Europe

Ministers reportedly feared that Covid-19 measure was hobbling the economy

Angela Merkel urges population to get vaccinated as Emmanuel Macron’s latest move sparks protests

Joe Biden accused of ‘total surrender to Putin’ over controversial gas pipeline

New legislation includes fines of up to €150,000 for ‘glorifying’ the dictator and Spanish Civil War

Brexit deal fallout risks ‘being felt in the fabric of our union’, warns Frost

Some protesters reportedly close to death as Brussels continues to refuse pleas for formal residency

Catastrophic extreme weather may hand boost to rival Green Party campaign

Month-long wait for Indian-made jabs to be approved on the continent

Award-winning underworld reporter in serious condition after Amsterdam attack

Parties from 15 member states combine to challenge Brussels ‘superstate’

European leaders vow to bring the nation ‘to its knees’ over civil rights crackdown

Success of centre-right parties suggests upcoming presidential contest may not be two-horse race

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron leading push to reset EU relations with Moscow

Angela Merkel calls for all EU nations to impose quarantine on British visitors

Spanish PM hoping to create ‘spirit of dialogue’ as separatist leaders vow to fight on

Fugitive extremist sparked manhunt after threat to kill high-profile virologist

Last week, a protester grabbed the French president by his arm with one hand and slapped him in the face with the other

French scientists investigating whether global warming is behind mysterious phenomenon in Alps

Arrival of 92,000-tonne MSC Orchestra reignites row about hosting mega vessels

Marbella has become a ‘United Nations of crime’ – and violent gangsters have come with it. Nacho Carretero and Arturo Lezcano investigate

Why won’t the Pentagon fly the flag for gay pride? What led Denmark to deport Syrian refugees? And how do birds see through magicians’ tricks?

UN agency warns vaccination coverage ‘far from sufficient’ to protect region from Delta variant

New study finds that vaccine chaos and other failures in coronavirus response have eroded public trust

Mothers of Srebrenica hail ‘historic day’ as ex-Bosnian Serb commander sentenced to life in jail

Brussels to react ‘swiftly, firmly and resolutely’ if the UK continues to delay Northern Ireland border checks

European heavyweights aiming to agree ‘international tax system fit for the 21st century’ at G7 meeting in London today

Ethnic leaders are demanding €440bn in reparations for killing of up to 75,000 people

Britons living abroad have just 30 days to secure post-Brexit right to remain

European foreign ministers mulling economic action after Ryanair plane ‘hijacking’

Moscow on defensive as EU threatens economic sanctions against Minsk

Calls for sanctions after President Alexander Lukashenko diverts plane to arrest journalist

Rabat scales back border protections in retaliation over long-running Saharan dispute

Why are French soldiers up in arms? Is Instagram the right place for children? And can computers recognise emotions?

Two hundred years after the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, a bitter debate is still raging in France over his place in its history