Greeks head to polls, no party seen winning clear majority
Greece heads for what is likely to be an inconclusive parliamentary election on Sunday, paving the way for wrangling between parties to forge a ruling coalition in a deeply divided ...
Investors see trouble ahead after Europe’s stellar first quarter
Big European companies have delivered significantly stronger than expected first-quarter results, defying a challenging economic backdrop that includes surging inflation and rising interest rates.
But European stocks are down from ...
Pent-up demand promises record tourist season for southern Europe
After three years of pandemic travel restrictions and rocketing energy costs, tourism is back with a vengeance to boost the economies of southern Europe as sun-seekers make up for lost ...
Wildfire ravages 3,700 acres in western Spain, 550 people evacuated
A wildfire in the western Spanish region of Extremadura has ravaged up to 3,700 acres and forced 550 people from their homes with windy weather complicating efforts to bring it under control, ...
Three new ships approved for Black Sea grain deal after Russia renewal
Three new ships were authorized on Thursday to take part in a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, said the United Nations as global wheat prices ...
Slovaks near vote on banning legal recognition for transgender people
Slovakia’s parliament is expected to vote soon on a legal change that would make it impossible for transgender people to change their gender on official documents, removing legal recognition ...
Devastating Italian floods leave behind wrecked farms and ruined homes
Floods that killed nine people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worthof damageand hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday.
Torrential rains this ...
As Greek elections loom, parties vie for votes of ‘lost generation’
Politicians vying for votes in Greece’s election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long felt that years of crises ...
Euro zone inflation ticks up in April
Euro zone inflation accelerated last month, Eurostat said on Wednesday, confirming preliminary data pointing to increasingly stubborn price growth among the 20 nations sharing the euro.
Overall price growth accelerated to 7.0 ...
Devastating Italian floods kill at least 13, wreck homes and farms
Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday.
...
Imola F1 race called off as floods devastate region
Nine people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering floods and landslides, officials said on Wednesday.
Civil Protection Minister ...
France’s Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, to challenge at highest court
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday, prompting his legal team to promise a ...
EU gets more cautious on hitting third countries over Russia sanctions
The EU’s latest draft of new sanctions against Russia would make it more difficult than originally proposed to cut trade with third countries over busting existing restrictions, a document ...
France to host pro-nuclear meet to push for EU recognition of climate benefits
Changes attribution from documents to French energy ministry; adds comment from French official on possible joint country initiatives in paragraph 3; presence of nuclear lobby in paragraph 4; quote on specific EU ...
Burundi-born ex-police officer seeks to be Greece’s first Black lawmaker
In working-class neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Athens, Spiros Richard Hagabimana is going door-to-door in an election campaign that could see him become Greece’s first Black lawmaker.
It is ...
Borrell urges EU to crack down on imports of Indian fuels made with Russian oil
The European Union should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuels including diesel, the EU’s high representative for foreign policy, Josep Borrell, said in ...
President to raise Kurdish appeal with Germany after overturned by Supreme Court (update 4)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz against his extradition to Germany, as President Nikos Christodoulides said he will raise the issue with German ...
Greece’s four Eurovision points to Cyprus causes political stir
The 2023 Eurovision has caused a political stir on the island, after Greece’s national jury awarded the island’s entry only four points in the final, when it has traditionally ...
Past austerity haunts Greek election as voters struggle with living costs
Fourteen years after a debt crisis that saw Greece nearly crashed out of the euro, single parent Niki Klaoudatou says she worries more about money now than she did during ...
Energy minister will travel to Israel for gas deal talks (Updated)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou
Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal for a pipeline carrying natural gas from both countries to the island, where it will be ...
Zelenskiy: Ukraine, West can make Russia’s defeat ‘irreversible’ this year
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kyiv and its Western supporters could make Russia’s defeat in the war in Ukraine “irreversible” this year, as he thanked Germany for ...
Eurovision final draws largest UK TV audience in its history – BBC
The final of the Eurovision song contest drew the largest British television audience in the history of the event with a peak of 11 million viewers, the BBC said in a ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Germany for ‘fantastic solidarity’ in visit
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday and thanked his government for its “fantastic solidarity” as he secured ...
Ukraine repels latest overnight drone and missile attack
Ukrainian forces intercepted and destroyed three missiles and 25 drones overnight in the latest aerial attack on the country since the beginning of May, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday.
...