The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Mozambique opposition figures killed as protest grows over election results

Lawyer Elvino Dias and official Paulo Guambe shot as their party plans a national strike over disputed election

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

Europe's looming overdose crisis

Though nothing is guaranteed, an overdose crisis could be looming in Europe thanks to changes in the drug supply

Salon · Oct 19, 2024

Staggering cost of Britain’s Brexit divorce revealed – and there’s billions more to pay EU

Exclusive: Starmer urged to reverse the damage done by Brexit by pursuing closer ties with Europe after vast costs of leaving bloc revealed

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2024

‘You can see the money on screen’: why Hollywood is betting on Gladiator II not being another Folie à Deux

From the 1:1 scale Colosseum to the marauding model rhino, Ridley Scott’s forthcoming sequel screams conspicuous spending – but how bullish is Hollywood feeling, and what do we know about the film so far?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Russians who refuse to fight in Ukraine see hope of sanctuary in France

France has granted temporary refuge to six Russian soldiers who fled rather than fight the war in Ukraine, the first time a European Union country has let in deserters without passports or travel documents. An anti-war activist who helped them escape tells RFI about the difficult process of getting former…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2024

Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy

Judges’ decision on 12 men held in Italian migration hub in Albania also casts doubt on EU’s hardline plans

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

PlayStation loses fight in EU courts to stop sale of 'parasite' mods because, among other reasons, a book author can't stop 'the reader from skipping to the end'

RAM's fair game.

PC Gamer · Oct 18, 2024

'Timebomb' Ship Highlights Hazard Of Dangerous Cargoes

A damaged ship, spurned by European ports because of its potentially explosive cargo, has been stranded in the North Sea for weeks while authorities work out what to do with it.

International Business Times · Oct 18, 2024

Italy Judges Reject First Migrant Detentions In Albania

Italian judges ruled Friday against the detention of the first migrants sent for processing in Albania, dealing a major blow to a flagship policy of Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government.

International Business Times · Oct 18, 2024

France braces for economic judgment amid political turmoil and record debt

France's financial future is under close scrutiny this month as two of the world's top credit rating agencies assess the country's ability to manage its mounting debt. Meanwhile, a hung parliament, fierce budget debates and a record-high deficit have brought the economy to the edge of crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2024