Hungarian premier Viktor Orban's fledgling political movement attracted enough parties July 6 to achieve recognition from the European Parliament in a boost for his latest…
Thousands of protesters marched July 6 in Barcelona to denounce mass tourism and its effect on Spain's most visited city, the latest in a series…
The European Union on July 4 slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies,…
New Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on July 3 pledged continued "financial, military, and political support" for Ukraine, as he took aim at Russia in…
Britain's political leaders made a frantic push for votes late July 3 in the last hours of an election campaign expected to return a Labour…
More than 200 centrist and left-wing candidates pulled out of France's legislative election runoff by a July 2 deadline, in a move President Emmanuel Macron…
A Russian drone and missile barrage on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro July 3 killed four people and wounded over two dozen more, officials…
Moscow on July 1 claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, but acknowledged that tens of thousands of people in Russia's border…
Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in former spy chief Dick Schoof as new prime minister July 2, at the head of a right-wing coalition cabinet with…
Spain's Supreme Court on July 1 refused to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on a charge of misusing public funds, maintaining…
Hungary takes over the EU's rotating presidency on July 1, promising to be an "honest broker" despite widespread concerns over what critics see as an…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on July 1 beginning a week of intense campaigning ahead of the second round of legislative elections…
Russian forces destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones overnight in regions near the border, Moscow's defence ministry said July 1. "Air defence systems on duty destroyed and…
Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov's GERB party tried to form a minority government July 1 to overcome the impasse after the country's sixth election…
Italian authorities announced July 1 the seizure of more than six tonnes of chemicals from China allegedly intended to produce illegal drugs, including ecstasy, worth…
Forest fires that raged in the outer suburbs of Athens over the weekend have been brought under control, firefighters said July 1. Fanned by strong…
A large wildfire broke out southeast of Athens on June 30, amid warnings that the worst of the summer heat is yet to come. Accustomed…
President Vladimir Putin said on June 28 that Russia should resume production of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles and then consider where to deploy…
The far-right AfD declared its ambition to rise to power in Germany as its party congress kicked off on June 29 amid clashes between hooded…
A European Union bid to breathe new life into stalled negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo fell through on June 26, with Serbia's president and the…
Denmark will introduce a law to restrict the use of foreign flags on its territory, the justice minister said on June 26. The Danish flag,…
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on June…
Population in Germany has grown between 2011 to 2022 but less than previously assumed, according to the census published by the German statistics office on…
Russia on June 25 said it was blocking access to dozens of European media outlets, including AFP websites, in response to the EU slapping broadcasting…
Serbia's new government is prepared to make "compromises" over Kosovo, Prime Minister Milos Vucevic told AFP during a wide-ranging interview on June 25. Since taking…
