Israel furious as European trio recognises Palestinian state
Israel reacted with fury after three European countries said on Wednesday they would recognise a Palestinian state, more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war...
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AI to dominate annual Paris startup event VivaTech
Thousands of tech enthusiasts are expected to start filing into Europe鈥檚 self-declared biggest startup event VivaTech in Paris on Wednesday, which this year will focus on artificial intelligence...
Greece PM urges EU defend consumers against multinationals
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the EU to take on multinationals unfairly restricting the sale of goods in the single market, leading to higher prices for struggling consumers...
Floods in parts of northern Europe after heavy rains
Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands overnight into Saturday, swamping streets and buildings and sparking...
Cardiovascular diseases kill 10,000 Europeans a day: WHO
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 per cent of deaths in Europe, the WHO said on Wednesday, urging Europeans to cut their salt intake...
Washington鈥檚 proxy war in Myanmar continues along China鈥檚 borders
OVERSHADOWED by ongoing fighting in Eastern Europe and the Middle East as well as growing tensions between the US and China, the ongoing conflict in Myanmar nonetheless constitutes a critical component of what is a larger global conflict...
Travel giant Booking.com to face tough new EU tech rules
The European Union on Monday added Dutch online travel giant Booking.com to its list of digital companies that are big enough to fall under tougher competition rules.
Germany, Italy, Austria call for strong Europe
The presidents of Germany, Italy and Austria called for a strong and united Europe in a joint letter published Saturday ahead of June鈥檚 European...
Bangladesh, EU partnership now acts on major issues of time: envoy
The head of delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh ambassador Charles Whiteley said that the relationship between Bangladesh and the EU was evolving rapidly...
European stocks hit record highs
European stock markets struck fresh record highs Friday on growing hopes that central banks are close to cutting interest rates...
Bangladesh, EU partnership now acts on major issues of time: envoy
The head of delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh ambassador Charles Whiteley said that the relationship between Bangladesh and the EU was evolving rapidly.....
US, Europe need to do more to protect HR of citizens: Hasan
Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said that there was a necessity for all the countries to work together to improve human rights records, including in the United States and Europe.....
EU ready to protect economy, bloc chief tells China
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the EU would not shrink back from taking tough measures to protect its聽economy聽and security, amid tense trade relations with China...
Bodies of 8 Bangladeshis killed in Tunisia boat capsize handed over
The bodies of eight Bangladeshis who were killed after a boat carrying them capsized near Tunisian coast while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe were handed over to their families on Friday...
Bodies of 8 Bangladeshis killed in Tunisia boat capsize arrive
The bodies of eight Bangladesh nationals who died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe and subsequently drowned near the coast of Tunisia arrived in the country on Thursday noon...
German inflation rate unchanged
German inflation was unchanged in April, official data showed Monday, holding at a three-year low as hopes grow that the European Central Bank will soon start cutting interest rates...
EU says Apple iPad operating system to face stricter rules
The EU on Monday said Apple鈥檚 operating system for iPads must comply with tougher new rules that Brussels is imposing to rein in the world鈥檚 biggest digital companies...
Migrants eyeing Europe bide their time in Tunisia
Thousands of sub-Saharan migrants have huddled in Tunisian olive groves for months, living in makeshift tents and surviving on meagre rations while...
EU toughens safety rules on Chinese fashion retailer Shein
The European Union on Friday added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of digital companies that are large enough to come under stricter safety curbs...
EU opens probe into China鈥檚 medical device market
The European Union on Wednesday announced a probe into China鈥檚 medical devices market, prompting an immediate accusation from Beijing that the bloc was engaging in 鈥榩rotectionism鈥�...
German business morale improves again in April
German business sentiment rose for a third consecutive month in April, a key survey showed Wednesday, as hopes grow that a recovery is getting under way in Europe鈥檚 stuttering top聽economy...
Increasingly hot European summers harming health: report
Heat stress in Europe is increasingly threatening people鈥檚 health as global warming makes summers there hotter and deadlier, two leading climate monitors warned on Monday...
China auto sector steps up Europe push with Spain plant
Chinese carmaker Chery signed a deal Friday to produce mainly electric vehicles in Spain, as Beijing鈥檚 auto sector pushes ahead with plans to expand...
Ruling conservatives win most seats in Croatia election
Croatia鈥檚 ruling conservative party won the most seats in a parliamentary election on Wednesday but not enough to form a government, according to almost complete official results, with tough talks ahead to gather a majority....
EU to impose new sanctions on drone, missile producers in Iran
European Union leaders agreed on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Iran's drone and missile producers over Tehran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel, EU chief Charles Michel said.聽....
UK, EU face significant medicine shortages, study finds
Patients in the United Kingdom and European Union are facing shortages of vital medicines such as antibiotics and epilepsy medication, research published on Thursday found....
Protests in Georgia as MPs proceed with 鈥榝oreign influence鈥� law
Georgia鈥檚 parliament was poised to advance on Wednesday with a controversial 鈥榝oreign influence鈥� law that has sparked mass street protests over concerns it would undermine Tbilisi鈥檚 European aspirations...
Donors pledge enough to buy Ukraine 500,000 shells, says Czech PM
The Czech prime minister said on Tuesday that twenty countries had pledged enough to buy 500,000 artillery shells for Ukraine outside Europe within the so-called Czech initiative....
Police racism under-reported: EU rights agency
The European Union rights agency on Wednesday called for reforms 鈥榯o stamp out racism in policing鈥� across the bloc, including collecting data better to assess the problem....