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02.01 / 09:51

Pope Benedict XVI: Thousands flock to Vatican City as lying in state begins

The body of Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday at the age of 95, is on display from Monday morning at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, where people from around the world will be able to pay their last respects to him before his funeral on Thursday.

02.01 / 09:35

Critical infrastructure continues to be targeted in latest strikes on Kyiv and western Ukraine

A new airstrike targeted Kyiv at dawn on Monday, after a New Year's Day marked by dozens of Russian strikes that left at least four people dead and 50 injured in the capital and elsewhere in the country.

01.01 / 19:47

Nature Croatia's big day: Balkan nation adopts euro and joins Schengen zone

Croatia has officially adopted the euro as its currency, becoming the 20th European Union member state to do so.

08.12 / 09:11

European Union 'Culture of impunity' across EU over violence against migrants, NGO warns

Migrants attempting to reach Europe are now almost always subjected to some form of violence at the hands of authorities, according to a new NGO report.

30.11 / 15:17

business Bitcoin regulatory Gemini gets regulatory greenlight in Italy, Greece amid lending halt

Winklevoss brothers’ cryptocurrency exchange Gemini continues expanding in Europe, announcing new regulatory approvals in Italy and Greece.

15.11 / 09:31

G20 European Union end Equal Pay Day: EU women now working 'for free' until end of the year

Women in the European Union will from Tuesday and until the rest of the year "work for free" compared to their male counterparts.

12.11 / 15:39

CLIMATE CRISIS Tourism Slovenia poised to elect first ever female president

Slovenia looks poised to elect its first-ever female president in an election on Sunday.

27.10 / 14:35

European Union Fishing Ukraine war: Russia shares misleading Slovenian photo in 'dirty bomb' allegations

Russia's foreign ministry has used an outdated photo online to claim that Ukraine is preparing a "dirty bomb".

24.10 / 08:45

Drones Sunak Rishi Sunak favourite to become new UK PM, as vote deadline nears

Britain's former finance minister Rishi Sunak is favourite to become the country's third prime minister in just seven weeks, on Monday.

13.10 / 19:43

Climate change NATO boost Fifteen European countries unite to boost air defence capabilities

Fifteen European countries on Thursday announced that they would jointly procure air defence systems to protect the continent under a newly-created European Sky Shield Initiative.

05.10 / 00:41

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union Slovenia becomes first East European country to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption

The Slovenian parliament on Tuesday passed an amendment allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt after a constitutional court ruling made it the first country in Eastern Europe to do so.

09.09 / 17:43

Blockchain UPS Enterprise Time Exploring the world of cryptocurrency taxations one country at a time

There is no denying that the popularity of crypto has been on the rise for quite some time now. New use cases are being developed for enterprises and retail clients alike. This growing popularity however, has its fair share of cons.

29.08 / 20:51

European Union Food Bitcoin Energy crisis: Ursula von der Leyen calls for 'emergency intervention' in electricity market

The worsening energy crisis besieging Europe has laid bare the "limitations" of the electricity market and requires an "emergency intervention" to bring down soaring prices, Ursula von der Leyen has said.

12.07 / 15:33

COST UPS Lowe's travelers The euro is near parity with the U.S. dollar: Here's how travelers can take advantage of the exchange rate

The value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar has sunk near a two-decade low — and that's good news for Americans traveling to Europe this summer.

29.06 / 07:45

European Union NATO Bosnia, Ukraine: Two countries affected by war, two very different EU paths

European leaders' decision to let Ukraine and Moldova be candidates to join the EU is something Bosnia and Herzegovina has been vying for since the end of the 1992-1995 war in the country.

16.06 / 12:15

Technology London Slovenia will take down its border fence with Croatia

Slovenia says a 200-kilometre fence on its border with Croatia to deter migrants has not fulfilled its purpose and will be taken down.

16.05 / 13:21

Eurovision Song Contest EU slashes growth forecast and predicts prices will rise faster than thought this year

The war in Ukraine is severely curtailing the European Union's economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic with this year's growth forecast sharply revised down, the European Commission warned on Monday.

16.05 / 12:49

Eurovision Song Contest Moon In pictures: Stargazers enjoy super blood moon amid lunar eclipse

Stargazers in parts of Europe and elsewhere around the world have been enjoying the rare sight of a super blood moon.

28.04 / 13:05

Technology Art Bitcoin ECJ rules Austria's border checks with Hungary and Slovenia breach EU law — here's why

In a potentially precedent-setting ruling, the European Court of Justice has shed light on the contentious topic of border closures within the passport-free Schengen Area, a practice that became widespread during the 2015 migration crisis and again during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak.

26.04 / 14:47

European Union Agency Brussels wants EU judicial agency to take greater role in Ukraine war crimes probe

The European Commission on Monday called for Eurojust's mandate to be strengthened to facilitate investigations into possible war crimes in Ukraine.

26.04 / 13:31

NATO 'Everyone believes Ukraine can win the war,' says US defence secretary at NATO-EU talks

The US defence secretary Lloyd Austin kicked off NATO-EU talks on Tuesday, saying that Ukraine can win against Russia in the two-month-long conflict.

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