Romania

Romania criminalises creating fake social media accounts

It comes after a case in Braşov in December 2018 where a man had threatened his former girlfriend with uploading compromising photos.

27 January 2021

Germany

German storms to be given more diverse names after online campaign

A low-pressure system will be called 'Ahmet' in an effort to reflect the country's increasingly diverse population.

5 January 2021

Austria

Village of F**king renames itself Fugging after unwanted attention

Fugging hell! Austrian village fed up of being a tourist destination changes its name.

26 November 2020

Belarus

Belarus or "White Russia"? What's in a name

Opposition demonstrations have dominated worldwide headlines, but media coverage has differed in one noticeable way across Europe - how to name the country involved.

21 August 2020