Fact check: Where in Europe has the longest school summer holidays?
President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to review the amount of time French pupils get off for the summer, claiming that France has longer holidays than other countries. How…
Residents of Limburg have unique experience of walking on the bottom of Juliana canal
In the Dutch province of Limburg, residents had the rare chance this weekend to walk on the bottom of the drained Juliana canal. Read More
Mike Waltz says US officials to visit Europe this week to discuss ending Ukraine war
Less than a day before that announcement, US media reported that Donald Trump had had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss steps towards a negotiated…
Zelenskyy congratulates Baltic countries as they disconnect from Soviet-era power grid
The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Read More
Exit polls show incumbent PM Albin Kurti’s party in lead in Kosovo legislative elections
Kosovans headed to the polls against a backdrop of a stagnant economy and renewed ethnic tensions but the Central Election Commission says turnout was low. Read More
Thousands protest across Germany against far-right extremism ahead of snap elections
The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany is currently polling in second place as the country prepares to head to the ballot box on 23 February. Read More
Polls open across Kosovo against backdrop of faltering economy, ethnic tensions
The vote is seen as a key test for incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti and this is the first time since independence in 2008 that Kosovo’s parliament has completed a…
Kaja Kallas congratulates Lebanon after PM Nawaf Salam announces new government
The country’s new administration, the first since 2022, comes after an unusually direct intervention by the United States which said any Hezbollah involvement would be a ‘red line’. Read More
Poland and Ukraine organise exhumations of WWII-era victims
Officials hope the exhumations will improve Polish-Ukrainian relations which have been clouded by disagreement over the history of the Volhynia massacres. Read More
Prime Minister Kurti’s party is out in front ahead of Kosovo’s elections
The vote will determine who will lead the Kosovo side in stalled normalisation talks with Serbia, facilitated by the EU to move both states closer to joining the bloc. Read…