Published on 01/08/2025 – 13:24 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The European Court of Justice (ECJ) sided with an Italian court that questioned the government’s designation of Bangladesh as a “safe country of origin” — a label that allows deportations and detentions of asylum seekers while their application is under review. The judgment…

Published on 01/08/2025 – 10:42 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, are set to undergo a transformation in the coming years with the introduction of a new camouflage pattern intended to replace the current uniform. According to Hartpunkt defence news portal, all soldiers are to be equipped with the…

ADVERTISEMENT The list of online platforms suspected of breaching the EU’s rules keeps growing. The latest to join the list: Temu. The European Commission says that under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) the Chinese e-commerce platform doesn’t properly assess risks arising from illegal products sold on its website, including…

ADVERTISEMENT Almost half (47%) of European hoteliers struggle to hire and retain workers with the right skills or experience, according to the 2025 European Accommodation Barometer from Booking.com and Statista.  The fifth edition of this study is based on a survey of 1,160 executives and managers across the European accommodation…

ADVERTISEMENT A military parade in Zagreb on Thursday celebrated the 30th anniversary of a Croatian army campaign that seized control of ethnic Serb-held territory in what was then a freshly independent state splintering off a crumbling Yugoslavia. The event came almost three decades after Operation Storm was launched on 4…

Published on 31/07/2025 – 18:51 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Portugal’s government says it will consult the country’s main political parties and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa about potential recognition of a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said on Thursday. Portugal has diverged from neighbouring Spain, who recognised Palestinian statehood last year, saying…

Published on 31/07/2025 – 18:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Siberia for “spreading disinformation” about the Russian military, following the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He was released in 2024 as part of a prisoner/spy swap negotiated by former US President Biden, former German…

ADVERTISEMENT Claims on social media allege that the autonomous community of Catalonia in northeastern Spain is now home to more mosques than churches. A picture, which appears in posts on X and Instagram, among others, also says that 120 Catalan schools “teach Islam”. The Catalan government’s website features an official…

Published on 31/07/2025 – 10:33 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A new euro banknote design has reignited a long-running controversy between France and Poland over the legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie (née Skłodowska). Born in Warsaw in 1867, Skłodowska-Curie later moved to France, where she became the first woman to…

ADVERTISEMENT When it comes to migration, Denmark can barely hide its sense of vindication. “What has been mainstream among our populations for quite many years is now mainstream for many of us politicians as well,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said earlier this month, speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.…