Europe
Borrell calls for formation of EU army
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, argues that the fall of Kabul shows the bloc needs...
Hungarian PM Orbán to visit ally Putin in Moscow
Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will travel to Moscow on Tuesday in a visit that has drawn criticism from the country’s political opposition and...
Spanish court orders doctors be compensated for lack of Covid PPE
Spain’s medical community has scored a victory after a court ordered that a regional government must compensate doctors up to €49,000 (£41,000) each...
Macron rebuke to unvaccinated citizens incurs anger in parliament
Emmanuel Macron faced criticism from political opponents and heated scenes in parliament on Wednesday after he gave a deliberately provocative warning to unvaccinated French people,...
Putin accuses west of ‘coming with its missiles to our doorstep’
Vladimir Putin has accused the west of “coming with its missiles to our doorstep” as he reiterated demands for no further Nato expansion...
‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte set for fourth Dutch term after record-breaking talks
Dutch political parties have reached a new coalition agreement, paving the way for the country’s caretaker prime minister, Mark Rutte, to form his fourth...
Omicron Covid variant ‘present in Europe at least 10 days ago’
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 was present in Europe at least 10 days ago and already appears to be spreading in the Netherlands and elsewhere....
Macron’s referendum nightmare: Furious letter issued as key region plots break away
New Caledonia, a French overseas territory made up of several islands in the Pacific Ocean, is due to hold a third vote on...
French dictionary accused of ‘wokeism’ over gender-inclusive pronoun
A French reference dictionary has defended its official recognition of a gender-inclusive pronoun, after traditionalists pounced on what they called the latest incursion...
Austria to put millions of unvaccinated people in Covid lockdown
Austria is set to place millions of people not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in lockdown in a matter of days while the German...
