Germany’s watershed moment: Far right wins first regional election since...
(CN) — In a historic moment, the far-right Alternative for Germany came in first and second in two regional state elections on Sunday in eastern Germany, a result that was expected but nonetheless...
View ArticleAt least 12 migrants die in English Channel wreck
(CN) — At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday when an overcrowded large rubber dinghy attempting to cross the English Channel sank off the coast of France, authorities said. It was the deadliest...
View ArticleGoogle’s Android Auto likely breached competition rules, EU court adviser says
(CN) — Google may have breached competition rules by not allowing an electric vehicle app made by Enel, a major Italian power company, access to its Android Auto platform, an adviser to Europe’s top...
View ArticleSweltering 2024: Earth breaks record for hottest summer ever
(CN) — This summer was the hottest on record globally, making it even more likely that 2024 will surpass last year as the warmest year ever measured, according to the European Union’s climate monitor....
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In small Montenegro lies the future of Europe
MOUNT LOVĆEN, Montenegro (CN) — On a cloudy ridge atop this silent mountain lie the remains of Petar II Petrović. Better known as Njegoš, Petrović was a revered 19th century poet, Serbian nationalist...
View ArticleEU actions open to judicial scrutiny even outside bloc’s borders
(CN) — The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday broadened its sphere of jurisdiction and said it has the authority to examine the actions of EU agencies and personnel even when they take place...
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Skepticism bubbles up in Montenegro after 16 years of waiting for EU membership
BAR, Montenegro (CN) — Damian Miskovic, a 30-year-old merchant mariner from this gritty Balkan port city on the Adriatic Sea, doesn’t buy into the hype about how great membership in the European Union...
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Germany puts up border checks in latest blow to Europe’s border-free era
(CN) — Spurred by anger over illegal immigration and rising support for the far right, Germany’s Social Democrat-led government on Monday reinstated border checks with neighboring countries, prompting...
View ArticleJehovah’s Witness deserved the right to refuse blood transfusion, Europe’s...
(CN) — In a significant win for the religious rights of medical patients, Europe’s rights court found Spanish doctors guilty Tuesday of violating a woman’s beliefs when they gave her a blood...
View ArticleUK wins battle with EU over tax breaks for multinationals
(CN) — The European Union’s high court on Thursday sided with the United Kingdom by finding a British tax scheme did not illegally benefit multinational corporations based in Britain. The ruling by...
View ArticleAfter his death, Berlusconi wins long-running banking dispute
(CN) — The European Central Bank wrongly stopped Silvio Berclusoni, the former Italian prime minister and media mogul who died little more than a year ago, from retaining a stake in lender Banca...
View ArticleGermany the ungovernable? Maybe so, experts warn
(CN) — Germany is in a deep crisis and there’s no end in sight as the nation deals with political fragmentation, an anemic economy, public frustration and the rise of radical parties, most strikingly...
View ArticleFar right fended off in Brandenburg, but Germany feels little relief
(CN) — The Social Democrats squeaked out a win against the surging far-right Alternative for Germany in hotly contested state elections on Sunday in Brandenburg, a result that left little room for...
View ArticleEU court rejects Catalan separatists’ bid to be seated in European Parliament
(CN) — The legal future of Carles Puigdemont, the self-exiled pro-independence Catalan politician facing arrest in Spain, became more complicated on Thursday after Europe’s high court ruled it was...
View ArticleAustria’s far right notches another European election breakthrough
(CN) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, won parliamentary elections for the first time on Sunday, but it appears unlikely to lead the country’s next government....
View ArticleEU court upholds ban on lawyers working with Russians outside judicial...
(CN) — The European Union’s lower court on Wednesday upheld a prohibition barring lawyers from providing legal aid to the Russian government and to individuals and businesses based in Russia on...
View ArticleEU sues Hungary over law targeting ‘foreign influence,’ calls it tool to...
(CN) — The European Union on Thursday sued to stop Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s far-right authoritarian government from harassing and targeting civil society groups, critics, journalists...
View ArticleEU court loosens FIFA rules around soccer player transfers
(CN) — In a move giving professional soccer players more freedom to change teams, the European Union’s high court on Friday said it was unlawful to force players to pay large sums when they...
View ArticleEU court rejects French ban on meaty terms for plant-based meat alternatives
(CN) — Europe’s high court threw out an attempt by France to ban the use of terms like “veggie steak” and “vegan pork fat,” giving a boost to Europe’s burgeoning plant-based meat makers. The European...
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Sicily’s year of drought heralds a dry future in the age of climate change
ALIMENA, Sicily (CN) — Standing outside his farmhouse, Rosario Li Puma scanned the brown and desiccated hills where his family has planted wheat and harvested for generations. Out there, he saw a...
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