling below the two traditional centre-right and centre-left German political parties.

25 September 2021

Climate

Watch: Climate protest in Berlin ahead of key election

The climate protest will occur 48 hours ahead of the German elections.

24 September 2021