The Latest Breaking News from Europe

Flood of Russian crude heads to Asia after EU ban kicks in

Russia has all but ceased to be a supplier of crude oil to Europe.

The Times of India · Dec 14, 2022

Britons save £3m by using power-hungry appliances at quieter times

National Grid push to use devices such as washing machines and dryers at low-demand periods ‘paying dividends’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

Germany’s Scholz backs more Balkan states joining EU

Chancellor says it is in Germany’s and Europe’s interest for Bosnia and others to join Croatia in bloc

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

Could Lithuania hold the key to Europe's energy security?

On 19 October, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring, when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022

Poland's new judicial reform in limbo after president voices concerns

Poland's parliament will not start debating a judicial reform bill on Thursday the ruling party hoped would unblock COVID-19 recovery funds withheld by Brussels in a dispute over the rule of law after the country's president voiced his concerns.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

EU-Qatar graft scandal uncovered by year-long, pan-Europe probe, Belgium says

Belgium's intelligence service worked closely with other European countries for more than a year to uncover the graft scandal now rocking the European Parliament, the justice ministry said.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Scholz says Balkans joining EU is in Germany's interest

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says it’s in the interest of Germany and Europe for the remaining countries of the Balkans to join the European Union

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Apple Plans to Let Rival App Stores on iPhones in EU

Apple Inc is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads in the European Union as soon as late next year to comply with a new European competition law it had fought, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Opening up to outside…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Europe's record 2022 wildfires sent carbon emissions soaring, monitors say

Wildfires that scorched across Europe this year burned a record land area and stoked carbon emissions, according to an update released by Europe's forest fire and satellite monitors.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 14, 2022

‘Expectation had to be raised’: the making of World Cup heroes Morocco

Welsh coach Osian Roberts and investment in talent centres and scouting have helped the country to make history in Qatar

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022