Salzburg bans tourists from driving into historic centre over summer
Day trippers face fines for entering Austrian city’s old town during July and August to curb ‘chaotic traffic situations’Salzburg has begun enforcing a summer ban on visitors driv…
Fears of Catholic schism as defiant sect ordains ultra-conservative bishops
Consecrations by Society of Saint Pius X bring automatic excommunication for bishops – and crisis for Pope LeoA rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics has defied Pope Leo by …
Tour de France 1966: ‘No longer a jaunt in knickerbockers from Paris to Nice’
While the French nation is still excited by the Tour, it has become a grim, scientifically controlled commercial operation30 June 1966 Continue reading...
Several killed and injured in fire at Antwerp apartment building
The fire broke out in the 10-storey block in the Linkeroever district of the Belgian city.
Ireland set to take presidency of EU in Dublin opening ceremony – Europe live
Ireland’s tasks at helm of bloc include helping navigate talks on fresh Russia sanctions, and Ukraine and Moldova accessionIreland’s prime minister Micheál Martin suggested Ukrain…
Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full
Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checksAirlines and airports have called for the new EU biometric border check syste…
Andy Burnham is about to have a crash course in hardcore geopolitics | Rafael Behr
The likely next prime minister would rather be in Warrington than Washington, but foreign policy will dominate his agenda more than he thinksIf Andy Burnham is lucky, he will get …
Why Meloni has hit back hard against Trump and his ‘made up’ photo claim
With her popularity flagging and a general election looming, the Italian PM sees a strategic advantage in the ruptureIf Giorgia Meloni thought that she could put her April spat wi…
Watch: Mount Etna eruption creates trail of bright orange lava
A stream of thick orange lava was seen trailing from Europe's biggest active volcano, Mount Etna in Italy, snaking through the mountain.
Ukraine war briefing: Swedish defence maker Saab signs deal to deliver 16 fighter jets to Kyiv
Defence maker Saab signs contract to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in $24.6bn deal. What we know on day 1,589Swedish defence equipment maker Saab has signed a …
EU diplomats clash with Trump administration over top Bosnia and Herzegovina post
Diplomats in Sarajevo failed to agree on a candidate for the high representative role, which carries a lot of power and influence across the BalkansDiplomats from the US and Europ…
'Absolute madness': Row over plan to demolish Nazi bunker under Berlin
City officials want to build flats on the city centre site but others say it should be preserved as part of Germany's history.
Firefighters struggle to contain deadly Greek wildfire
Over 100 firefighters are working to extinguish a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed a life.
Almost 60,000 far-right extremists in Germany, intelligence agency says
More than a quarter of those identified are believed to be violent, Germany's domestic intelligence agency says.
‘But we’re just 1% of emissions’: do smaller countries’ climate efforts matter?
Past and present leaders of wealthy nations such as UK and Germany have argued their actions are insignificantOn first hearing, it is a position that sounds reasonable. “When our …
Italian MEP suggests government wants to ‘hide truth’ about Albania migrant centre
Cristina Guarda says delegation was denied access to cells in offshore detention facility, at which six people have attempted suicideAn Italian MEP has questioned whether the Ital…
‘He isn’t political’: the Ukrainian-born oligarch targeted by a Monaco bomber
Questions remain as to why somebody would want to kill Vadym Iermolaiev, who has a personal fortune of $225mMonaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leade…
One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme
Programme defending benefits of immigration attracts double number of applicants expectedMore than 1 million undocumented migrants and asylum seekers have applied to regularise th…
Elon Musk promotes ‘anti-migrant’ Armie Hammer film with free download on X
Citizen Vigilante, which follows a businessman taking bloody revenge on immigrant criminals, was posted by the tech trillionaire in the wake of damning reviewsA German film starri…
Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – Europe live
Authorities are still searching to identify the suspect of an alleged assassination attempt of a Ukrainian business tycoonReuters noted that the principality of Monaco is surround…
EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate
Thirteen countries with a free trade agreement with Brussels have their quota reduced by just one-thirdBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has halved the amount of duty-free stee…
Europe and US on collision course over next high representative for Bosnia
Diplomats from around world meet in Sarajevo in second attempt to agree on top envoy, as US pushes for its choiceDiplomats from around the world are due to meet in Sarajevo on Tue…
Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat
Our European environment correspondent has been reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way across Europe, covering everything from the lack of preparation…
Monaco parcel bomb blast severely wounds Ukrainian oligarch
Source says Vadym Yermolaiev was one of two adults left with life-threatening injuries after apartment blast on MondayA parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two othe…