‘Oil Kills’ protesters disrupt flights at airports across Europe in wave of action | Europe
Environmentalists, campaigning under the slogan “Oil is death”, have been lining runways and grounding flights across Europe as holidaymakers try to get off for their summer holidays. A series of protests took place at airports from Oslo to Barcelona, with activists disrupting flights and demanding that rich, polluting countries phase out fossil fuels by 2030. […]
France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform – POLITICO Europe
Speaking on BFM TV, Laurent Jacobelli, a lawmaker and spokesman for the far-right National Rally party, said his party supported the bill. [National Rally’s] program.” Mathilde Pannot of France Unboud said she was confident the bill would pass. “In the last parliament there was already a majority that rejected the retirement age at 64, but […]
Sharon Stone Considering Moving to Europe if Trump Wins
Hollywood star Sharon Stone has revealed that she is considering moving to Europe if former President Donald Trump wins the November election. During an interview on the red carpet at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, where she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Sharon Stone did not mention Trump by name, but made […]
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows | Arts funding
A major arts report due to be published on Monday night says the UK’s cultural sector is in crisis, with levels of investment and development far lower than in many other European countries. The analysis results are as follows: Observer The UK has cut its culture budget by 6% since 2010, while Germany, France and […]
JD Vance nomination puts Europe on notice
When the news broke that former President Trump had chosen Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, Western pundits and politicians reacted as if the end of U.S. aid to Ukraine was a fait accompli. One senior European Union official said: It’s called a pick American media reported on the incident as a “catastrophe.” […]
Europe live: Estonia PM Kaja Kallas resigns to take up EU foreign policy role | Europe
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Kallas resigns to prepare for EU foreign policy role The Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Karasusubmitted his resignation today, ERR report. Kallas has been nominated to be the EU’s next High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Josep Borrell. She will officially remain in her position as prime minister until a new government is sworn […]
Spain Wins Euro 2024 To Become The Kings Of Europe Yet Again
Spain rules Europe once again! The nation won the Euro 2024 championship Sunday after getting a 2-1 victory in the final against England. It’s the second straight final defeat that the latter has suffered after the Three Lions took a loss to Italy back in 2021 per penalties. 2024 CHAMPIONS: Spain 🇪🇸#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/8jGoI5ZSv0 — UEFA […]
Four people drown in Channel while trying to cross to the UK, French police say – Europe latest | Europe
French police: Four drowned in Channel French maritime police said today that four people had drowned in the Channel overnight, AFP reported. The people drowned off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the north coast of France while trying to reach England. Navy patrol boats were alerted and rushed to the scene, and four people were […]
Disease that wiped out over a third of medieval Europe is back — in Colorado
The plague ravaged Medieval Europe, killing 30 to 50 percent of the population. Estimation 200 million. The bacterium that causes it, Yersinia pestis, lives in rodents and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected fleas. It spreads between humans through unprotected contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or by inhaling respiratory […]
Eastern Europe must quickly increase defense budgets, former Trump appointee warns
The Baltic nations lead European NATO countries in exceeding the alliance’s target of dedicating 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to defense spending, but that may not be enough if former President Donald Trump is re-elected in November, a former administration official said. “The United States has an obligation to do its part to […]