56 h. ago Activists fear low turnout threat to Italy referendum on easing citizenship rules

Parties denounce lack of public debate on move to make it easier for Italian-born children of foreigners to be citizens Italians are voting in a referendum on whether to make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, with activists saying apparently low public awareness risks rendering the vote invalid if turnout is not high enough.Campaigners for the change in the citizenship law say it will help Italians born in the country to non-European Union parents better integrate into a culture they already see as theirs. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?

Donald Trump’s extraordinary threats have angered Canadians and Europeans, and the idea of a new kind of transatlantic alliance is gaining traction Joachim Streit has never stepped foot in Canada. But that hasn’t stopped the German politician from launching a tenacious, one-man campaign that he readily describes as “aspirational”: to have the North American country join the EU.“We have to strengthen the European Union,” said Streit, who last year was elected as a member of the European parliament. “And I think Canada – as its prime minister says – is the most European country outside of Europe.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 2 fans died and an officer is in a coma after Champions League celebrations in France

French authorities say 2 fans died and a police officer is in a coma after celebrations around the country for Paris-Saint Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European soccer’s biggest prize

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1 week ago Brit tourists warned over £50 fines handed out before you're off the plane

Almost five million Brits are slated to flock to this stunning European country this year, which has recently threatened holiday makers with hefty £50 fines before they've even got off the plane

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1 week ago Travellers face one big change if they head to this popular European country this summer

It means you'll need to have your paperwork in order first time and well in advance if you're planning on heading there

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1 week ago Former CIA chief reveals next country on Vladimir Putin's hit list after Ukraine

Former top spy David Petraeus has warned Vladimir Putin will want to move in on another European country after installing a pro-Kremlin puppet to carry out his bidding in Ukraine

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1 week ago Former CIA chief reveals the European country he thinks Putin will attack next

Putin will invade a Nato country if he succeeds in Ukraine, it was warned today. David Petraeus, a respected former US general and CIA chief, also claimed Lithuania would be most at risk.

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1 week ago Beautiful European country attracting 4.8m Brits hit with 'risky' FCDO warning

A beautiful country with white-sand beaches, ubiquitous history and acclaimed waterparks aims to attract almost five million British tourists this year - despite a fresh FCDO travel warning

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2 w. ago European country with its own 'Trevi Fountain' named Italian dupe without crowds

Forget about the cramped, busy streets of Rome and check out this stunning EU town that offers a perfect dupe to the famous Trevi Fountain. Introducing, Priego de Córdoba

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2 w. ago Made at Arsenal, forged with joy: Chloe Kelly the double Euro champion

Sharing Champions League success with former academy teammates made it even sweeter for revitalised forwardChloe Kelly can’t stop grinning. It almost looks painful to hold your mouth so wide, but this is a pain she will willingly bear and keep bearing. Four months ago the forward was on the ropes, her love of football gone and her chance of making England’s Euro 2025 squad slim. An impasse with Manchester City meant she had started one game all season and, despite their staggering injury crisis, it seemed there was no way back. Now, she is a European champion at club and country level, after a deadline-day loan to Arsenal was forced, in part, by a bold decision to go public with the way she was feeling on social media.“I was ready to take a break from football completely,” Kelly says. “I’m just grateful. As soon as I stepped foot in this club, I found happiness. Renée Slegers, as soon as she got on the phone to me, to give me the opportunity to represent this badge, I wanted to repa...

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2 w. ago European country named one of the most underrated in the world has £31 flights and its own Niagara Falls

The country has been named one of the most underrated in the world by US News.

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2 w. ago Tottenham and Manchester United fans descend on Bilbao for Europa League final – live

All the latest news before the final, 8pm BST kick-offJonathan Wilson: why this game matters | Email TomMorning everyone and happy Europa League final day, whether you’re reading this on the sly at work or on a park bench in Bilbao. There’s a curious air of anticipation around this evening’s final – on the one hand it’s an absurdity, two dismal English top-flight sides flaunting the Premier League’s wealth on Basque Country streets, a damning indictment of European football’s dysfunctional, lopsided finances. Scores of much better run clubs across the continent will be looking on enviously, and perhaps bitterly.On the other hand, cup football isn’t it. The very randomness of teams being mostly rubbish except in one competition is part of the allure of knockout football, and it’s notable that almost everything good about this season has come in eliminator rounds, from a revitalised English FA Cup to the Inter-Barça blockbuster the other week. So let’s drink it in, as those carousing ...

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3 w. ago Foreign Office warning to people travelling to European country after Brits die

Just a month ago, a British man and his pilot plunged thousands of feet to their deaths

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3 w. ago Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency

Bucharest’s crusading mayor appeals for ‘specialists, civil society, new people’ to help him deliver changeEurope elections live – latest updatesRomania’s new president, a modest but driven maths prodigy who made a name for himself fighting corrupt property developers in Bucharest before becoming the capital’s crusading mayor, is expected to keep his country firmly on its pro-European track.Nicușor Dan won Sunday’s rerun against the ultranationalist George Simion by a convincing seven-point margin – despite only entering it after the original vote, won by another far-right firebrand, was cancelled over fears of Russian meddling. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Beautiful European country 'like Croatia' without the tourists and with £35 flights

One budget-friendly travel influencer has shared her top three destinations in Europe for travellers "fed up" with popular hotspots and keen to find some hidden gems

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3 w. ago North Macedonia’s path toward full EU membership stalled by impasse with Bulgaria

European Council President António Costa has called on North Macedonia to change its constitution to include the Bulgarian minority as a way for the country to continue its path toward full European Union membership

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3 w. ago European Council president Costa praises Montenegro's advance on EU path

European Council’s president Antonio Costa has praised Montenegro for its progress on the path toward membership in the European Union, describing the small Balkan country as “one of the finest examples of the EU’s positive enlargement momentum.”

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4 w. ago Albanian preliminary polls results show a clear win for the ruling Socialists

Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary elections give a clear victory to the ruling Socialist Party which attracted voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term

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4 w. ago Family swap UK for abandoned home bought unseen in eastern European country

Maxwell, 38, and Leah Jones, 29, have always dreamt of living self-sufficiently and didn't want to spend the next 25 years paying off a mortgage in the UK before moving to Bulgaria

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4 w. ago NATO alarm as Russian military gather on border of another European country

There has been a surge in activity by the Russian military on the border of another country.

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