Italy French tourist fined €1,000 for taking sand from Sardinia beach White grains of sand from Sardinia's pristine beaches are considered precious and are a protected resource. 03/09/2020
Spain Former Catalan leaders ordered to repay independence vote costs Spanish auditors have ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas and nine others to repay €4.9 million of public money spent on a non-binding independence vote in 2014. 13/11/2018
Spain Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica to pay city €36 million in late permit fees The unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica has been operating without a building permit for 130 years. As a result, it has come to an agreement with Barcelona City Council on how to settle this. 19/10/2018
Denmark Denmark has ridiculed itself with burka ban, activist tells Euronews Franco-Algerian businessman and political activist Rachid Nekkaz, who pays the fines of women caught wearing burkas, has hit out at a new ban in Denmark. 08/08/2018
