Category: 3. Europe

Meloni warned that Europe needs a coordinated approach or “risks doing Putin a favor.”

Since the beginning of negotiations over a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, “many voices have been speaking out, and that’s why I’ve always been in favor of appointing a European special envoy on the…

As Bulgaria begins the new year by bidding farewell to the Lev, a new Eurobarometer study found that almost 80% of respondents across the euro area believe the euro is a good thing for the EU.

Support for the currency is the highest in Finland (91%), Lithuania (85%), Slovenia (85%) and…

A new report has revealed which of the world’s airlines and airports had the fewest delays in 2025.

The review by Cirium found that Aeromexico was the most reliable carrier, while Santiago Airport in Chile had the highest on-time departure rate.

Which is the world’s most reliable…

Time to U-turn: 43 days (Nov. 26, 2025 — Jan. 8, 2026).

Farmers’ inheritance tax 

Part of Labour’s electoral success came from winning dozens of rural constituencies. But Britain’s farmers soon fell out of love with the government. 

Reeves’ first budget slapped…

The United Kingdom, Germany and France condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine with the intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile Oreshnik, calling it “escalatory and unacceptable”.

“It was clear Russia was using fabricated allegations to justify the attack,” UK Prime Minister Keir…

China 

China has been expanding exports to Latin America, particularly Brazil, during the decades when the EU was negotiating the Mercosur trade deal. The EU-Mercosur deal is an opportunity for Europe to claw back some market share, especially in competitive sectors like automotive,…

A 21-year-old man has gone on trial in Hamburg, charged with committing multiple crimes online, including coercing a 13-year-old to die by suicide on the internet.

The man, who used the pseudonym White Tiger, is believed to have been a prominent figure in a group of international cyber-criminals…

Some 72 percent of respondents said the intervention was unjustified, though opinion diverges on how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Brussels should respond.

The survey gave Germans a concrete choice: to be “rather restrained so as not to provoke Donald Trump” or to “speak out…