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France

Elysee Treaty 60th anniversary: France and Germany divided over Europe

The Elysee Treaty championed reconciliation and cooperation between Berlin and Paris after decades of conflict. However, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put pressure on the two countries relationship

Travel News

Airport security: The weirdest items seized by the TSA last year

Every year US authorities release a list of the weird and wacky things seized at airports.

Lithuania

Lithuania launches major campaign to boost emergency preparedness

According to the Lithuanian Interior Minister, civil safety has been neglected while threats to the country have increased.

World News

Rescue comes at Italy mulls stricter rules for rescuers

European charity SOS Mediterranée said its Ocean Viking vessel has rescued 113 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea.

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Travel News

What are liquid rules at UK airports and when are they changing?

The UK government is ditching the requirement to remove liquids and laptops from hand luggage during security checks.

Climate

What are the biggest climate science insights of 2022?

Experts hope their insights will guide politicians and policymakers to decisions that can better combat climate change.

Netherlands

Dutch crown princess moved from student home after security threats

The princess is a first-year student at university in Amsterdam and had been hoping to have a 'normal' student life, out of the royal spotlight.

Ocean

This is a drill: How Europe’s coast guards protect our seas

In partnership with the European Commission

For Europe’s coast guards, good coordination in an emergency can mean the difference between life and death.

Ocean

Maritime Safety: How vessel monitoring can help protect our waters

In partnership with the European Commission

The sinking of the oil tanker "Erika" off the French coast in 1999 is known as one of France's worst environmental catastrophes. Following the disaster, the E.U established the European Maritime Safety Agency which operates the vessel traffic monitoring system, SafeSeaNet. How does it protect us?

Denmark

Denmark's former foreign intelligence chief charged with spying

Lars Findsen is accused of leaking state secrets to several people, including some journalists.

Europe News

Germany must become 'the best equipped army in Europe', says Scholz

"Our army must become the pillar of conventional defence in Europe, the best equipped armed force in Europe," Olaf Scholz said.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Defence and security cooperation could help Truss boost EU ties | View

Defence and security cooperation could help Liz Truss improve damaged UK-EU ties | View

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Thousands demand ouster of Haiti PM in new protest

Thousands of people in Haiti's capital and other major cities organized new protests on Wednesday to demand safer streets.

Travel News

French backpacker missing in Egypt for a year returns to Paris

The backpacker's family speculated that he might have been detained by Egyptian security services.

USA

FBI looked for 'nuclear arms documents' at Trump home, says newspaper

The former US president says the search of his Mar-a-Lago home was "American, unwarranted and unnecessary".

My Europe Series

How European countries stand on 2% of GDP defence spending

Two per cent defence spending is the new gospel in Europe. But not everyone is living up to their professed ideals.

United Kingdom

Prince Harry can take newspaper defamation case to trial, rules judge

Some of the newspaper's article about Harry's bid for UK police protection was defamatory, the court ruled.

Europe Decoded

Like NATO, the EU has a mutual defence clause but trust appears low

Article 42.7 is the EU's mutual defence clause yet Sweden and Finland still opted to join NATO.

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Relief for some, alarm from other as El Salvador rounds up 'gangsters'

President Nayib Bukele's "war on gangs" in El Salvador is now in its first month after a crime wave that left 87 people dead last month, with more than 18,000 people arrested under a state of emergency.

Europe News

Hungary could lose out as EU moves to link cash to rule of law respect

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told MEPs that Brussels and Budapest have been unable to find common ground over corruption issues in Hungary.