Category: 3. Europe

Ratings agency Fitch cut France’s credit rating on Friday, just days after former Prime Minister François Bayrou’s minority government collapsed over his push to slash next year’s budget by nearly €44 billion to rein in a ballooning budget deficit.

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Summer heat deaths in European cities have more than tripled this year as a result of human-caused climate change, a new study revealed on Wednesday.

This summer, extreme heat caused by climate change killed two…

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PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament agency DGA strategic lead for air, land and naval combat.

“A spaceplane is maneuverable, reusable and…

Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas unveiled plans Wednesday to downgrade trade ties with Israel and sanction top officials over findings of human rights abuses in Gaza, marking a major shift in the bloc’s approach to the Middle Eastern nation.

The planned measures from the…

Intersex people in Europe face increasing levels of discrimination and harassment, according to a report released Wednesday by the EU Rights Agency (FRA).

The agency said it found the lack of progress alarming as disinformation campaigns…

The messages seen by POLITICO were personalized to the recipients, and in several cases they included explicit photos. The series of events was quickly dubbed the “Westminster honeytrap scandal.”

A senior Conservative MP, William Wragg, later resigned the Tory whip after he admitted…