News about Europe

Scottish vote reveals cracks in United Kingdom The referendum has fired up debate in the rest of the United Kingdom over London's dominance and the historic ties that hold the country together.
05 September 2014 14:44
EU pressed to up aid to farmers hit by Russia sanctions The European Parliament ratcheted up the pressure on the European Union to increase support for farmers hit by a Russian ban on food.
05 September 2014 14:10
Hollande hits all-time low in new opinion poll Confidence in embattled French President Francois Hollande has plunged to a new all-time low of 13 percent.
05 September 2014 13:24
Poroshenko says Ukraine ceasefire plan to be signed Friday Ukraine said it was poised to strike a Kremlin-backed ceasefire deal with rebel leaders after five months of conflict.
05 September 2014 13:16
Woman 'found beheaded' in London garden A woman was found beheaded in a back garden in north London, but police said the attack was not linked to terrorism.
05 September 2014 10:24
NATO summit opens as US, Britain rally allies A NATO summit billed as the most important since the Cold War got underway with calls to stand up to Russia over Ukraine.
04 September 2014 19:02
From hot water to cold: Hollande named for IceBucketChallenge Prince Albert of Monaco decided that now was a good time to nominate French President Francois Hollande for the Ice Bucket Challenge.
04 September 2014 13:41
Freed British parents reunited with ill son in Spain The British parents jailed after taking their critically-ill son from hospital enjoyed an emotional reunion with him at his bedside in Spain.
04 September 2014 13:28
Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan ahead of NATO summit Vladimir Putin unveiled a peace plan for Ukraine that could be agreed by the weekend to end a devastating conflict.
04 September 2014 11:39
Russian photojournalist missing in Ukraine is dead: agency Russian photographer Andrei Stenin, missing since early August, has been found dead in Ukraine, the RIA-Novosti press agency he worked for announced.
03 September 2014 15:26
Ashya King's parents freed from jail in Spain The British parents arrested for taking their ill son Ashya King from hospital looked forward to being reunited with him after being freed from jail.
03 September 2014 14:12
Europe farmers 'not to get full Russian sanction compensation' Germany's agriculture minister warned that European farmers hit by a Russian import ban would not receive full compensation.
03 September 2014 13:20
Nazarbayev appoints ambassadors to Germany, Romania, Cambodia and Laos President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed a number of new ambassadors of Kazakhstan.
03 September 2014 12:04
IMF warns Ukraine may need extra $19 bn in help The International Monetary Fund warned that economically-devastated Ukraine may need an extra $19 billion (14.5 billion euros) in assistance
03 September 2014 11:06
France's scorned former first lady to publish kiss-and-tell France's scorned former first lady Valerie Trierweiler is set to lift the lid on her tumultuous relationship with the president.
03 September 2014 10:36
Japanese war film shocks, thrills Venice film fest Japanese war film "Fires on the Plain" has both thrilled and shocked Venice film festival.
03 September 2014 10:00
Welsh golf resort locked down for NATO summit A huge security operation involving 9,000 British police officers will secure a luxury Welsh golf resort hosting a NATO summit later this week.
02 September 2014 22:57
Island airport bid fails as London aims to stay on top London mayor Boris Johnson's grand plan for a new airport in the Thames Estuary was rejected.
02 September 2014 22:48
Russia and NATO square off over Ukraine Moscow declared NATO a "threat" to its security after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe.
02 September 2014 21:49
Connoisseurs? Seven out of 10 French 'know little about wine' In France, the land of good food and world-famous wine, seven of out 10 people admit they are far from connoisseurs when it comes to the grape.
02 September 2014 14:58
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