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France

I have never betrayed the French, says Sarkozy amid Libya funding prob

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared on prime time French television after being put under formal investigation over claims he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Russia

Russia has ‘no right’ to see nerve agent samples

Moscow says as a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention it should have access to samples of the nerve agent used to poison a Russian double agent and his daughter. But experts contacted by Euronews say this is wrong.

Vatican

Young people in UK and Netherlands among Europe's least religious

More confirmation of the decline of Christianity in Europe? A new report finds a majority of young adults in a dozen European countries say they have no religion at all.

World News

We made mistakes over Cambridge Analytica data scandal, says Facebook

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Kosovo

MPs let off tear gas in Kosovo’s parliament over border deal

It’s not the first time tear gas has been thrown into Kosovo’s parliament. On this occasion it was to delay a vote on a controversial border deal with Montenegro.

Russia

Russia is using Interpol to target Putin’s political rivals, says NGO

Justice campaigners Fair Trials claim Russian authorities have used Interpol to target an associate of Alexei Navalny over the alleged theft of a €2 poster.

Finland

Finland’s baby boxes: how this year’s compares to first one in 1938

The Finnish state is continuing a long and proud tradition of offering special baby boxes to all new mothers.

Romania

Deafening silence: Romanian protesters keep quiet to make their point

After months of noisy anti-government demonstrations in Romania, protesters have now gone quiet to demand change.

World News

How a harpoon could be Europe’s answer to catching wayward satellite

Engineering giant Airbus is testing a big harpoon to catch wayward satellites — a move that could be of interest to European space chiefs.

World News

Explained: the rise and rise of populism in Europe

Italy has become Europe’s fastest-growing hotbed of populism after voters this month turned to Lega and Five Star Movement in massive numbers.

Russia

Europe vs Russia: how is Sergei Skripal’s poisoning being reported?

How does media coverage of Sergei Skripal’s poisoning differ between Russia and Europe?

World News

See them before they vanish: Europe's most under-threat heritage sites

A communist monument in mountainous Bulgaria, an ice factory in England and an art nouveau casino in Romania are among Europe’s most endangered heritage sites, say campaigners.

United Kingdom

London’s free tap water scheme aims to slash plastic pollution

Scores of museums, restaurants and shops in the UK capital are offering free water in a bid to protect the environment.

Russia

US joins Britain in accusing Russia of ex-spy's poisoning

Britain and the US both pointed the finger at Moscow over the poisoning of an ex-spy. Russia denied the claims and said it does not 'speak the language of ultimatums'

Slovakia

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico offers to resign amid political crisis

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said he was ready to resign after a political crisis sparked by the murder of an investigative journalist in February.

United Kingdom

Far-right group Britain First banned from Facebook

The far-right group shot to international attention after Donald Trump retweeted its anti-Islamic posts. Now it’s been banned from Facebook.

Germany

Germany’s ban ‘could be Fukushima moment for diesel in Europe’

Experts say a move to allow German cities to ban diesel cars could be a key turning point in the fight against pollution across Europe.

Romania

Explained: the ‘Hungarians’ in Romania marching for more independence

Around 3,000 ethnic Hungarians protested in Romania on Saturday and called for more autonomy from Bucharest.

Italy

Watch: covert camera catches carers ‘abuse elderly woman’

The footage, released by police in Italy, appears to show carers slap the woman and then spit in some food.

China

China votes to allow its presidents to stay in office indefinitely

Critics attacked the move and suggested a Mao Zedong-type cult of personality was forming.

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