The Latest Breaking News from Europe

What Denmark's dead hedgehogs tell us about their lives -- and how we can help them

The European hedgehog is in decline all over Europe. In Britain, the species is already deemed vulnerable to extinction having seen its population fall by at least 46% in the past 13 years to an estimated 500,000 animals.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023

62 people are dead off the coast of Italy. How many more will anti-migrant policies kill?

Italy’s hardline stance has been enabled by the EU, says the philosopher and activist Lorenzo Marsili

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

First new Tyne and Wear Metro train finally arrives in North East after journey across Europe

A new Metro train is currently sat at the Tyne Yard in Gateshead as it waits to be taken to its new home in Gosforth

Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Northern Ireland Protocol deal is a fork in the road for Rishi Sunak

It is shaping up to be a make-or-break week for the Prime Minister. Should he succeed in gaining an agreement from all parties on the Northern Ireland Protocol, it will strengthen his hand and potentially lay the foundations for a turnaround in Conservative fortunes. If he fails, and the Tory…

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023

Germany seeks to link all wind parks in North Sea

Germany wants to set up a new power line network to connect its own offshore wind parks with those of its North Sea neighbors in order to eliminate bottlenecks in the European energy market

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Starmer warns UK cannot risk ‘brain drain’ to Europe

Sir Keir said Labour was proposing “five shifts in Britain’s growth model”

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023

Hundreds of Irish 'tarmac scammers' earning millions of euros a year in France

The source gave an insight into the gags’ operations – which concentrate on laying poor quality tarmac and fleeing with payment before their shoddy work falls apart – after French police issued an unprecedented warning about their activities,

Irish Mirror · Feb 27, 2023

First Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor arrives on site in Somerset

The plant’s developer, French energy giant EDF, said the delivery marked a ‘significant milestone’ for one of Europe’s largest construction projects

Birmingham Post · Feb 27, 2023

Europe’s Etias ‘e-visa’ postponed again to 2024 after pushback from EU member states

Exclusive: European Union originally intended Etias system would be running in 2021 but countries have warned about long border delays

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Flight chaos as strikes hit German and Spanish airports

Disruption caused by industrial action across Europe looks set to continue beyond Easter

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023