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EU unveils quota system plans to tackle migration crisis

EU countries should accept at least 20,000 refugees over two years, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as it unveiled its plan to tackle the

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Booze review: OECD report reveals the water of life's lethal data

It was Frank Sinatra who said, “alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.” It seems that many have taken that motto to

World News

How did Europe react to David Cameron's UK election triumph?

Italy

[Watch] Underwater images of sunken migrant ship in Mediterranean

Underwater images have been released of a ship that sank off the coast of Libya last month, killing up to 900 migrants. Only 24 people survived the

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France

How World War II shaped modern France

Sport

Champions League: Real face tough Juventus challenge

Italian giants Juventus entertain Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday looking to reach their first final

Sport

How to take the 'perfect' penalty

Former Polish international Marcin Zewlakow is always up for a good challenge when it comes to taking penalties. Join in on the action and send us

Greece

May Day marches in Athens, Madrid and Moscow

May Day protesters in Athens have been joined by the Greek Finance Minister in a show of defiance against international creditors as negotiations

Nepal

Europeans fly home from Nepal earthquake nightmare

More than 100 British survivors were reunited with loved ones in London early on Thursday, after flying out of Nepal. One dual national has been

Europe News

Hungary should expect a "fight" if it moves to reintroduce the death penalty, EU warns

Hungary should expect ‘fight’ if it reintroduces death penalty, says EU’s Juncker The comments came from European Commission president Jean-Claude

Europe News

Europe 'failing over freedom of courts and press'

A new report by a European watchdog has run the rule over the state of human rights, democracy and the judiciary across the continent. The Council of

Europe News

EU cars will get automatic emergency call device from 2018

New cars and light vans will have to be fitted with devices that will automatically alert rescue services when a vehicle crashes from 2018. It

Europe News

EU unveils new security strategy

Four months after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officials have unveiled a proposed security strategy for the 28-member bloc. The European Commission

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How young translators are helping knit European culture together

Europe’s babel-like patchwork of languages has, on the face of it, made communication and understanding a constant issue. To deal with it the EU has

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Amnesty International protest over migrant crisis in Europe

Italy

EU leaders meet to address migrant crisis

EU leaders meeting on Thursday over the migrant crisis are expected to agree to expand search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean

Russia

Russia's Lavrov calls EU charges against Gazprom 'unacceptable'

EU-Russian relations take another hit with Brussels’ charges against Gazprom. The Russian gas giant was accused on Wednesday of overcharging

Europe News

Europe proposes GM "opt out" law

The European Commission has proposed a new law that would allow individual member states to restrict the import of GM foods, even after they've been approved by the EU as a whole.

World News

Five environmental priorities for Europe on #earthday

You may have noticed social media is today awash with tweets, pictures and video highlighting Earth Day. It is marked each April 22 and attempts to

Libya

Libya detains 600 migrants as Europe struggles with tragedies

Libya says it has stopped several boats packed with migrants since this weekend's shipwreck disaster, and that it is detaining more than 600 Africans who were hoping to reach Europe.