How the Louvre investigation is unfolding – as police face 'a race against time'

A 100-strong specialist police unit is investigating the daring theft of French Crown Jewels from the Louvre – as officers face "a race against time" to recover the "priceless" objects. On Sunday, four thieves stole nine items - one of which was...

Palestine: protesters camp outside the European Commission for 48 hours

Brussels -A few bananas, a box of butter that doesn’t risk thawing, sleeping bags, scarves and hats, and many Palestinian flags. Last night’s rain soaked and damaged the slogans written on pieces of cardboard, and someone patiently kneels to...

'Welcome Sarkozy!' prisoners shout as former French president is jailed

Updated 10.20am France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012 was found guilty last...

How our politicians export Maltese bickering to the European stage

One of the most well-known examples of the dysfunctional nature of Maltese politics is the endless amount of bickering we witness in Parliament. With two debates about Malta’s rule of law happening this week, the government’s propaganda machine is...

Analysis-Italy’s Meloni marks three years in power, embracing stability over growth

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Three years after winning power, Giorgia Meloni has consolidated her position at the helm of Italian politics, defying the economic headwinds and international uncertainty that have unsettled many of her European...

EU under fire for freezing ‘Israel’ sanctions amid Gaza truce

European officials warn the bloc risks losing credibility after freezing the sanctions imposed on "Israel", as Gaza bombardment and ceasefire violations continue. The European Union has come under fire for suspending plans to sanction "Israel", a...

National Police officer arrested for allegedly killing his mother in Spain

Miriam Antolín Castilla y León Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 12:50 Share The Guardia Civil arrested a National Police officer on 14 October as the main suspect in the murder of his 93-year-old mother in Ávila. The judge has since then ordered him to...

Wider Europe Briefing: EU Leaders Might Agree On Russia Sanctions...But Little Else

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor...

Dublin Airport set to welcome 460,000 passengers this bank holiday weekend

A busy October bank holiday weekend lies in store at Dublin Airport with almost half a million passengers set to travel over the coming long weekend. Over the four days between Friday (October 24) and Monday (October 27), around 460,000 people are...

Dr. Nicky Okoye Builds Strategic Global bridge Between Nigeria’s Investment Community And Europe’s Crypto Valley

Dr Nicky Okoye, Founder and President of the Global Investment Advisory Community, a growing community of local and global investment banks, asset management firms, Fintech, Money Deposit Banks, etc., has recently successfully organized and hosted...

Investment in Skills Must be at the Heart of the Autumn Budget

The Prime Minister’s conference speech gave welcome prominence to further education – a rare moment when skills took centre stage. Having made a commitment to tackling youth unemployment and to making further education a defining cause of this...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

(CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence, marking the first time a former leader of modern France has spent time behind bars. Sarkozy was driven to the prison...

Reform UK could copy statelet island that may have solved Britain's biggest problems

Brexiteers were always fond of the UK becoming 'Singapore on Thames'. But – beyond extremely vague ideas about taxing less and being business friendly – what exactly does this mean? And, crucially, what could the most pro-Brexit party, Reform UK,...

South Korea pledges major defense and aerospace investments by 2030

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has committed to making "bold" financial investments in defense and aerospace research and development as part of a strategic initiative to elevate the country's global military standing. Speaking at the...

European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises €30M to unlock enterprise AI adoption

Tomas Okmanas from Nord Security, and now, Nexos.ai | Image Credits:Nexos.ai For most enterprise companies, AI is either a promise that has yet to deliver or a security risk. The effort of Lithuania’s most famous entrepreneur duo to solve that...

Energy unicorn 1KOMMA5° takes on Germany’s gas plan with EU complaint

German energy unicorn 1KOMMA5° has officially filed a complaint with the European Commission against the German government's planned power plant strategy. The reason: the plans to expand fossil gas power plants by at least 20 GW by 2030 distort...

Huge copper deposit discovered in Poland could supply all of Europe for the next 60 years

Huge copper deposits have been discovered in Poland, and they present an opportunity for the country — and even all of Europe — to benefit from a resource seen as vital to the artificial intelligence and green tech revolution. A recent report from...

EU weighs ban on ethanol used in hand sanitisers over cancer fears

The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, sauces, syrups as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. An internal recommendation on October 10 by...

French ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail for campaign finance conspiracy

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Not since World War Two Nazi...

Market Data Users Identify Gaps in EU Consolidated Tape

The creation of an EU consolidated tape (CT) for equities and ETFs is a significant step forward for European capital markets, with the goal of enhancing transparency, efficiency and availability of pre-trade and post-trade data across Europe....