All news on the topic: Europe

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UK tourists heading to Europe have been issued an urgent warning about their finances
Brits can end up wasting their hard-earned cash abroad by not following the simple advice
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Tributes pour in for a British businessman, 44, found floating in the sea after reportedly being struck in the head during a Greek yacht regatta
The dad-of-two was found floating in the sea in the island’s exclusive old port area
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Massive power outage hits several European countries and holiday islands
Large parts of Europe were hit by power cuts today, knocking out traffic lights, halting electric trains and switching off the internet.
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Trial begins for ’esoteric’ faction of alleged German coup plotters
GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger
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Councils anticipate £1 billion shortfall in special education needs funding
High hopes of deal on top jobs dashed as heads of state and government squabble over appointments.
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London surpasses Paris as Europe’s largest stock market following Macron’s election gamble
Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble has caused France to lose its crown as Europe’s biggest stock market, with London retaking the title after spending most of the last two years in second place.
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The presence of synthetic drugs is on the rise in Europe
Europe is facing a growing threat from potent synthetic substances, new drug mixtures, and evolving usage patterns, particularly after the Taliban imposed a ban on opium poppy cultivation, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) warned in its latest report published on Tuesday.
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Iceland issues license to the country’s last whaling company to hunt 128 fin whales
Conservationists criticise ‘disappointing’ and ‘dangerous’ move to allow harpooning of fin whales after curbs last year
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Revealed: drug cartels exploiting migrant children as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade
Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs
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Ireland heads to the polls to vote in local and European elections
Record number of far-right candidates on the ballot as polls show almost two-thirds of voters want tougher controls on immigration
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Teenager arrested in France on suspicion of Olympics attack plot
Interior ministry says 18-year-old Chechen suspected of planning ‘Islamist-inspired’ attack in Saint-Étienne
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Italy-led operation dismantles crime ring spanning Europe
In a sweeping operation on Wednesday, authorities arrested 17 Turkish nationals—14 in Italy and three across other European countries—cracking down on a criminal organization linked to murders, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, and counterfeit cigarette smuggling across Europe.
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UK says neutral countries should join NATO if they want protection
Grant Shapps said there should be “no place for neutrality” amid rising threats from Russia.
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Avoiding sanctions: European trucks reach Russia via Belarus
Belarusian car suppliers are in uproar. Some cars from Europe are no longer allowed into Belarus by Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.
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10 ways world could spiral into nuke war as summer of Putin victories would mark first steps to WW3, army bosses warn
Scroll down to see The Sun’s graphic on how Putin’s summer offensive could turn into WW3 in 10 steps
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ESET: Turla, Russian FSB-linked group, behind new European government network backdoors
Researchers at the Slovakia-based cybersecurity company ESET have uncovered two new backdoors, dubbed LunarWeb and LunarMail, which they believe were likely used by a Russian state-affiliated hacking group to infiltrate the foreign affairs ministry of an unnamed European country.
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Students across Europe hold Gaza war protests in run-up to UN vote on Palestinian statehood
Police arrested dozens of people in Amsterdam, with university occupations continuing in Netherlands, Belgium and Spain
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Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests
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Chaos from new Brexit border checks masked by bank holiday weekend, causing delays and red tape for businesses
The director general of Britain’s leading trade body has described Tory ministers as “smart” for using the bank holiday weekend to mask the impact of a new Brexit borders checks system, which is set to add delays, red tape and costs to many imports.
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A simple fraud is undermining Europe’s most sophisticated timber tracing system
Wood that may have been logged illegally is entering the supply chain due to a flaw in Romania’s new digital system to track timber.
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The prince, the plotters and the would-be putsch: Germany to try far-right coup gang
Ex-soldier, conspiracy theorist, astrologer and anti-vaxxer among the first of 27 people on trial for trying to violently topple the German government – led by Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss
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Macron criticises Rwanda-style asylum schemes days after UK passes bill
Such policies are ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of Brexit
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Thousands of British holiday flights are targeted by "extremely dangerous Russian jamming," posing a significant threat to air safety
Thousands of British holiday flights have been hit by suspected Russian jamming — with aviation sources branding the tactic “extremely dangerous” and a major threat to air safety.