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The watchdogs of EU democracy will have to be "much louder in the future" if they hope to see off a mounting threat from homegrown populists and autocrats who are chipping away at Europe's founding commitments to free speech and the rule of law, a top EU official has warned.…

The European Union and other democracies need a united and realistic stance towards China because even the largest EU countries cannot play on equal terms with Beijing on their own, Czech President Petr Pavel said.

Just months after a devastating earthquake, and with millions suffering from an economy in dire straits, Turkish voters are deciding who should lead the pivotal NATO ally at the crossroads between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The outcome will reshape the political landscape in Turkey and beyond. For some,…

Taiwanese battery maker Prologium says it will invest more than €5 billion in building a new gigafactory in the northern French port city of Dunkirk for its first European plant.

Be careful what you wish for. Britain’s seesaw rainfall patterns that began last winter have continued, with an on-off pattern of dry and then wet months for many areas.

Lt. Roy Coulson Harms dropped a letter over Grafton, Wis., as he was flying to Europe in World War II.

In this week's column Renfrewshire Live sport reporter Ben Ramage looks ahead to a crucial game against Hearts this weekend.

It might seem like a stupid question, but there are plenty of countries who are not in Europe which take part in the annual singing extravaganza

In 1956, seven European countries – Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany – gathered in Lugano, Switzerland for the first ever Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was only broadcast in select countries, meaning only a small number of viewers watched Swiss entry Lys Assia win the…

The contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and has been held since 1956