Germany German minister resigns over controversial holiday after deadly floods Anne Spiegel has quit her post as minister for families and women citing “political pressure”. 11/04/2022
Greece Greek minister dismissed over natural disaster compensation remarks Agriculture minister Spilios Livanos has resigned after seemingly endorsing an "unacceptable" proposal, the Greek government said. 07/02/2022
Armenia Armenia's president resigns over position's lack of power Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned on Sunday, citing his inability to "influence" the political life of his country. 24/01/2022
Germany German navy chief quits over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach said Ukraine would never regain Crimea from Russia, and described as 'absurd' Western views that Putin may invade Ukraine. 23/01/2022
Switzerland Credit Suisse chairman resigns after alleged COVID breaches Antonio Horta-Osorio has quit following an internal investigation, saying 'a number of my personal actions have led to difficulties for the bank'. 17/01/2022
Poland Doctors resign from Poland's COVID council over government 'inaction' 13 of the 17 members of the Prime Minister's dedicated council have stepped down. 14/01/2022
Opinion What does 2022 have in store for the global labour market? The pandemic has created an “unparalleled labour market crisis” which will affect the employment market for years to come. 22/12/2021
France French junior minister resigns after convition for false declarations Alain Griset was the first French minister in office to appear before a criminal court. 08/12/2021
Work The Great Resignation: Is the US workers' revolution coming to Europe? While the number of people leaving their jobs in the US has soared, European job markets have stabilised. Is Europe bucking the Great Resignation? 01/12/2021
Afghanistan US envoy to Afghanistan quits after chaotic troops withdrawal Zalmay Khalilzad will leave the post this week after more than three years on the job under both the Trump and Biden administrations. 19/10/2021
Poland Poland's Kaczyński to resign as deputy prime minister in 2022 The leader of the ruling Law and Justice will step down from his government role to focus on party affairs, according to the PAP state news agency. 13/10/2021
Germany Germany's Armin Laschet ready to leave as CDU head after election loss The conservative leader has taken personal responsibility for the party's worst ever electoral result (24,1%) in modern German history. 07/10/2021
Slovenia Slovenian news agency director quits role over government pressure The head of the Slovenian STA news agency has said that he "cannot accept the conditions imposed" by the country's government. 30/09/2021
Netherlands Second Dutch minister resigns over Afghanistan evacuations Ank Bijleveld is the second minister in the Netherlands' caretaker coalition government to resign over the evacuations, following the foreign minister, Sigrid Kaag. 16/09/2021
Vatican 'Resign? Forget about it': Pope Francis plays down health fears "Now I can eat everything' 02/09/2021
Slovakia Third consecutive Slovakian police chief resigns over legal action Slovakia's police chief has announced that he will resign after he was accused of abuse of power and obstruction of justice. 01/09/2021
Sport Iceland's football association resigns after sexual assault scandal The Icelandic Football Association's entire executive committee has resigned after they were accused of covering up sexual assault allegations involving an international player. 31/08/2021
Italy Italian politician resigns after trying to rename a park 'Mussolini' A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini. 27/08/2021
Russia Russian opposition politician quits Moscow role over 'pressure' Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has announced he is quitting as head of Moscow's Krasnoselsky district amid ongoing pressure. 12/07/2021
United Kingdom COVID-19: UK confident about July reopening despite soaring cases Britain's new health secretary says he sees "no reason" for social restrictions to remain beyond 19 July despite an ongoing rise in new coronavirus infections. 29/06/2021
Germany Pope Francis rejects resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx Pope Francis has refused to accept the resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over the mishandling of the church sex abuse scandal. 10/06/2021
Sport German Football Association President resigns over Nazi comments During an April meeting, Fritz Keller had compared a DFB vice-president to a Nazi-era judge, prompting widespread criticism. 17/05/2021
Austria Austria's health minister quits amid 'exhaustion' of COVID response "15 months have felt like 15 years," said Austria's health minister Rudolf Anschober, announcing his resignation. 13/04/2021
Slovakia Pressure mounts on Slovakia's PM to quit after two ministers resign Slovakia's political crisis was sparked by the secret purchase of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 24/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia's Sputnik V crisis deepens as PM says he's willing to resign The decision to buy vaccines from Moscow before their approval by the European Union had generated a political crisis in Slovakia's ruling coalition. 22/03/2021
Spain Spain's deputy PM quits role to stand in Madrid election It was just fifteen months ago when Iglesias led Podemos into Spain's first coalition government in four decades. 15/03/2021
