Spain is set to host the United Nations’ annual climate conference after Chile pulled out of hosting duties following riots. …
Finance
Germany resists pressure to boost spending
Germany has resisted renewed pressure to increase public spending after the newly appointed European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde…
Overseas rugby and cricket players in Brexit limbo
“Kolpak” rugby and cricket players risk being barred from UK sport after the EU has failed to renew an international…
Spain’s female to strike over €8,000 annual pay offer
Almost 200 top-flight women’s footballers have voted to go on strike over pay and working conditions. The vote won 93-per-cent…
EU legal bid to block slave-tainted Uzbek cotton
A legal challenge over cotton imports from Uzbekistan could stop slave-made goods entering the European Union. The legal action says…
Germany’s Pegida faces counter protest in Dresden
Five years after the German anti-migrant group Pegida held its first gathering in Dresden, four counter-demonstrations have been held against…
Green vote rises to 13% in Switzerland
Switzerland’s general election has been dominated by a “green wave” as environmental issues dominated debates in the Alpine nation. “We…
17 Oct 2019
UK PM Johnson looks to make Brexit delay request
16 Oct 2019
Catalonia burns after heavy jail terms in Spain
15 Oct 2019
PiS wins Poland’s election but loses grip on senate
14 Oct 2019
Online Dutch sex-work forum hacked
14 Oct 2019
Italy looks to cut cost of unpackaged food
12 Oct 2019
German Jews ask for protection after neo-Nazi murders
11 Oct 2019
EU exporters brace for fresh Trump tariffs
11 Oct 2019
Poland’s PiS well-placed to retain power in weekend poll
10 Oct 2019