The Latest Breaking News from Europe

Von der Leyen quizzed on whether she would work with far-right in EU election debate – as it happened

Frontrunner to be European Commission president was questioned over alliances with Meloni and others in face-off with rival candidates

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

Renault boss lament's Volkswagen's inability to 'work as a team' as joint cheap EV plan collapses

Renault CEO Luca de Meo had been trying to collaborate on an affordable version of the Twingo.

Fortune · May 23, 2024

An A for Villa to an F for Man Utd: how US owners have fared in European football

American billionaires and investment firms now control teams across Europe. Their stewardship varies wildly in quality

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2024

Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen: Europa League final – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Ademola Lookman scored a spectacular hat-trick to secure Atalanta’s first trophy since 1963 and end Bayer Leverkusen’s invincible dream. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

Managers on the move? Eight men who could be in new jobs soon

From Kieran McKenna to David Moyes, Roberto De Zerbi to Mauricio Pochettino, clubs in England and continental Europe are searching for the right fit

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

French, Belgian Astronauts Named Next Europeans To Fly To ISS

France's Sophie Adenot and Belgium's Raphael Liegeois will be the first two from a new class of European astronauts to blast off to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency said Wednesday.

International Business Times · May 22, 2024

What links our Siberian ancestors to a heightened risk of developing multiple sclerosis?

The genetic predisposition to suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) is closely linked to historical migration patterns, and to our ancestors’ lifestyles. Specifically, MS is linked to the genetic contributions made by nomadic populations who reached Western Europe 5000 years ago from the Siberian Steppe.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

AI 'will not replace' journalists, VivaTech co-founder says

It’s often referred to as the biggest startup event in Europe. VivaTech opens its doors this Wednesday in Paris with 150,000 people in attendance, as well as 10,000 startups. The event takes place as signs are emerging that the French tech sector might be recovering from a period of cost-cutting…

France 24 · May 22, 2024

Meloni, Le Pen Flirt With Combining EU Far-right Forces

Europe's far-right figureheads Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni are hinting they could join forces following this summer's EU elections, after Le Pen's French party announced a break with its radical German ally AfD. The overtures presage a possible reconfiguration of nationalist parties' alliances after voters decide the next European…

International Business Times · May 22, 2024

Political violence in Europe: inside the 24 May Guardian Weekly

Shockwaves after shooting in Slovakia. Plus: Iran after Raisi

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024