Europe

US President Donald Trump said if he were popular in Europe, he would not be doing his job. Trump touted the “tremendous service” the US provides European nations, for which they should respect the US. In...

Day-trippers to Venice will be charged up to €10 (£9) to enter the famous lagoon city as authorities continue to grapple with the tens of millions of tourists who visit every year. The Italian parliament approved...

Three migrant fishermen were granted Greek citizenship on Wednesday for “ignoring the dangers” and rescuing “dozens” of people fleeing this summer’s deadly wildfires. Emad El Khaimi, 50 and Mahmoud Ibrahim Musa, 46, both from Egypt as...

It’s been 20 years since the euro was created on January 1, 1998. Today, three-quarters of people in the eurozone are in favour of the euro, the highest number since 2004 — apparently dispelling the impression...

The European Union’s Baltic member states spend a higher share of their household expenditure on alcohol than any other countries in the bloc, according to new data. The figures, released by Eurostat on Tuesday, show that...

The recent attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel into Britain is to be treated as a major incident, the UK’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid said. Javid said he has taken control of the response...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – German authorities on Friday gave their approval to an $8 billion (6.30 billion pounds) rail and road tunnel linking Denmark and Germany, despite environmental objections. The 19 km (11.8 mile) Fehmarnbelt link, connecting...

Scientists issued urgent warnings about climate change in 2018. Germany’s summertime temperatures hit record highs. Nevertheless, the government has lost its enthusiasm for tackling climate issues, Jens Thurau writes. In summer 2018, Germany’s beer gardens were...

Pope Francis celebrated his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” with a message of concern about violence and conflict in the world. He urged people to overcome their differences. Pope Francis described the world’s differences as a richness...

Erecting a Christmas tree is not just a tradition for millions of households in Europe, but for cities too. In many, it is an extravagant centrepiece which towers over a square, a dazzling festive attraction for...