Europe
Paris tightens rules on electric scooters and other rideables
Published on 11/08/2026 – 17:54 GMT+2 Paris is cracking down on rules for users of rideables such as electric scooters, Segways, and electric…
Switzerland helps out as Italy’s northern lakes are in crisis
Switzerland is opening the taps on Lake Lugano to help prop up Lake Maggiore. It is an emergency solution that, more than any set of figures, shows…
Zelenskyy’s independence comments fuel anger in Kosovo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement that Kyiv does not recognise Kosovo’s independence may have handed his Serbian counterpart…
Euronews ban in Belarus: Those who ban media fear the truth
By Holger Mann (SPD), is a memeber of the German parliament und a member of the Bundestag Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs Published on…
How the securitarian agenda came to dominate EU migration policy
A right-wing, security-first approach to migration has become mainstream. The mass influx of migrants into Ceuta showed that Spain’s more progressive…
What is the EU doing to tackle its growing water scarcity?
Water is under stress when we use 20 percent of renewable freshwater resources, and severely stressed at 40 per cent, according to the European…
Russia readying more North Korean troops and missiles, Zelenskyy says
Published on 10/08/2026 – 21:55 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia was preparing to station more North Korean…
Germany to boost police anti-drone unit after Leipzig airport incident
Published on 10/08/2026 – 22:29 GMT+2 Germany will beef up its anti-drone police unit, the government said on Monday, days after an explosives-laden…
Europe in flames: Wildfire contained near Athens, evacuations in Spain
Europe continues to grapple with major wildfires as the threat of further heatwaves continues to hang over the continent. In Greece, a new fire broke…
Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70% of France
Nearly 70% of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the government said on Monday. A…