An 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after the kit emerged from a melting glacier in Austria – more than 60 years after he was forced to leave them there.Items......
Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden want to cut the EU’s proposed long-term budget for 2027–2034, but have yet to agree on how much. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted the......
Scandinavia may be an obvious choice for a cooler summer holiday, but a new ranking has found the Alps are just as tempting for travellers looking to hike, cycle and escape the heat. France’s Mont Blanc region takes the top spot, while Alpine destinations claim four places in the top 10....
The EU economy largely depends on a few countries, particularly its ‘Big Four’. As of 2025, Germany, France, Italy and Spain together account for 61% of the EU’s GDP. However, countries’ shares of the EU......
The city of Dessau, where the Bauhaus design school flourished a century ago, catapulted Germany into the modern era and revolutionised global design.It is also where the Nazis drove the avant garde movement......
On Saturday, Icelanders will vote on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union. A “Yes” could squeeze Norway’s position in the European Economic Area and put Oslo under pressure to reconsider its own relationship with Brussels — a question with a long and divisive history....
Published on 26/08/2026 - 15:17 GMT+2 Europe's second longest river, the Danube, has experienced record low levels after hot weather leading to drought across the...
Five EU states are racing to build migrant 'return hubs' before new rules are put in place, with Uganda and Rwanda rumoured as the most likely sites – but recent cases point to significant legal and practical obstacles, while the actual numbers do not match the expectations....
Good morning. When the Guardian asked Canadian readers whether they planned to boycott US products after dramatic escalations in the ongoing DC/Ottawa trade war, we received more than 2,000 responses within......
Europe could face its toughest winter gas season since 2022 as wholesale prices trade near their highest level in more than three years. Household bills could rise quickly in the Netherlands while taking nearly a year to fully adjust in Germany and Austria....
Animal rights campaigners are gearing up for protests and petitions aimed at persuading the French government to ban the hunting of Alpine marmots.Open season on the rodents, members of the squirrel and......
An island in the Venice lagoon boasting a Napoleonic fort and lush gardens is up for sale.Described as an “enchanting oasis of peace and beauty”, Crevan offers a “spectacular view” of Venice’s main island,......
Meloni championed irregular migrant “returns” in a hardline push to externalise EU borders. Now, more member states are asking Italy to take back migrants under the first-arrival principle.
Published on 24/08/2026 - 10:44 GMT+2 The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster said on Monday, saying the event can "no......
Gabriele Keenaghan still remembers the day in April 1939 when she said goodbye to her grandmother at a Vienna railway station for a Kindertransport to Britain – tears were strictly forbidden.“I was......
Published on 23/08/2026 - 8:10 GMT+2 Six EU countries are intensifying calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits surge amid the war in the Middle East,......
Few destinations do Alpine retreats quite like Switzerland. But when it comes to choosing where to spend a winter getaway, two names in particular tend to compete for travellers’ attention: Gstaad and St.......
Which unit did the Wehrmacht motorbike found near Budapest belong to, and how did it end up in the Danube? Euronews asked Lt Col Norbert Számvéber, a military historian at the Institute and Museum of Military History, about this rare find....
After Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Finland, Sweden now also plans to return to Italy migrants who moved north after landing there. Eurostat says 109,427 transfer requests were sent to Rome between 2023 and 2025, a potential boomerang for Meloni's government....
The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an emergency stash of......
