Europe

Here are the key takeaways from our cost of living crisis debate

Over the past few months, monthly inflation readings in the eurozone have been getting higher and higher meaning European citizens' finances are getting more and more strained. The rise in...

Corruption scandal: Embattled MEP Marc Tarabella asks for the dismissal of the investigating judge

The lawyer of embattled MEP Marc Tarabella has requested the dismissal of the Belgian judge leading the investigation...

Fractured state: why old tensions die hard in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

A few weeks after returning from Ukraine, with most foreign media having scaled down their presence in the...

EU must cut gas use by 15% this winter over Russian disruption fears, Commission says

The European Commission on Wednesday presented its highly-anticipated plan to ensure the 27 member states can cope in the...

Rainbow family controversy in Italy slowly turning into full-blown EU dispute

A domestic Italian clash could soon become a European problem, with mayors of Italian cities being prevented from...

Brussels calls for €7.5B of EU funds to be cut from Hungary over rule of law concerns

The European Commission on Sunday called for an estimated €7.5 billion in European funds to be withheld from Hungary over corruption concerns.Commissioner Johannes Hahn,...

In Izium, liberation reveals torture and tales of a chaotic Russian escape

On a small hill in front of a destroyed bridge in recently recaptured Izium, a couple gazes at the horizon through their broken windows.Here,...

Brussels proposes new law to protect journalists from spyware and political interference

The European Commission has proposed a new law that would prohibit the use of spyware against journalists and state interference in editorial decisions.The legislation...

Sweden election: Why the far-right were the biggest winners and four other takeaways

When all the votes were counted the Sweden Democrats might not have been the biggest party in this week's election, but there's no doubt...

‘It’s a boring joke,’ Viktor Orbán says after MEPs declare Hungary an electoral autocracy

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday he found it "funny" that the European Parliament had passed a report calling his country an "electoral...

Europe’s week: SOTU takes centre stage and media freedom law proposed

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's annual State of the European Union address dominated the week.The war in Ukraine, anti-Russian sanctions and the...