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Valentine's Day in Europe: From cheese hearts to lion love stories

In Naples, red horns — an iconic Neapolitan symbol of prosperity, love and fortune -- are preferred over flowers and chocolates.

Earth News

Do you know how far your Valentine’s Day flowers travelled?

Climate change is a thorn in the side of the European cut flower industry, but sustainability uptake is growing.

Europe News

Limburgers walk through drained Juliana Canal amid major upgrade

In the Dutch province of Limburg, residents had the rare chance this weekend to walk on the bottom of the drained Juliana canal.

Earth News

Scotland opens first hydrogen homes: Will heating bills be lower?

By 2030, Europe wants to be importing and producing 20 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen.

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Destinations

Enjoy the journey with these stops along the new Brussels-Venice route

Want to explore a different side of Europe? From Cologne’s Carnival to Innsbruck’s pistes, this train route goes deeper.

Art

Was a multi-million van Gogh masterpiece found in a garage sale?

Has a previously unknown €14.5 million Vincent van Gogh painting been discovered at a garage sale in Minnesota?

Culture news

Rare Roman-British coin hoard found in the Netherlands

Archaeology enthusiasts Reinier Koelink and Gert-Jan Messelaar discovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins near Bunnik, Utrecht, shedding new light on the Roman conquest of Britain.

Art

CCTV footage shows thieves stealing golden helmet from Dutch museum

Three thieves broke into the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and stole the ancient Cotofenesti helmet, a priceless Romanian cultural treasure, along with three golden wristbands.

Europe News

One of Europe's most wanted fugitives 'is hiding out' in Sierra Leone

The Netherlands and Sierra Leone are investigating reports that the Dutch cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is living in the West African nation.

Culture news

Thieves use explosives to steal artefacts from Dutch museum

The main artefact stolen from the Drents museum was the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania.

Earth News

‘Giving people a voice’: What is a citizens’ climate assembly?

Around the world, these assemblies have been held on everything from electoral reforms to abortion law and biodiversity.

Culture news

Five of the best! Our favourite music acts from ESNS in Groningen

As ESNS draws to a close, here are five of the most exciting acts we found from the musical showcase festival.

Culture news

Yamê wins the Music Moves Europe Award 2025

The pick of the future crop of European musicians were crowned as the winners of the Music Moves Europe award are revealed.

Culture news

Open'er wins big at the European Festival Awards

As Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) gets started, the best of the continent's music festivals in 2024 are celebrated at the European Festival Awards.

Europe News

Classes cancelled after an attack on a Dutch university's network

Classes and educational activities remain on pause after hackers breached Eindhoven University of Technology’s networks over the weekend.

Culture news

ESNS '25: Awards, hot new talent and the search for the next big thing

Ahead of Eurosonic Noorderslag, the huge music expo event that kicks off the year's musical calendar, here's the Euronews Culture guide on what to expect.

Markets

ASML continues to outshine rivals despite US trade restrictions

ASML shares had a robust start to 2025, outpacing its US semiconductor peers and signalling a shift by investors towards European stock markets. This development comes amid a broad selloff on Wall Street ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Europe News

Sales of no or low alcohol beers rise in The Netherlands

And one in twelve beers in Dutch supermarkets is now alcohol-free, according to figures from market researcher Circana.

Europe News

Several arrested as climate activists block highway in The Hague

Climate activists from the Dutch branch of Extinction Rebellion blocked traffic at a major entry and exit point to the city of The Hague.

Netherlands

Nazi collaboration files spark painful Dutch reckoning with WWII past

Eight decades after the defeat of the Nazis, a debate in the Netherlands asks how much of the largest Dutch war archive should be made available online.