Europe News
Showdown on French Riviera reveals the far right’s potential path to power
- Politics
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- Mar 20, 2026
A Le Pen ally is set to win Nice, and the bitter campaign there is reopening debate on whether the conservatives will merge forces with the far right.
Trump’s team repeatedly tried to intervene over Mandelson appointment
- Politics
- Daniel Lippman, Esther Webber
- Mar 20, 2026
Two people tell POLITICO that the initial response to Mandelson was deeply skeptical, despite eventual assent.
The return of Hitler and warm beer!
- Politics
- Paul Dallison
- Mar 20, 2026
Would you vote for a Hitler or an Epstein?
Giorgia Meloni is on a winning streak in Rome and Brussels. The referendum can end it.
- Politics
- Carlo Martuscelli, Jacopo Barigazzi
- Mar 20, 2026
A plebiscite on judicial reform risks tripping up Italy's leader just as she is at the zenith of her power.
How ‘unacceptable’ Orbán defeated the EU again — but maybe for the final time
- Politics
- Zoya Sheftalovich, Victor Jack
- Mar 20, 2026
Europe's longest-serving leader won the fight over Ukraine's €90B loan. By the next summit he could be a distant memory.
Britain steps back from Africa with new aid cuts
- Politics
- Mason Boycott-Owen
- Mar 19, 2026
Britain has unveiled its cuts to international aid and only three recipients will see aid spending fully protected: Ukraine, the Palestinian territories and Sudan.
Czechia preparing Kremlin-style bill to crack down on NGOs, critics say
- Politics
- Ketrin Jochecová
- Mar 19, 2026
A leaked version of the working draft details stricter regulations on international funding and large penalties for breaking the law.
French far right’s success in Champagne boosts presidential dream
- Politics
- Marion Solletty
- Mar 19, 2026
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella struck an upbeat tone in the land of sparkling wines.
'I'd love her to be here' - Fernandez on Putellas friendship and London City
- Sports
- Mar 19, 2026
London City Lionesses and Spain defender Jana Fernandez talks to Alex Scott about adjusting to life in the WSL after moving from Barcelona, in a new episode of Eat & Yap which you can watch in full on...
Who is Thiago Pitarch - Real Madrid's latest wonderkid?
- Sports
- Mar 19, 2026
When an 18-year-old makes Real Madrid history in a crucial Champions League tie against Manchester City, it inevitably draws acclaim and attention. BBC Sport takes a look at rising star Thiago Pitarch...
UK meningitis outbreak — should Europe be worried?
- Politics
- Helen Collis
- Mar 19, 2026
Two people have died and 27 have fallen ill. Health officials are issuing antibiotics and vaccine doses.
Black Cube, leaked tapes and corruption: Israeli spy firm crashes Slovenia’s election
- Politics
- Ali Walker, Sebastian Starcevic, Antoaneta Roussi
- Mar 19, 2026
Foreign interference looms over the vote after accusations that a private intelligence company meddled in the campaign.