Europe’s generous welfare states are coming under increasing strain as weak economic growth collides with rising demands on government budgets, particularly from aging populations.

An expert has raised alarms that Vladimir Putin is orchestrating efforts to cause "mass casualty events" in Europe. Ties between Moscow and the West have frayed beyond repair following Russia's ...

Outdoor public events have been banned in an area of France as a record breaking heatwave sweeps across Europe. Concerts and large public gatherings have been called off in the Gironde department ...

Europe boasts a riveting events calendar each year, but two events specific to 2025 are the Women's Euro 2025 soccer tournament in Switzerland (July 2-27) and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England ...

European Capital of Culture Chemnitz in eastern Germany is extending its reach across the border to the Czech Republic. As a ...

A boat trapped in the dried-out shore where the French-Swiss Lac des Brenets lake should be Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in ...

Strikes are a regular occurrence in Europe, as employees withhold their labour to fight for better pay and conditions. Walkouts are sometimes planned months ahead but others are announced last ...

European equities face a much brighter outlook ... end the year around 590 points — implying gains of about 15% from current levels, and the highest target among strategists tracked by Bloomberg.

The fall of the Iron Curtain which lifted communist rule across a swathe of Europe was as swift as it was unexpected. Click on the links below to watch and read about the main events in a dramatic and ...