Greece rules out air defence systems to Ukraine, PM says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece can not offer air defence systems like ‘Patriots’ or S-300 to Ukraine responding to pressure from EU and NATO allies to send more military ...
‘Europe could die,’ Macron warns
President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Thursday for stronger, more integrated European defences and said the continent must not become a vassal of the United States, as he outlined his vision ...
Windmill sails fall from Paris cabaret club Moulin Rouge
The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret club in Paris, fell to the ground overnight in the early hours of Thursday, much ...
Venice becomes first city to impose levy on visiting tourists
Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the ...
France’s air traffic control strikes ground flights across Europe
Delays and flight cancellations were set to impact swathes of Europe on Thursday, after authorities failed to reach a deal with some French air traffic control workers to avert a ...
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez suspends public duties after wife accused of corruption
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would step back from public duties “for a few days” to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a ...
Belgian acquitted of drunk driving because his body creates alcohol
A Belgian man was acquitted of drunk driving on Monday because he suffers from auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), a rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol, his lawyer said.
Anse Ghesquiere ...
Greek top court bars far-right Spartans party from EU election race
Greece‘s Supreme Court banned on Wednesday the far-right Spartans party from running in this year’s elections for the European Parliament, the Athens News Agency reported.
A legal source ...
Racist violence surges in Greece, report finds
Attacks against migrants, refugees and LGBT people in Greece surged to their highest level in nearly a decade last year, a report by the Athens-based Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) ...
Germany suspects AfD staffer in EU parliament of spying for China
An aide to a member of the European Parliament for the far-right Alternative for Germany has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of “especially severe” espionage for China, the latest ...
Greek police arrest members of criminal group linked with sports violence
Greek police have arrested 63 people on charges of being members of a criminal ogranisation with links to sports violence, officials said on Tuesday.
Sport in Greece has been marred by ...
At least five migrants die in attempt to cross English Channel, French police says
At least five migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from an area near the French town of Wimereux on Tuesday, police said.
The French coast guard ...
Greek police arrest dozens over links with sports violence
Greek police arrested dozens of people on Monday as part of an operation to eradicate sports violence, following the killing of a police officer in clashes that broke out during ...
Industrial policy for economic security
By Maria Demertzis
For the next five years, economic security will undoubtedly be one of the top priorities for the leadership of the European Commission. To ensure its economic security, ...
ECB ‘crystal clear’ on June rate cut, de Guindos says
The European Central Bank has made it “crystal clear” that interest rates could be cut in June but has also been firm that policy decisions beyond that remain up in ...
Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat
Athletes at this year’s Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options.
French supermarket giant ...
Greek economy surges after decade of pain
A decade ago, Greece was in the throes of a devastating debt crisis marked by years of austerity, hardship and unrest. Now, officials and investors say 2024 could be the year ...
Swiss vote to ban swastika in crackdown on extremist symbols
Switzerland’s parliament on Wednesday approved a motion to ban the Nazis’ swastika emblem as part of a crackdown on extremist symbols in the neutral country.
The lower house of ...
France prepares to commemorate D-Day’s 80th anniversary
Eighty years on, Normandy’s beaches and fields still bear the scars of violence that erupted during World War Two on D-Day, history’s largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, drone ...
Ships docked, trains halted as Greek workers strike over rising costs
Thousands of Greek striking workers, students and pensioners marched through central Athens on Wednesday to protest over wages which they are not enough to cope with rising living costs.
Ships ...
Greece to spend €780m to protect marine biodiversity: PM
By Renee Maltezou
Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an ...
Copenhagen’s stock exchange: 400 years of Danish cultural heritage up in flames
A fire ripped through Copenhagen‘s Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital’s most famous landmarks, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of ...
We don’t all smoke weed in Germany, Scholz assures Chinese students
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday reassured Chinese students in Shanghai that they did not have to smoke cannabis if they studied in Germany and that Germany had legalised cannabis hoping ...
ECB’s confidence in fight against inflation growing, Villeroy says
The European Central Bank (ECB) is increasingly confident that it is winning the fight against inflation, which makes an interest rate cut in June very likely, according to ECB policymaker ...