What are ‘golden visas’ and which EU countries hand them out?
Getting the right to live and work in another country can be a long and difficult process. But that’s not always the case for those with money to spend. Golden…
Worst drought on record forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hours every night
Tunisia is cutting off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night. The extreme measure is a response to the country’s worst drought on record. The water will be…
50 years ago: The mobile call that ushered in a revolution for humanity
It was on April 3, 1973, that an engineer working for American company Motorola made a phone call that ushered in a new era for humanity. The phone he was…
‘Mass surveillance, automated suspicion, extreme power’: How tech is shaping the EU’s borders
Mixed reality glasses, unmanned underwater vehicles, 3D radars, radio frequency analysers, and 360 cameras – these aren’t items from a sci-fi film. They are what’s being used on the EU…
Ciao, hello, no! Italy’s right-wing government wants to ban English words with €100,000 fines
The right-wing party led by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has pushed forward proposed new legislation which will punish the use of English and other foreign words in official communications…
Trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci gets underway in The Hague
Kosovo’s former president, Hashim Thaci, has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial got underway Monday at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers…
Analysis: What comes next as Finland’s right-wing sweeps Sanna Marin from office?
The right-wing conservative National Coalition Party, known locally as Kokoomus, has swept to victory in the Finnish general elections, winning 48 seats in the 200-seat parliament. The far-right populist Finns…
At least three people dead in the latest shooting in crime-plagued Marseille
At least three people died and eight others were injured in three separate shooting incidents in the crime-plagued French city of Marseille overnight Sunday to Monday, police said. This has…
Parisians vote to banish electric scooters from the city’s streets
Residents of Paris have voted overwhelmingly to ban for-hire electric scooters from the city’s streets, in what is seen as a victory for road safety campaigners. In a referendum on…
Pope Francis defends the “marginalised” at Palm Sunday mass a day after hospital release
Pope Francis has presided over Palm Sunday Mass, a day after leaving hospital due to bronchitis. In his homily he defended the “abandoned” of the world. “No one can be…