Новости по теме Europe

Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll lead Greece geared up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing the leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.

29 August 2015

Berlin pledges police backup to refugee flashpoint town Berlin pledged to send police reinforcements to the eastern German town hit by violent anti-migrant protests.

29 August 2015

Greece's top judge takes over as caretaker PM ahead of snap vote Greece's top judge became the country's first female prime minister, taking over a caretaker administration to organise early elections next month.

28 August 2015

France's economy minister stumbles on 35-hour-week, again France's divisive economy minister has once again made waves among Socialists by criticising the country's sacrosanct 35-hour week just as the ruling party gathers for its annual conference.

28 August 2015

More than 70 dead in Austrian migrant truck tragedy: government The bodies of more than 70 dead migrants have been recovered from an abandoned truck found on an Austrian motorway, more than the initial estimate of between 20 and 50.

28 August 2015

Europe has 'means to resist' impact of China crisis: EU economics commissioner EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that Europe had the "means to resist" the impact of China's slowing economy.

28 August 2015

NATO opens training centre in Georgia amid Russia tensions NATO opened a training centre in Georgia as the ex-Soviet country eyes closer partnership with the Western military alliance amid tensions with Russia.

28 August 2015

Millennium sequel hits bookstores as author admits 'total fear' The eagerly-awaited sequel to Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium crime trilogy hit store shelves in 25 countries.

27 August 2015

Merkel vows no tolerance for migrant hate as 55 die in Mediterranean German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced down far-right hecklers vowing zero tolerance for "vile" anti-migrant violence as rescuers found 55 corpses on stricken boats in the Mediterranean.

27 August 2015

World leaders must 'accelerate' climate talks: UN chief UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that countries must "accelerate the rhythm of negotiations" on capping global warming ahead of an international climate conference in Paris in December.

27 August 2015

Hungary migrant crisis escalates as police fire tear gas Hungary's migrant crisis escalated as police fired tear gas at the EU country's main processing centre.

27 August 2015

Migrants crossing into Hungary hit record levels Record numbers of migrants streaming into EU member state Hungary from Serbia continue to climb, police said.

26 August 2015

EU ministers to hold talks Saturday in Paris after train attack Interior and transport ministers from EU countries are to hold talks in Paris to discuss security measures following last week's attack on a high-speed train that was foiled by passengers.

26 August 2015

Merkel to visit refugee centre hit by violence in EU migrants crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit a refugee centre hit by violent far-right protests, a day after Berlin said it had eased some asylum rules.

26 August 2015

Exhausted migrants reach Serbia, dreaming of Western Europe In a dusty field on Serbia's border with Macedonia, thousands of migrants hoping to reach a better future in western Europe are offered some respite from their perilous journeys.

26 August 2015

EU says Russia's jailing of Ukrainian filmmaker 'in breach of international law' The EU sharply criticised Russia on Tuesday for the jailing of Ukrainian filmmaker and Kremlin critic Oleg Sentsov, calling it a violation of international law.

26 August 2015

Astana's Vincenzo Nibali disqualified from Vuelta a Espana after accident Captain of Kazakhstan's Astana Pro Team Vincenzo Nibali has been disqualified from Vuelta a Espana after the second stage.

25 August 2015

Russia lifts Wikipedia ban after it edits drugs entry Russia's media watchdog said it had lifted a short-lived ban on Russian-language Wikipedia over an entry on a form of cannabis.

25 August 2015

Russia verdict due in Ukraine filmmaker's 'terror' trial A Russian military court is set to announce its verdict against a Ukrainian filmmaker who faces a lengthy prison term on terror charges in a trial decried by the West.

25 August 2015

France 'must prepare for other attacks': Hollande President Francois Hollande warned that France must brace for further attacks, just days after a potential bloodbath on a train was foiled by passengers.

25 August 2015

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